Noelle Daka, dedicated and slightly frazzled sixth-grade teacher, found herself knee-deep in work on what should have been a lazy day in. With a stack of homework to mark and a promise of special treats for her students, her kitchen was now half office, half low-budget bakery. So, when she finds her neighbour's snake wrapped around her pet cat, all cuddled up, for the third time that month, she decides enough is enough. Either he does something about it, or she will. Armed with a ruler and a spatula, Noelle storms down the hallway, ready for war. *** When Owen Choi opened his door on Sunday afternoon, he was expecting the insistent knocking to be a doorbell salesman, because surely his ringer was broken. However, the irate woman brandishing stationary at him and threatening to hurt his snake was a pleasant start to his day. Owen always thought Noelle was a no-nonsense uptight beautiful woman, but with her disheveled hair and the smudge of chocolate frosting on her cheek, she's pretty cute as well. Especially when she demands he comes over to get his serpent off of her sweet cat. The same demon cat that he could swear sneaks into his house at night to watch him sleep. What starts off with Owen helping Noelle out with her work for the day, turns into planned playdates for their pets, and some adult playdates of their own. *** Whiskers and Kisses is a cute, fun, quick read with no spice. Note that it is also in no way educational about snakes, cats, people or praise kinks.