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A gorgeous, gorgeous story with the signature Sarah Morgan delivery that makes it so hard to put down. I loved every word! 5 Fantastic Stars! Totally recommend.

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this book was an improvement over the last few by the author with the friends to lovers trope. i liked how the hero and heroine met but thought there ended up being too many coincidences. i loved the inclusion of the dogs. i liked the dynamic between the hero and heroine and thought they were fairly mature about their circumstances but found it odd how much psychoanalyzing went on while they were talking at the dog park since they didnt really know each other at that point.

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I felt this book was light on conflict and so I didn't feel as drawn to reading it as I did with the others in the series. It got a tad boring at times. However, I did like the ending. Full review to come from allaboutromance.com

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What a wonderful addition to the Manhattan with Love Series! I loved this story of Daniel and Molly. They were wonderful characters and it was fun to watch their relationship develop. I can't wait to see what is next in this series!

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Story of two people dead set against relationship. Molly relocates to New York, after having her life implode in public, and was humiliated professionally, and personally and was abandoned by her supposed friends. She starts over and does have friends now, but her most meaningful relationship is with her dog Valentine. Daniel is a divorce lawyer and since his childhood was not great due to parents relationship, stays away from them. He notices Molly and wants to get to know her. She gives him the run around, but eventually they start dating, but each if holding firm that it will not go further. Eventually the secrets each of them have come to light. Daniel does fall in love, and so does Molly,. Need to read what happens to Fliss next. My only issue is that is took to long, for them to start having a relationship.

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Yet again Sarah Morgan has managed to write a novel that has the perfect balance of sexy bits, romance, and friendship. Neither Daniel nor Molly are looking for love...so are they BARKing up the wrong tree by getting romantically involved? Sweet and sassy, this intricately woven book will have you turning pages as quickly as possible. This book, the 4th installment of the From Manhattan With Love series, can be read as a standalone, but several characters from the other books make appearances.

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What a delightfully fun read! I'm ready to read the others in this series. Just as enjoyable as a rom-com movie! Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the opportunity to read thus title and get me hooked.

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This was my first Sarah Morgan book but will not be my last. This book was a great escape. Thoroughly enjoyed the interaction between Daniel and Molly, then you add in Valentine and it just gets better. Witty dialogue , fun plot and intriguing cast of characters

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Good romance brought together by dogs. I could see this being a romantic comedy movie.

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Continuing on in her series set in Manhattan, there is a connection to previous characters, with the cameo's of Lucas and Eva - where we now meet the owners of the dog walking company - The Bark Rangers. Fliss & Harriet are Daniel's sisters. This story takes us on a journey between Daniel, ruthless divorce lawyer who has never lost a case, who has met Molly in Central Park. He has seen her walking her Dalmatian dog, Valentine. To get her to notice him and to create an opportunity to meet her, he borrows a dog from his sisters. Unethical as it may be to appear as the doting dog lover/owner, Daniel will do whatever it takes to get noticed - and hopefully a date with Molly.

Molly is reeling from a personal & professional disaster from her time living in England. She has relocated to New York, and given herself a fresh start, as an anonymous blogger, for the site 'Ask a Girl'. With her hidden identity and her life packed full of evening activities she is sure she won't be tempted to make the same mistakes again. Sworn off of relationships for herself, she has no problem being the 'agony aunt' for those that are looking for her over the internet for help.

I enjoyed the continuation in the series, the story felt a little monotonous in parts.

Thank you to Netgalley & Harlequin for the ARC. This is my honest review.

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I found it a little cheesy at times, but overall, it was cute. I read it in two days and was really rooting for Daniel & Molly through out. At one point, I thought this book was going to fall into the classic pitfall of "miscommunication leads to break up" but it didn't! And I was so happy about that.

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I am reviewing this book for RT Book Reviews magazine

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I really enjoyed this book and read it all in one sitting. It’s the fourth book in Morgan’s “From Manhattan with Love series) but I don’t think you needed to have read the earlier books to enjoy this one. Some of the characters appear again, but they were rather minor. This book concerns Daniel, a divorce lawyer who is the brother of the twins who run a dog-care and walking business. They had made brief appearances in the earlier books. Daniel is really attracted to a woman he sees jogging in Central Park with her dalmation. He wants to meet her and decides to borrow a German shepherd from his sisters’ dog-fostering business in order to meet her.

It works. The dogs become fast friends and keep pulling Daniel and the woman, Molly, together. Molly is a psychologist from London and she writes a blog giving relationship advice and has written a book of advice. There are hints that something catastrophic happened with the last relationship she was in that destroyed her personally and professionally. It takes about half the book to find out what it was and I have to say, it was not what I was suspecting. So cheers for not falling into some cliche story about past relationships that went bad that are so common in romance novels.

Daniel also doesn’t fit the stereotype that I was expecting for a hunky guy who was a successful Manhattan divorce lawyer. He’s actually in this profession to right the worngs he felt his mother suffered in a terrible marriage with his father. He wants to help people not get destroyed by the collapse of their marriages.

So both Daniel and Molly are very wary of anything smelling of romance. But they end up opening up to each other and sharing some, but not all, of their secrets. In the meantime, they’re falling for each other and having some hot sex.

The moral of their romance is that it’s important to be completely honest with someone you’re getting into a relationship with. That leads to some complications once All is Revealed. But they resolve these things pretty much like adults and I enjoyed following their story.

The only quibble I had was that I just can’t see anyone in the financial range Molly is supposed to be having an apartment big enough for a Dalmatian. And while I get that Daniel is a very successful Manhattan divorce attorney, I found it hard to believe that he could afford such a large two-floor apartment on Fifth Avenue. But those are minor quibbles. The rest of the book was fun and the dogs were very sweet.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, but I would have paid for the book - it was that enjoyable. I look forward to the sequels that are surely coming involving Daniel's twin sisters.

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Molly and Dan were such fun characters. I liked that Molly wasn't your "typical" female character - she was smart, fun and really stood her ground. Dan - he was so oblivious when it came to love, but its makes you wonder if that's why he as so good at being a divorce attorney. Their relationship was fun, charming and even a little steamy!

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I love Sarah Morgan. Her characters always balance this fine edge of imperfect/flawed, and unbelievably likeable/relatable.

Molly is a British transplant to New York, having fled there to escape a reputation and life in ruins. Daniel is a divorce lawyer with all the expected cynicism...except his backstory is rich, and the explanation for why he pursued his particular field of law is fascinating and realistic. Molly's relationship with Valentine, her dog, is awesome/sweet/hilarious. Daniel's fascination with them both, as well as his journey toward falling in love with his own dog is adorbs. There are many stand-out scenes that are now stuck in my brain; when Molly descends onto Daniel's office in a fit of controlled rage, I nearly laughed out loud.

4.5 stars.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

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This story starts off well enough but I lost interest fast, I did finish the book. I found that Daniel and Molly had pages and pages of very long conversations and not with each other. Daniel had two sisters, secretaries, and clients and there were long conversations with all of them. Molly had neighbors, Daniel, Daniel's sisters, vet and publisher also pages and pages of conversations. So I never connected on any level with the two main characters, and they had very little chemistry with each other. I really didn't like this story at all and would not recommend it as is.

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I just adored New York, Actually. Told from dual points of view, New York, Actually follows the story of Molly and Daniel. Molly spends her days advising those who are in desperate need of advice when it comes to love. She loves helping others and working them through their problems. One would think since she doles out such good advice, that she must be successful in her romantic relationships as well. Unfortunately, that couldn't be further from the truth. Molly has had the worst luck when it comes to love and relationships. Now, the only man in her life is her amazing dog, Valentine....When you live and breath divorce cases and settlements like Daniel does, your outlook on love isn't very good. Sure, you want to go out and have a good time; so long as their are no strings attached. However, when Molly enters Daniel's life, everything Daniel thought will be turned upside down.....

New York, Actually was a fantastic read. I thought it was smart and incredibly well written. I was pulled into Daniel and Molly's story right from the very beginning. I loved the interactions between the two of them and thought they had some really great chemistry. I loved that our characters weren't perfect. They were flawed and had insecurities of their own that they both had to overcome. There were a lot of obstacles that Daniel and Molly were faced with on their journey to happily ever after. But, I have to say, I really enjoyed watching them navigate their way through their relationship, through all the ups and downs. It was great watching these two fall.

New York, Actually is a quick, and easy read. One that can easily be devoured in just one sitting. This book is filled with lots of romance, humor and of course some nice steamy moments. Overall, a really enjoyable read.

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What a great addition to the From Manhattan With Love Series. From the moment Daniel borrowed a dog to meet Molly, I was hooked. I loved every interaction between Molly and Daniel but throw in two adorable dogs and it was sweet and so much fun. I loved that my thoughts on Molly and her past were completely different from the real reason she kept turning Daniel down for a date. Without giving too much away, I'll just leave it there. Let's just say I didn't see that coming. It was an interesting twist which I loved. And I loved that Daniel, the consummate bachelor, was just looking for a fun time in between the sheets but he found so much more in his relationship/friendship with Molly. Watching their personal growth throughout their relationship was nice too. I can't wait to read more. I'm hoping that Daniel's sisters get their story told, and I hope that Fliss is next up. That's gonna be a good story.

* I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader copy of this book *

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