From the writer of The Travel Auction Wanted Obedient human to look after mischievous pint-size pooch... Harry Straight doesn't want any complications in his life. Recently divorced, rapidly approaching forty and shy around women, he's about to set sail along England's south coast on a solitary voyage of self-discovery and reconciliation. But when Harry's good-for-nothing brother entrusts him with a charismatic beer drinking dog called Lacey, it's not long before Harry's canine crewmate is doggedly leading him from one inappropriate liaison to the next... with disastrous and amusing consequences.