Double Dog Dare
Tracy Solheim
(Milwaukee Growlers, #2)
Publication date: July 25th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
They say he who dares wins…
Luke Kessler is known for his daring play on the field and his carefully scripted life off it. The Growlers’ wide receiver has a strict rule of dating one carefully chosen woman per season, then letting her down gently. After all, his game is football, not love. That is until his dopey mutt falls for a French bulldog owned by a hot mess of a woman whose sassy mouth and mind-blowing curves have him fumbling his best laid plans.
After a humiliating concert performance played out in front of the world on social media, cellist Summer Pearson has sworn off a career in music. Forever. She’s hiding out with her grandparents in Milwaukee, licking her wounds and preparing for a predictable, if not boring, law career. The last person she needs challenging her life choices is a sexy, dog-rescuing jock who loves his grandma as much as he loves a good dare.
Especially when that same guy is dating her perfect cousin.
This fun, flirty sports romance delivers a happily ever after that will have you laughing, crying, sighing, and cheering in the endzone. One-click it now for doggy hijinks, senior citizens bent on shenanigans, sexy ax-throwing, locker room bromance, steamy private cello performances, and all the feels as two people discover they are worthy of love.
Double Dog Dare is book 2 in the Milwaukee Growlers Football series but can be read as a standalone with no cliffhangers.
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EXCERPT:
The doorbell rang.
“Oh no,” Lizzie cried. “I’m not ready yet.” She snatched the earrings from Summer’s hand. “You have to stall him. I still need to finish my hair.”
Summer looked down at the baggy flannel boxers she’d pulled on earlier when she got home from making the final preparations in her classroom. Had she even remembered to shave her legs today? Yesterday? The T-shirt she wore was tied in a knot at her waist, revealing the Ben and Jerry’s induced swell of her belly. No way was she dressed to greet anyone, much less a hot jock.
“Oh no,” she said. “I’m locking myself in my bedroom until you leave.”
“I just agreed to your big ask,” Lizzie hissed. “This is mine in return.”
She slammed the bathroom door in Summer’s face and locked it. Milli was barking like a fiend in the living room when the doorbell rang again. Crap. There was no time to wrap herself in a Snuggie.
Or refill her wine glass with liquid courage.
With a resigned sigh, Summer made her way to the front door. Milli’s toenails were tapdancing on the oak floors as the dog prepared to launch herself at whoever was on the front porch. Summer positioned her leg awkwardly to prevent Milli from escaping and opened the door, revealing an unexpected familiar sight—none other than Monty’s owner. She bit back a groan at the sight of the mouth she’d been having some serious dreams about last night. The eyes she’d been wondering about yesterday were hazel. And currently very bemused.
“You,” she said, sounding just as priggish as she had the day before.
Monty’s owner shoved his hands into the pockets of his sharply pressed khakis. “Uh, I hope I’ve got the right address. I’m looking for Elizabeth Pearson.”
Of course, he was.
Summer was suddenly appalled she’d been fantasizing about her cousin’s date.
“She’s expecting a football player.” In for a priggish penny, in for a priggish pound.
He rocked back on his heels. “Number eighty-one in your Growler’s program and number one in fans’ hearts. And the league’s leading receiver, two seasons in a row.”
“Wow.” That explained Papa Harry’s “big fan” comment from yesterday.
Milli whimpered as she clawed at Summer’s leg to escape. No doubt the silly dog wanted to roll over and expose her lady parts to her lover’s owner.
“Asseyez-vous et comportez-vous, Milli,” Summer commanded. The dog neither sat nor behaved. Instead, the wee beast continued to struggle to get free.
Number Eighty-One chuckled. “I’m pretty sure the only French that dog understands is French fry.”
Summer bristled with indignation. How dare he fat-shame her grandmother’s adorably pudgy dog. “I’ll have you know that Milli Chanel understands French perfectly. She’s brilliant.”
He cocked an eyebrow at her. “You don’t say.”
Crouching down on his haunches, he stared into Milli’s eyes. Summer swore the dog sighed.
“Voulez-vous manger vieilles chaussures, Milli?”
Mother of God. The man was fluent in the language of love, not to mention bread and chocolate. Summer was shocked her panties hadn’t spontaneously combusted as the perfectly accented words sensuously rolled off his tongue.
Milli seemed to be having the same reaction. The dog’s eyes practically rolled back in her head as though he’d asked if she wanted cheese on her burger rather than if she wanted to eat old shoes.
Satisfied he had proved his point, he stood up with the lithe grace of a natural athlete and smirked at her. “I rest my case.”
Milli whimpered at the loss of Monty’s owner’s undivided attention.
“Oww!” Summer yelped when the dog’s claws broke the skin on her leg.
She hopped on one foot to the kitchen, leaving the guy to fend for himself with the little hussy that was her grandmother’s dog. She snagged a paper towel and held it to her shin while pouring herself another glass of wine with her other hand. Who said she wasn’t talented?
Author Bio:
USA Today bestselling author Tracy Solheim writes books with shirtless men on the cover. Some of them are actually best-sellers. The books, not the men. When she’s not writing, she’s practicing her curling. . . bottles of wine, that is. She’s been known to cook dinner but no more than two nights in a row. Most days, she’d rather be reading, which to her is just necessary research. She lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with her husband and a neurotic Labrador retriever. Her two adult children visit but not often enough. (See the note above about cooking.) Check out her romantic suspense series featuring the Men of the Secret Service–shirtless, of course! See what she’s up to at www.tracysolheim.com
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I recently heard about this books and have been looking forward to reading it. Fingers crossed.
Love this excerpt, thanks for another Growlers story!
Congrats on your tour! Best wishes!
The cover is really cute. Love the dog! Sounds like a really good story.
Happy Book Birthday, Tracy! I enjoyed the excerpt, Double Dog Dare sounds like a fantastic romance and I love the cover! Good luck with your book and the blitz! Thanks for sharing it with me and have an awesome week!
Love the cover! Sounds amazing!
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Double Dog Dare by author Tracy Solheim sounds like a dog-gone good romantic read, shirt or no shirt!
This book has one of the best covers I’ve ever seen!
Thank you for sharing it.
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Really nice cover and excerpt, looking forward to reading this!
I love a good sports romance story and this sounds terrific.
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I look forward to reading this.
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This sounds like a real page turner and one that will keep me interested and reading for sure.
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Sounds like a good read.
What a wonderful book! Great cover and excerpt. I’d love to read more.
This book sounds cute and adorable.
Good book for Summer reading.
Thanks for the contest.
Sounds like a fun read! Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for telling me about this book
Sweetest cover ever. I love it
Looks like a great book!
This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.
Great excerpt! Guy + dog = LOVE
I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, Double Dog Dare is a must read for me and I am looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing the author’s bio and book details
The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.
I enjoyed the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for sharing the excerpt!
That is such a fun cover!
I love stories with pets part of the plot! Do you have any books about cat owners? I have two cats.
The book sounds like a wonderful read. Love the cover!
Tracy Solheim is one of my favorite authors.
Couldn’t be a better cover, looking forward to the read!
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Congrats on the release!
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That cover is amazing. Two of my favorite things, a nice looking man and a dog !
My daughter would enjoy this book
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Dudes and dogs. It doesn’t get any cuter-or cuddlier-than that!