Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Lost and Found
AUTHOR: Rick R. Reed
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 Pages
RELEASE DATE: December 5, 2016
BLURB:
On a bright autumn day, Flynn Marlowe lost his best friend, a beagle named Barley, while out on a hike in Seattle’s Discovery Park.
On a cold winter day, Mac Bowersox found his best friend, a lost, scared, and emaciated beagle, on the streets of Seattle.
Two men. One dog. When Flynn and Mac meet by chance in a park the next summer, there’s a problem—who does Barley really belong to? Flynn wants him back, but he can see that Mac rescued him and loves him just as much as he does. Mac wants to keep the dog, and he can imagine how heartbreaking losing him would be—but that’s just what Flynn experienced.
A “shared custody” compromise might be just the way to work things out. But will the arrangement be successful? Mac and Flynn are willing to try it—and along the way, they just might fall in love.
REVIEW:
I liked this feel good story about two men and a dog they unintentionally shared.
Flynn is out walking his dog Barley one day in a large park in Seattle, when Barley runs off chasing a rabbit, and never returns. Flynn is heartbroken, and spends months in a dark funk. Then one day he sees a handsome man walking a dog in another Seattle park that looks exactly like Barley.
Mac is walking his dog Hamburger in the park one day when this hot stranger comes up to him and accuses him of stealing his dog! In a panic, Mac lies, says his name is Mike and says he has had Hamburger since he was a puppy.
Flynn knows “Mike” is lying. When a chance encounter has Flynn and his friend Clara discovering where “Mike” works, the two decide to stalk the man and find out where Barley is.
Of course, it gets complicated. Two men in love with the same dog. Will joint custody work?
As I said above. I really liked this story. To keep it honest, there were a couple character issues which were kind of off in this one and they are lowering my rating a little.
The first one was Clara. She was around up until about half-way through the book and then disappeared. I kind of got the impression she was fixated on Flynn and maybe even in love with him. But then she disappeared and was never mentioned again. I pictured her coming back as some sort of crazy stalker.
The other thing was the chemistry between Flynn and Mac. While it was obvious they were both attracted to each other, it didn’t seem like there was much buildup. They went from strangers fighting over a dog to HEA, but it all seemed to be missing something to me. Might be the funky mood I’m in today, but that part didn’t work for me as well as Mr. Reed’s characters usually do.
That said, I really liked the story, and the doggie matchmaker. I recommend this story. It is cute
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