Gemma Monroe is on leave from veterinarian school to save for tuition, stacking shifts at a flower shop and juggling her side gig as a dogsitter.

Her favorite canine client comes with the most demanding dog-mom: Portia Ross, a high-powered executive who sees Gemma as a pet project of her ownand Gemma knows getting her life on track means this customer is always right.

The arrangement works…until Gemma locks eyes with the charming Neal Mandell, and what starts as a casual fling unleashes a transactional love triangle that could throw her future to the dogs!