Lucky Denver has wandering feet, sticky fingers and an unreliable moral compass—he’s never had a home and he’s not so sure he cares about what he’s missing.
Arnold Kreed who runs a small-town B&B knows what a home should be. So does his home, The Oaks—aka Mildred—and she has some very definite opinions on who should stay and who should go.
Mildred wants Lucky to stay—and while Kreed is surprised, he can’t really blame the old girl. He’s getting sort of attached himself. Lucky might be fine with the house’s eccentricities, but he’s not so sure Kreed will be fine with the man attached to Lucky’s real name. When Kreed falls ill, Lucky needs to make a decision—wander away like he’s always done or stay and be his better self. Kreed’s hoping he’ll stay—and so is The Oaks, and Mildred has a way of getting what she wants.
Welcome to Griffon's Elbow. Don't let the house scare you away!
Um. You know that friend who harbors a crush on the man everyone tells him it’s bad news?
That was me, and that was how I ended up knocking at Tony’s door and begging for his help with a college professor, and how shit got… derailed.
Tony
I was supposed to be keeping my distance from the inner circle at Plumas, dammit. I might’ve helped found the local BDSM club, but I didn’t belong in the inner circle, no matter what some of them had to say about it.
Jaime, though? I couldn’t deny the pup intrigued me. I’d always thought they needed to be put on a tight leash, and maybe doing it was what I needed to quell all those voices inside my head.
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Puppy on a Leash includes puppy play (obviously), spankings that might or might not be as intimidating as they look, spider gags, a professor/student relationship but not really (they’re in different universities), and a group of friends who might or might not understand what’s going on in Jaime’s head most of the time. Hurt/comfort, milestone achievements, and themes of found family abound, too.
