"Fiction/takes place in the Yorkshire hills of England." . . "Fiction." . . . . "Veterinarians Fiction." . . "Dorset (England)" . . "FICTION / General" . . . . "A country affair : a Barleybridge novel"@en . . . . . . . . "Fiction - General"@en . . . "Country Affair: Country Wives" . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\"Welcome to Barleybridge, a small village nestled in the Yorkshire hills of England, where sheep graze on the nearby slopes and everybody knows their neighbors. Young, inexperienced, and somewhat shy, Kate Howard arrives in this idyllic setting to embark on a new adventure and begin a job as a receptionist at the Barleybridge Veterinary Hospital ... As Kate learns the ins and outs of her job ... handsome Australian vet Scott Spencer takes an interest in her and encourages Kate to pursue her dreams to become a vet herself. His advice is solid, and his charm is intoxicating, but Kate is well aware that she is hardly the only woman to fall under the dashing doctor's spell. Add to this the pressure of her longtime but rather dull boyfriend, Adam, who is not at all happy about her newfound aspirations to return to school, and Kate has some decisions to make, decisions that are growing more complex at every turn\"--Publisher description."@en . . . . "Love stories"@en . . . . . . . "Country Affair"@en . "Kate Howard arrives in Barleybridge, Yorkshire, to begin a new job as a receptionist at the Barleybridge Veterinarian Hospital. The busy practice sees creatures large and small, from pets to farm animals, and the staff she meets there is friendly and welcoming. Handsome Australian vet Scott Spencer encourages Kate to pursue her dream of becoming a vet herself. Kate is well aware that she is hardly the only woman to find Scott attractive and meets resistance from her dull longtime boyfriend, Adam. What decisions will she make, especially when the decisions are becoming more complex at every turn ..."@en . . "Electronic books" . . . "A country affair : [A Barleybridge novel]"@en . . . . . . "Kate Howard is feeling very nervous on her first day at the Barleybridge Veterinary Practice, but she soon finds herself flung headlong into the hurly-burly of a busy clinic and loving it. Amongst the patients she meets are Myfanwy the sheep who arrives wearing a collar and lead, the elderly Cherub, a seriously ill cat, and Adolf the Rottweiler. The staff are friendly and welcoming, particularly Scott the Australian vet. But Kate already has a boyfriend, Adam, whose charms do not compete with Scott's. When she tells Adam their friendship is over, his threats become very real and he begins stalking her."@en . . . . "A country affair" . "A country affair"@en . . . . . "Large type books"@en . . . . "Kate arrives at Barleybridge Veterinary Practice on her first day as the new receptionist. Kate quickly settles into her work, but she has a decision to make: should she give up her faithful boyfriend Adam and train as a vet? She decides to confide in her boss Scott, although he's a womaniser."@en . . . . . "Domestic fiction"@en . . . "Kate Howard had always planned to become a veterinarian, but a poor exam score ruined her chances. She takes a clerical position at the veterinary hospital and finds herself smitten with one of the vets, a young Australian." . "Young women Fiction." . .