Their dogs fell first. Beck fell harder. Call is used to life not going according to plan.Her music career disappeared when she became responsible for raising her younger brother. She works two jobs, counts every penny, and has learned the hard way not to expect happily ever after.Then she finally meets him.The gorgeous Englishman she's been admiring from afar. The one who walks his beautiful Siberian husky through her neighborhood. Unfortunately, their first real encounter is a job interview-and Charles "Beck" Beckett turns out to be every bit as arrogant as he is handsome.Call doesn't get the job.She does, however, leave contemplating vehicular homicide.She's perfectly happy never to see Mr. Beckett again.Their dogs have other ideas.One scandalous canine romance and an unexpected litter of puppies later, Beck and Call are forced back into each other's lives. And when Beck leaves for England over Christmas, a series of increasingly personal late-night phone calls begins to reveal the man behind the maddening first impression.He's funny. Thoughtful. Infuriatingly charming.And far too interested in Call for her peace of mind.Beck sees a talented, fiercely loyal woman who gave up her dreams to take care of the brother she loves. Call sees a man who seems almost too good to be true-and life has taught her exactly what happens when she starts believing in dreams.But Beck has no intention of remaining just a dream.And when he returns home, Call may have to decide if the safest thing she can do with her heart . . . is to risk it.