Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Rescue Them
SERIES: Must Love Dogs
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 221 pages
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2026
BLURB:
When Lyle Summers learns his neighbor has died, he just wants to do the right thing for her four King Charles Spaniels, so he takes them in, intending for it to be temporary… until he learns she left them to him in her will. That would be a lot easier if he knew anything about dogs. What he finds is the kind of unconditional love his life has been missing.
James Groves, a tech at the local vet clinic, offers to help Lyle learn how to take care of his new friends. What he doesn’t expect is for Lyle’s kind heart to touch his own. But then again, the dogs adore Lyle and they are the best judges of character he knows.
But trouble is brewing in the form of his neighbor’s daughter, who thinks the valuable purebreds should have come to her. And Lyle may have uncovered a dog-fighting ring. Can James and Lyle keep each other and their dogs safe as Debbie and her husband become more determined to take back what they think is theirs?
REVIEW:
When I started reading, I though I was going to be disappointed because this one has something of a slow start, especially with the introduction of the characters and the dogs, all of which seemed somewhat two dimensional at best. Thankfully, things improved considerably, although I never felt the dogs in this one were given anywhere near as much personality as in the previous two books in this series, or the author’s books generally. I felt, right to the end, that they could have been any four dogs and came as a homogenised unit. Fortunately, the same was not true for the characters, and as usual the author’s skill in drawing characters soon emerged.
James and Lyle are both quirky in their own way. They are unique and have very different voices. In addition, the secondary characters are also very individualistic, even when they have very small parts in the story, such as Anna and Wes. I particularly liked Lyle’s mother, although I’m not sure I would have enjoyed going to brunch with her. She sounds exhausting.
The love story is sweet and slow. It highlights the author’s favourite maxim of “if you want things to change, do something differently”. Easier said than done, but words to live by. I can’t say the relationship is a slow burn because emotionally it’s burning hot almost from the start, but the slow build physically is very satisfying.
Excitement is provided both in the evil Debbie and her hen-pecked husband, who have their sights on at least one of the four pups, and a local dog fighting ring that Lyle unwittingly uncovers. It’s not quite edge-of-the-seat stuff, but close enough to get the pulses moving.
As an easy-read, coffee time romance this book has all the ingredients for a sweet and satisfying experience. Don’t expect anything too challenging or complex but there are plenty of smiles and feel-good moments.
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