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Lost and Found
Can what was once lost be found again?
Lexi is so distraught after long-time boyfriend, Josh, dumps her she has to take a leave of absence from her job as an English teacher. Josh leaves behind the French bulldog he bought for her just before things fell apart. Lexi is not a dog person and contemplates giving the pup away. However, it’s all she has left of Josh and so she gives the little mischief-maker a little more time.
While at puppy obedience school, Lexi meets Tommy, a handsome, happy-go-lucky type she could easily give her heart to if only she was ready. Still pining over Josh, Lexi gives Tommy the brush off and they lose touch. As much as she doesn’t want to admit it, Lexi comes to realize that in the short time she and Tommy spent together, he’d left more of an impression on her heart than she cared to admit.
A winding road of unfortunate events brings Lexi and Tommy together again, but are they meant to be, or does fate have another plan?
Lexi is so distraught after long-time boyfriend, Josh, dumps her she has to take a leave of absence from her job as an English teacher. Josh leaves behind the French bulldog he bought for her just before things fell apart. Lexi is not a dog person and contemplates giving the pup away. However, it’s all she has left of Josh and so she gives the little mischief-maker a little more time.
While at puppy obedience school, Lexi meets Tommy, a handsome, happy-go-lucky type she could easily give her heart to if only she was ready. Still pining over Josh, Lexi gives Tommy the brush off and they lose touch. As much as she doesn’t want to admit it, Lexi comes to realize that in the short time she and Tommy spent together, he’d left more of an impression on her heart than she cared to admit.
A winding road of unfortunate events brings Lexi and Tommy together again, but are they meant to be, or does fate have another plan?
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Published February 10, 2016
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Jeanne Bannon
19 books207 followersJeanne Bannon is a USA Today bestselling author. She has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty-five years, first as a freelance journalist, then as an in-house editor for LexisNexis Canada. She currently works as a freelance editor and writer.
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December 4, 2015
I received an ARC of Lost and Found from the author in return for an honest review. When English teacher, Lexi, is dumped by her long-time boyfriend, she is too depressed to continue working and goes on a stress leave. While on leave, she meets a gorgeous guy, Tommy, but she’s not ready for a relationship. It’s actually hard to sum up this story succinctly even though it’s a novella because so much happens. It reads like a novel and kept me turning the pages. The author does a wonderful job keeping up the tension and as a result, keeping my eyes glued to the pages.
The characters are real and charming. You’ll fall in love with them and if you like sweet romances, you’ll fall in love with this book. I wish they would make this into a tv movie (Hallmark are you listening).
The characters are real and charming. You’ll fall in love with them and if you like sweet romances, you’ll fall in love with this book. I wish they would make this into a tv movie (Hallmark are you listening).
January 12, 2016
This is a really enjoyable read and a quick one. The story is well constructed and the characters of Lexi, Tommy, and even their dogs are written with plenty of personality built in.
Lexi has taken off work to recover from a devastating breakup. It takes her a bit to realize that the reason that it was so hard to deal with is that the ex was a controlling, mean, jerk. Apparently, it took his absence from her life and meeting the character, Tommy, to make her realize it.
Both Lexi and Tommy have dogs and they meet each other at a dog obedience class. In an effort to keep from giving away the story, I’ll just say that their chief conflict lies with Josh.
While I was expecting a little bit more from the story, as in the conflict was a little too easy to solve and the bad guy could have been more so, this is a romance story after all, and a well-written one at that. This pleasant read still earns 5 stars from me, as it is everything it is supposed to be: A great offering from Jeanne Bannon.
Lexi has taken off work to recover from a devastating breakup. It takes her a bit to realize that the reason that it was so hard to deal with is that the ex was a controlling, mean, jerk. Apparently, it took his absence from her life and meeting the character, Tommy, to make her realize it.
Both Lexi and Tommy have dogs and they meet each other at a dog obedience class. In an effort to keep from giving away the story, I’ll just say that their chief conflict lies with Josh.
While I was expecting a little bit more from the story, as in the conflict was a little too easy to solve and the bad guy could have been more so, this is a romance story after all, and a well-written one at that. This pleasant read still earns 5 stars from me, as it is everything it is supposed to be: A great offering from Jeanne Bannon.
January 5, 2016
I truly loved Lost and Found by Jeanne Bannon.
Lexi is a woman whose heart has been broken. She takes a leave of absence from her teaching job to heal. Stuck with the French bulldog her ex gave her, Lexi enrolls her pet in a dog-training class. There, she meets Tommy and his dog. However, Lexi goes to great lengths to deny any attraction for Tommy to avoid venturing into romance again.
Lexi and Tommy are richly-developed characters. Their relationship is not the cliché, love-at-first-sight kind. Rather, it develops over time, which makes the whole experience of reading this novella completely engaging. The two characters are further strengthened by the relationships they have with their dogs. I found this addition extremely endearing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the novella and look forward to reading more from Jeanne Bannon. If you love contemporary romance, I definitely recommend Lost and Found.
Lexi is a woman whose heart has been broken. She takes a leave of absence from her teaching job to heal. Stuck with the French bulldog her ex gave her, Lexi enrolls her pet in a dog-training class. There, she meets Tommy and his dog. However, Lexi goes to great lengths to deny any attraction for Tommy to avoid venturing into romance again.
Lexi and Tommy are richly-developed characters. Their relationship is not the cliché, love-at-first-sight kind. Rather, it develops over time, which makes the whole experience of reading this novella completely engaging. The two characters are further strengthened by the relationships they have with their dogs. I found this addition extremely endearing.
I thoroughly enjoyed the novella and look forward to reading more from Jeanne Bannon. If you love contemporary romance, I definitely recommend Lost and Found.
December 11, 2015
I was given an ARC of Jeanne Bannon’s latest novella, Lost and Found in return for an honest reveiw. It is a captivating romance. I've read some of Jeanne's YA novels and her writing was familiar and comfortable. Like coffee with an old friend. Lost and Found fearlessly tackles the concepts of an emotionally fragile women and her journey through a relationship which goes terribly wrong. She must overcome fear, tragedy and the challenge to face a new love. The characters are real and oh so relatable. I especially loved how even the dogs had their own personalities and role in the story. This was a beautifully told story and I very much enjoyed reading it. Jeanne has done a fabulous job. This novella is highly recommended.
January 9, 2016
Full disclosure: I am not a Romance fan. But I really enjoyed this book. It's a heartwarming story, well-told; the kind of story we wish would happen in real life - full of warmth, redemption, happiness and true love. The characters are well-rounded. The far-from-flawless heroine is likable and, even better, easy to relate to - most of us have made the kind of mistakes she has. It's nice to see how her character develops in the course of this short novella. The hero is a little too flawless, IMO, but this is a romance, after all - and he is charming enough to be hard to dislike. You WANT him to be real! The addition of two dogs, for this animal lover, made the book irresistible. Highly recommended.
December 5, 2015
I was given an ARC of Jeanne Bannon’s latest novella, Lost and Found. I picked it up and couldn’t put it down. It had me laughing and crying. It was what I’d call a complete story in every way. The characters are well fleshed out and even the dogs are special and have their own personalities. Jeanne managed to tell a big story in a novella length work. She tackles the issues of emotional breakdowns, love lost and love found, along with a tragedy set against the backdrop of a stalker ex-boyfriend. This was a very well told story and I loved it.
December 6, 2015
Lexi feels her life take a downward spiral when her boyfriend, Josh, breaks things off with her. Not only does she have to deal with that pain but there's a new puppy in her life that she didn't ask for.
Ms. Bannon does a fabulous job of telling the story of a woman who feels she's losing control and how she climbs out to find her "old" self and starts living life again....until a repentant Josh shows back up!
I have read Jeanne Bannon's work and she certainly didn't disappoint with Lost and Found. I highly recommend this short story!
Ms. Bannon does a fabulous job of telling the story of a woman who feels she's losing control and how she climbs out to find her "old" self and starts living life again....until a repentant Josh shows back up!
I have read Jeanne Bannon's work and she certainly didn't disappoint with Lost and Found. I highly recommend this short story!
December 23, 2015
Lost and Found by Jeanne Bannon is a well written story. Lexi loses herself to heartbreak. She is when her ex leaves. Josh abandons Lexi and to make matters worse he leaves her with a dog she doesn't even want. This story takes you on Lexi's journey to make herself whole again. Lexi is able to pick up the pieces with the help of her furry friend. She is able to find the love she truly deserves. This story celebrates the idea of everyone having a soulmate.
December 6, 2015
Lost and Found is a beautiful love story that will warm and touch your heart. I enjoy a book when a hero who rides in to save the day then rides off into the sunset with his soul mate.
I fell in love with the main characters, and also their dogs.
Great job, Jeanne. Now give us more!!
I fell in love with the main characters, and also their dogs.
Great job, Jeanne. Now give us more!!
January 28, 2016
A copy of the ePub was received in exchange for an honest review.
Lexi is struggling after her long time boyfriend leaves her. His parting gift was a puppy and Lexi is not a dog person. The English teacher decides to go to obedience school with the little French bulldog. At the first class she and her pup meet Tommy and his dog—their story begins. Lost and Found is a predictable contemporary romance. This quick read is good for a rainy and/or snowy afternoon.
Lexi is struggling after her long time boyfriend leaves her. His parting gift was a puppy and Lexi is not a dog person. The English teacher decides to go to obedience school with the little French bulldog. At the first class she and her pup meet Tommy and his dog—their story begins. Lost and Found is a predictable contemporary romance. This quick read is good for a rainy and/or snowy afternoon.
December 6, 2015
Lost and Found is a beautiful love story. I love a book when a hero comes in to save the day and they ride off into the sunset together as soul mates.
This story will warm and touch your heart. Not only did I fall in love with the main characters,I fell in love with their two dogs.
Good job, Jeanne.
Now give us more.
This story will warm and touch your heart. Not only did I fall in love with the main characters,I fell in love with their two dogs.
Good job, Jeanne.
Now give us more.
December 6, 2015
First romance novel I've ever read but it was a cute story. My daughter made me read it and I'm actually glad she did. It was good. I thought it was clever and well written and I think I may even read another romance novel in the future.
May 7, 2018
I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review from "Quill and Ink Book Tours."
****
This book was unexpectedly endearing! I'm not really a dog person, but I was intrigued by the cover and decided to give it a go!
The synopsis Jeanne Bannon wrote just about sums it up - what ya see is what ya get! I also really liked that there was some character growth and development, and that the characters weren't "practically perfect." (Also, the main male character isn't some brooding dark hero with anger management issues who secretly just needs a good cry in the rain! He's your regular Joe Shmoe, although he is a little judgey and picky about women wearing make up, etc).
The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars was because some of the drama with the ex (and ensuing backlash) was a touch unbelievable and melodramatic. Lexi goes on an undetermined leave of absence for what seems like 3/4 of a year from her schoolteacher position. Not only does this seem a little overdone for a non-traumatic break-up, but the fact that the principle was as supportive as he was seemed too good to be true. The ex is also textbook "brutish stalker/emotional sadist," so it got a bit Disney-villain at the end.
Other than that? A nice read with white wine! :-)
****
This book was unexpectedly endearing! I'm not really a dog person, but I was intrigued by the cover and decided to give it a go!
The synopsis Jeanne Bannon wrote just about sums it up - what ya see is what ya get! I also really liked that there was some character growth and development, and that the characters weren't "practically perfect." (Also, the main male character isn't some brooding dark hero with anger management issues who secretly just needs a good cry in the rain! He's your regular Joe Shmoe, although he is a little judgey and picky about women wearing make up, etc).
The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars was because some of the drama with the ex (and ensuing backlash) was a touch unbelievable and melodramatic. Lexi goes on an undetermined leave of absence for what seems like 3/4 of a year from her schoolteacher position. Not only does this seem a little overdone for a non-traumatic break-up, but the fact that the principle was as supportive as he was seemed too good to be true. The ex is also textbook "brutish stalker/emotional sadist," so it got a bit Disney-villain at the end.
Other than that? A nice read with white wine! :-)
October 4, 2020
Lost and Found by Jeanne Bannon is one of 14 novellas in a newly released Kindle edition of Valentine Pets & Kisses. Fourteen award winning and best selling authors come together with novellas wrapped in a Valentine’s theme of romance and the cutest pets this side of your heart.
I’ll be up front. I didn’t read the other books in Kindle’s Valentine Pets & Kisses. My soul interest was Lost and Found, also available on Amazon solo for $.99 because author Jeanne Bannon is one of my favorites.
Lexi, a high school English teacher, experiences an emotional breakdown in front of her students soon after long-time live-in boyfriend Josh dumps her. She has no choice but to accept a leave of absence to get her life together. Unfortunately for Lexi, Josh also left behind Bardot, an untrained French bulldog pup. Lexi is not a dog-person, but Bardot is all she has left of Josh, so she decides to try puppy obedience school first before giving up the little monster.
One of the students in her obedience training class is Tommy and his puppy Gina, a border collie. Lexi is immediately attracted to Tommy, a carpenter with the most beautiful smile and gorgeous dimples she has ever seen.
However, Lexi is still hurting and is reluctant to give her heart to any man, and brushes off Tommy’s advances. But Bardot show’s signs of improvement and their walks around the neighborhood prove cathartic to Lexi.
Bannon takes her readers on Lexi’s voyage from damaged soul to finding a kindred spirit in a 132-page story of a young woman’s journey of self-awareness and her place in the world. Bannon does this through Lexi’s discovery of a growing love for her little pooch, new feelings for another man, and opened eyes when Josh re-enters her life.
The author has a knack of showing human emotion through facial expressions, actions and words. Readers are given a direct link into the hearts of Bannon’s characters that will stay with them long after they finish reading Lost and Found.
I’ll be up front. I didn’t read the other books in Kindle’s Valentine Pets & Kisses. My soul interest was Lost and Found, also available on Amazon solo for $.99 because author Jeanne Bannon is one of my favorites.
Lexi, a high school English teacher, experiences an emotional breakdown in front of her students soon after long-time live-in boyfriend Josh dumps her. She has no choice but to accept a leave of absence to get her life together. Unfortunately for Lexi, Josh also left behind Bardot, an untrained French bulldog pup. Lexi is not a dog-person, but Bardot is all she has left of Josh, so she decides to try puppy obedience school first before giving up the little monster.
One of the students in her obedience training class is Tommy and his puppy Gina, a border collie. Lexi is immediately attracted to Tommy, a carpenter with the most beautiful smile and gorgeous dimples she has ever seen.
However, Lexi is still hurting and is reluctant to give her heart to any man, and brushes off Tommy’s advances. But Bardot show’s signs of improvement and their walks around the neighborhood prove cathartic to Lexi.
Bannon takes her readers on Lexi’s voyage from damaged soul to finding a kindred spirit in a 132-page story of a young woman’s journey of self-awareness and her place in the world. Bannon does this through Lexi’s discovery of a growing love for her little pooch, new feelings for another man, and opened eyes when Josh re-enters her life.
The author has a knack of showing human emotion through facial expressions, actions and words. Readers are given a direct link into the hearts of Bannon’s characters that will stay with them long after they finish reading Lost and Found.
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