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To save her animal shelter,
She’ll have to work with her biggest foe…
With her emotional support dog at her side, Jalissa Tucker will do whatever it takes to ensure the survival of the local animal rescue—even ally herself with her nemesis, firefighter Jeremy Rider. As working together dredges up old hurts, putting the past aside could be the key to their future joy. But can Jalissa resist falling for the man she’s always considered the enemy?
From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
K-9 Companions
Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb Kastner
Book 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa Carter
Book 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill Lynn
Book 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClain
Book 5: Earning Her Trust by Brenda Minton
Book 6: Guarding His Secret by Jill Kemerer
Book 7: An Unlikely Alliance by Toni Shiloh
Book 8: The Cowboy's Journey Home by Linda Goodnight
Book 9: A Reason to Stay by Deb Kastner
Book 10: The Veteran's Holiday Home by Lee Tobin McClain
She’ll have to work with her biggest foe…
With her emotional support dog at her side, Jalissa Tucker will do whatever it takes to ensure the survival of the local animal rescue—even ally herself with her nemesis, firefighter Jeremy Rider. As working together dredges up old hurts, putting the past aside could be the key to their future joy. But can Jalissa resist falling for the man she’s always considered the enemy?
From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
K-9 Companions
Book 1: Their Unbreakable Bond by Deb Kastner
Book 2: Finding Her Way Back by Lisa Carter
Book 3: The Veteran's Vow by Jill Lynn
Book 4: Her Easter Prayer by Lee Tobin McClain
Book 5: Earning Her Trust by Brenda Minton
Book 6: Guarding His Secret by Jill Kemerer
Book 7: An Unlikely Alliance by Toni Shiloh
Book 8: The Cowboy's Journey Home by Linda Goodnight
Book 9: A Reason to Stay by Deb Kastner
Book 10: The Veteran's Holiday Home by Lee Tobin McClain
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Ashlee Lowder
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“He thinks she's too serious. She thinks he's not serious enough. But what will happen when they're both tasked with trying to save two different programs that each mean a lot to one of them? They can barely stand each other but the weight of a giant fundraising goal falls on their combined shoulders. All they can be is temporary coworkers and even that's shaky. Nothing more could possibly come from it.
I'm not going to lie, I almost rated this book 4 stars (which is still really good in my opinion haha) because enemies-to-more isn't really my favorite trope and Jalissa could be so mean at times, in my personal opinion. But holy smokes, the ultimate power of forgiveness and not only how it releases the other person but how it also releases you. When Jalissa experienced that moment, I literally almost cried along with the characters. It was so powerful. Jalissa did have so much trauma she was dealing with and it was great to see her learn to trust God with even the small things.
As someone who has multiple anxiety disorders, I did enjoy the representation of Jalissa having anxiety and an emotional support dog. I could definitely relate to the feelings she went through when a panic attack hit. So nice not to see seemingly "perfect" main characters. Because of course Rider had some things he needed to learn too. His past has him feeling like he's not someone people stick around for so really needs to trust that if someone seems to have staying power then they're not going to leave. I really suggest you read this book. It was very moving.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and I'm leaving an honest and voluntary review.”
Kathryn Hable
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Courtney Tonokawa
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“I received an early copy from the author as part of their review team and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.
An Unlikely Alliance is the first of Toni Shiloh’s Harlequin LoveInspired books I’ve read, and while it’s perfectly fine, I think I just wasn’t really in the mood for it. There are some good points, however, which are worthy of praise.
Jalissa is a sympathetic lead, and I really love her relationship with her emotional support dog, who helps her cope with her anxiety. Her dedication to the local animal shelter also really spoke to me, as a dog lover myself. And for all my quibbles about the romance, I do get the idea of it, with both of them having roles giving back to their community and bonding over that.
But I found the romance very lacking from the get-go, as it’s one of those “we hate each other for no reason” sort of stories. I didn’t feel like she and Rider had much but their pre-judgments of each other to justify the animosity, and it culminated in a weak transition to love.
While I generally found this book pretty tepid, I can see why it worked for other people. If you enjoy category-length romance with an emphasis on shared Christian faith and community, you might like this one.”
About Toni Shiloh
Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom and multipublished Christian contemporary romance author. She writes to bring God glory and to learn more about His goodness. A member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and of the Virginia Chapter, Toni loves connecting with readers via social media. You can learn more about her at tonishiloh.com.
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