Dancing With Dahlia

The dahlia represents love, devotion, dignity, and beauty in Victorian floriography. Piper's new boss, Dahlia? One out of four—Dal is beautiful and that's where the similarities end.
When Piper Fernley, Pipes the unPlugged when writing her popular blog, is knocked down by a frightened dog on her morning run, she doesn't expect the dog's owner to land on top of her. Or the attraction she feels for the rude woman who isn't her type. But that's nothing compared to the shock of finding out the woman is her new boss. Fortunately, the gig at the job is temporary, but how is she supposed to survive six weeks with a guarded, uptight woman who doesn't even like her?
Veterinarian Dahlia Noble prefers animals to most people—they aren't duplicitous. After a difficult childhood and the divorce from hell, Dal's focus is her daughter and her work. The unpretentious office temp is growing on Dal, but her past, the boss/employee rulebook, and a divorce agreement mean there is no place in her life for Piper.
Sometimes when you stop looking, your heart finds exactly what it needs.

Julia grew up loving animals and pursued a degree in veterinary medicine. She spent several years involved in community service, but now in full retirement, she's an avid writer, reader, artist, and swimmer. Mom to adult children, she has always had fur babies too. She lives on the West Coast, and it's her rescue pup who keeps her in line, loving to reach up and slap her laptop shut when it's time for a break. The joy of discovering the journey to novel writing cannot be overstated. She hopes her admiration for the love, dedication, and competence women bring to the multitude of roles they fill in this complicated world comes through in her writing.