Pardon My Frenchie

"Farrah Rochon delivers the feel-good read of the summer." --Entertainment Weekly

Ashanti Wright is thrilled over the success of her doggie daycare, Barkingham Palace. But handling the business and taking care of her teen twin sisters is a lot. And now that the antics of her adorable French bulldog and poodle bestie are blowing up on social media, things are even more chaotic than usual. And they only get worse when the world's worst dog hater shows up.

Thad Sims is not a dog person. He's barely a person's person. But after his grandmother is transferred to a senior living facility that doesn't accept pets, the former army officer agrees to care for her annoying standard poodle, and his first move is taking Puddin' out of daycare.

Now Ashanti's beloved Duchess is bereft of her companion, social media is outraged, and Ashanti's business is hanging in the balance. Her only option is to make nice with the surly, sexy Thad at all costs. But it's gonna take a tiara-wearing Frenchie, a well-dressed poodle, and a whole lotta treats to teach these humans a few new tricks about falling in love.

An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Summer

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Published Jun 4, 2024

384 pages

Average rating: 8.12

4 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

cdlaw97
Sep 22, 2025
7.5/10 stars
I didn’t love it but it was pretty good. The story was cute but it could’ve ended so much further into the story. I was hoping for a different ending but I’m glad at where our MCs landed in the end. My favorite characters were Kara & Mrs Frances until they revealed the secret about the granddad, still torn on her response. We didn’t get any info about the mysterious cousin. Finally, Thad was one of the biggest grumps I’ve read about in a while, so much I didn’t even like him most of the book until he really started to lighten up. Such slowish burn, but the spicy bits are done well…
Leeleez
Jul 15, 2024
8/10 stars
I really enjoyed reading this book. My first by Farrah Rochon. It's an easy read with lots of laughter and joy. I loved the characters and the author is expanding a story on one of the characters for a book in 2025. Well worth the time to read this cute, enjoyable book!

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