When Laura Decker returned to South Carolina for her Great Aunt Belle's funeral, she hadn't expected to inherit a rambling house or seven pampered cats. Nor had she expected an impossible neighbour like Sam Calhoun and his yardful of dogs. To make matters worse Sam was the executor of Belle's estate. In no time, he and Laura were fighting like cats and dogs. Why ever had Belle made such an absurd arrangement? And, even more absurd, why did Laura find herself falling in love with Sam Calhoun?