I regret I bought this short story at all and will delete it in the next days.

I struggled to find it funny and with more errors/typos/incorrect, missing or repeted words than pages I reached the point I lost patience with authors not caring enough for their work to invest time for a re-read or to ask friends/beta-readers to go over it and clean it up a bit.

Originally I planned to continue this series (I Megan and Aiden/Aidan - found both forms more or less evenly in the first book - stopped looking afterwards) and look out for her other works but for the next future that plan is nixed.

BTW (A note to readers hating any kind of spoilers - even the minor obvious ones)
The beginning of the blurb In the Beginning... is a bit misleading - it's not a prequel but kind of an add-on and mentions characters (and perhaps events) not introduced within the first three books in series and should be read after the end of the series (according to the publication date).
bought read-with-review z-y-never-again1 Lisa Denn507 2

A cute story, which can be read in one sitting, regarding the mishaps, laughter and adventures one small puppy can bring into someone's life.
The character's are easy to relate to and come across believable leaving the reader no choice but to become immersed in the story aka "keep turning the pages!" Thomas1,542 33

When Emma goes off to college, she decides her mom needs a puppy to keep her company (along with the other dog and two cats) so Megan won't miss her too much.
There's a minor mystery woven into this extremely short but laughter fill story, but, it's mainly a story of how a puppy and a woman comes to understand and live with each other through the puppy's misadventures. Nina Mintzer73

I read the and settled in for a sweet story of a puppy in its new home. Unfortunately the word errors became laughable and definitely detracted from the story.really, did the dog do the editing too? Even the blurb of the writer had misspellings.. Story was ok but I think readers got the idea early on unnecessary to keep pounding it home, in my opinion. Pat1,688 10

I enjoyed this cute, short story about Barney, a puppy with lots of energy & very intelligent. He gets into lots of trouble & solves his first mystery. I received a free copy through Prolific. This is my voluntary review. Cheryl1,105

A cute story about a dog named Barney and his addition to a family. His troubles with cats and staying out of trouble himself. He redeemed himself by helping solve where all the missing things were going. Sharon35

Catches your interest from the start and holds it all the way through. I love stories involving pets and mysteries. I can't wait to start the next one. Karen Mellis3

Needs work

This work is in need of a good editor! The many errors are distracting and the story line a little too simplistic. Karla529 3

A fun story about a young puppy named Barney. I had many chuckles while I read this book. Barney is a pretty cool dog. kathy bracy208 11

Very cute

A beagle puppy with a nose for trouble and his adventures. I really enjoyed it. And I will be reading more Ella Portera166

I d the food with a few exceptions. There were a lot of typo's and some parts you had to stop and figure out what was being said. Definitely an editing problem, but the story has merits.

Carol14

Very disappointing! It might be entertaining for a child but has too many mistakes. Doesn’t appear anyone edited it. Gerry Meincke65

Trouble Has A Tail

Good book, when I get to San Diego I will get more books by you! Send them to me and I will read them! Jean Hall1,751 21

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