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Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3)
Rescue My Heart - Animal Magnetism, Bk 3
Author: Jill Shalvis
She never wants a hero … — After a tragic stint in the National Guards, Adam Connelly returns to Idaho and to Belle Haven, the animal shelter he owns with his brothers. All Adam wants is to be alone. Then he opens the door to the past -- the woman whose heart he once broke. Still gorgeous, still tough-as-nails, but this time, unusually vul...  more »
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PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780425255810
ISBN-10: 0425255816
Publication Date: 11/6/2012
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 98 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3) on + 1152 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is exactly what I'm looking for in a contemporary romance! Adam is a traumatized tough guy who takes a while to realize that by denying himself all feelings, he may be missing out on a few good ones. Holly is the independent woman strong enough to fight past his seeming indifference because their love will be worth it in the end. Brought tears to my eyes. Can't wait to read Kate and Griff's story!
reviewed Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3) on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I was disappointed in this book. I enjoyed the first two ... well, I loved the first one and the second one was decent. This one was boring. I did not enjoy the characters.

Most of the first half was the same type of dialogue such as reviewing over and over ad nauseum the same aspects of their past historyt together and the both of them talking to themselves about how "hot" the other one was. It was like Shalvis couldn't quite find the right way to say something so she kept repeating the idea lest the reader not quite understand what she was trying to convey. We got it already. By page 10!

I stopped reading the book halfway through and will not be reading any more of the series. It's a shame too because I'm a Shalvis fan.
Issa-345 avatar reviewed Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3) on + 98 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I found this book okay at best. I had high hopes for the story but the author never took it anywhere interesting. The past history between Adam and Holly was dull and silly considering they were both teenagers. Holly's ex-husband was pulled in awkwardly and simply as a plot device. The big search for Holly's dad was dull as can be and simply a way for Holly and Adam to go to bed right away.

Despite all the angst that was suggested in Holly's life, none of it was explored with any depth. Even Adam's PTSD wasn't hit as well as it could have been.

And what killed me the most was the fact that Holly and Adam hadn't interacted for years, and she goes to him for help finding her missing dad, all her friends and his friends ask about is whether or not they had sex. Apparently because sex trumps everything else. Cringe worthy all around.
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Helpful Score: 1
I really wanted to like this series because I loved the first book. But I couldn't get into the characters in this one: Adam and Holly. Sad because they got such a great start in the other stories.

Unfortunatley I found them really boring. I only got 1/3 of the way into it and couldn't figure out why I was forcing myself to struggle through it and gave it up.
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ra7 avatar reviewed Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3) on + 1026 more book reviews
Adam is the last of the trio of brothers to get their HEA. Adam and Holly have a history and were a couple as teenagers. Adam does something stupid and enlists in the military. He dumps Holly and cuts all ties with her. "For her own good." Yes, that wonderful phrase. Fast forward more than a decade and he is back in his small ID town running a search and rescue group providing training to dogs (and people) and occasionally doing a rescue. Holly is an executive for her father's business. She moved back to ID because dear old daddy asked her to. She asked for help finding her father when he misses a meeting (he is known to go off on his own for days, but it's unusual when he doesn't answer his phone/misses a meeting).
I was looking forward to Adam's story, but I found I didn't really like Adam all that much. Or Holly. Or her dad (his girlfriend is younger/same age as Holly- yuck! And he is a serial dater- of younger women). Adam is too much "it's for your own good!" It irritated me that Holly's dad suffered a major life event and DIDN'T TELL HOLLY. HE TOLD ADAM! I wanted Holly to be all like fuck y'all I'm DONE! She threw herself at Adam too much for my taste too. I didn't like or get the romance in this one. I am interested in Griff and Kate's story.
moondance120 avatar reviewed Rescue My Heart (Animal Magnetism, Bk 3) on + 422 more book reviews
Can my review just be...sigh....? Adam and Holly were an item when she was in high school. He was the bad boy that left town and broke her heart. Now both are back in Sunshine and the entanglement is inevitable. Love that Milo the dog was once named Frat Boy (Jill's current doggie friend) because he only wanted to have fun. Easy, sigh worthy Sunday afternoon read. 4 stars


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