The Odd Couple by Lori Foster
I have been a long, decades long, fan of Lori Foster. Not only does she write entertaining romances with engaging characters, but she often includes rescue pets. Sometimes the characters rescue animals during the story, other times, they already have rescued pets. But she is constantly bringing readers' attention to helping animals.
Ms Foster will also have a charity book that supports rescued animals. This year's charity story is in The Two Of Us anthology.
Ms Foster's story is The Odd Couple. She also agreed to participate in a 3 Q&A, which is below, followed by my review.
3 Q&A
KRC: I know you have had multiple rescued animals, can you tell us a little of your first rescued pet??
Ms Foster: Back when my first son was little, I let him pick out a dog. There were some beautiful collie mixes, but a little beagle looking dog stole his heart. He was big into Popeye at the time, so he named her (yes, her!) Pupeye. She was a part of our family for a very long time until she passed away from old age.
KRC: Can you tell us a little of the rescue that is supported by this book??
Ms Foster: The Animal Adoption Foundation has been around since we first moved into this area, back when my sons were all in elementary school. It was much smaller at the time, and always in need. My middle son adopted a cat from there, and the people were amazing. They always needed dog walkers and people to help out, because as you know, the need is great for homeless animals. (heartbreaking!) I honestly don't have the constitution to go in and visit with a bunch of homeless dogs. I'd end up crying for a week, so instead I started donating. Then it occured to me that I could dedicate a book to them, and they could get all the profits. That went over so well, I decided to make it a yearly thing. It's been going on for a very long time and I'm thrilled that my publishers have made it possible over the years.
KRC: This story ties to a couple older series. Fans enjoy revisiting characters from past series, but how difficult is it as the author?
Ms Foster: It's not super-tough until you have the characters from the previous books showing up. That requires math, and I'm terrible at math. Instead, I just concentrated on the characters as they are now, all grown up. (Marcus and Bray, the first two books, feature characters who were kids when readers first met them.) Now as adults, they mention the other characters, but there's not a lot of interaction with them. *In Bray, Armie (from Fighting Dirty) did insist on making a cameo, but for any readers who've read Fighting Dirty, they'd expect it. Armie was that way.
KRC: And that concludes my 3 Q&A for April. Please continue below for to read my review.
The Odd Couple
The Love Undercover Series - Book 6
The Ultimate Series – Book 6
The Two of Us Anthology consists of two stories, each stands on its own, although they both involve rescue animals. They are The Odd Couple by Lori Foster and Force of Nature by Maisey Yates. Do note that the characters in Ms Foster's story are tied to two of her series.
Ford Caruso had gotten the message from his neighbor Skye Fairchild. Although he was attracted to her, and would be interested in something more, Skye was only interested in being cautionary neighbors. Not close, but vaguely friendly. That was fine, her choice, and he was willing to abide by her choices.
So he was caught quite off-guard when some friends were over and she asked if any of them were single. He was intrigued enough by her unexpected question to want to help, but when he learned it was to deter an unwanted persistent former male friend, Ford, and even his married friends, were willing to help. But only Ford was needed for the brief exchange. Then next thing they knew, he was helping her look at dogs at the shelter.
Suddenly they were becoming friends and sharing more of their lives, family and friends. And in the chaos that was their lives, they begin to see how great a future together could be.
The Odd Couple is a fun romance with two headstrong individuals. It was fun watching them at the shelter and the decision that they made together. Skye is a strong independent heroine whose heart is wide open for her sister Laylee, friends and animals. I loved to see the relationship between those two and how they supported one another. Ford was a strong dependable hero able to step in, or back, as necessary. It was fun watching them navigate their lives and finding their happily ever after. This story is linked to the other series through friendships and mentions of previous events, but does stand on its own.
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