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Falling for the Underdog: A Romantic Comedy with Mystery and Dogs (A Rescue Dog Romance Series Book 2) by [Casey Griffin]

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Falling for the Underdog: A Romantic Comedy with Mystery and Dogs (A Rescue Dog Romance Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 4: A Rescue Dog Romance Series

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Previously published as Beauty and the Wiener

She dreams of Prince Charming. He’s seriously rough around the edges. Can they collar a dognapper and steal each other’s hearts?

Addison Turner has her entire fairytale life planned out. But just as the dachshund lover is about to hit it big with her doggie grooming and fashion line, thieves snatch her valuable four-legged clients right from under her nose. And to her disgust, the only one who knows the show scene enough to help is the infuriatingly hot bartender who turns her down cold.

Cocktail-slinger extraordinaire Felix Vaughn longs to open his own bar. So when he gets a gig at a high-society tail-wagging event, he thinks his gravy train has arrived and isn’t about to involve himself with a suspected thief. But when more pooches get pinched and he’s fingered for the crime, he reluctantly teams up with the fluffy prima donna to find the pups and split the reward.

With her reputation on the line, Addison doggedly follows the clues, afraid she’s falling for a mutt. And as their chemistry reaches a boiling point, Felix reveals exactly how much of his heart he stands to lose…

Will they both end up in the doghouse, or will their love win Best in Show?

Falling for the Underdog is the riotous second book in the Rescue Dog Romance comedy series. If you like fiery relationships, crazy hijinks, and canine capers, then you’ll adore Casey Griffin’s tempting tale.

Buy Falling for the Underdog to take the blue ribbon today!

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"A fun, screwball contemporary romance." ―Publishers Weekly

"If you like your contemporary romance with a dash of humor and mystery, then Griffin has just the book and series for you!" ―RT Book Reviews

"Casey Griffin keeps it fast and fun with this wonderful contemporary story. [It] had a little bit of everything...high society, friendship, mystery, adventure, romance and intrigue." ―Night Owl Reviews (Top Pick!)

"A lively romp for dog lovers and romance fans alike." ―Reader to Reader reviews

"A really cute read that combines romance and cozy mysteries to a nice degree. Fans of Janet Evanovich will adore this series." ―Bookhounds

"Wins best in show! A furtastic good time." ―Cheryl's Book Nook

"This book has it all - romance, a little mystery and dogs (especially a doxie!)." ―Storeybook Reviews

"Casey Griffin has a way of bringing the love of animals and believable characters to life. Her stories have tons of humor, action, and most of all a brewing romance. Once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down. Mystery, suspense, and an adventure wait within its pages." ―Urban Book Reviews

"I would read another story written by Casey Griffin in a heartbeat!" ―Charlotte's Book Review

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About the Author

Casey Griffin spent her childhood dreaming up elaborate worlds and characters. Now she writes those stories down. As a jack of all trades, her resumé boasts registered nurse, heavy equipment operator, English teacher, photographer, and pizza delivery driver. She's a world traveler and has a passion for anything geeky. With a wide variety of life experiences to draw from, she loves to write stories that transport readers and make them smile. Casey lives in Southern Alberta with her family, and when she's not traveling, attending comic conventions, or watching Star Wars, she's writing every moment she can. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09CYBM2HT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charming Frog Publishing; 2nd edition (September 21, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1680 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 506 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #331,610 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #373 in Women's Humorous Fiction
- #13,491 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)
- #40,002 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Casey Griffin spent her childhood dreaming up elaborate worlds and characters. Now she writes those stories down. As a jack of all trades, her resumé boasts registered nurse, heavy equipment operator, English teacher, photographer, and pizza delivery driver. She’s a world traveler and has a passion for anything geeky. With a wide variety of life experiences to draw from, she loves to write stories that transport readers and make them smile. Casey lives in Southern Alberta with her family, and when she’s not traveling, attending comic conventions, or watching Star Wars, she’s writing every moment she can.

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Pamela R Mitchell

Delightful and entertaining romantic mystery

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2022

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I was immediately pulled into the middle of all that was happening in this romantic comedy mystery and knew I wouldn't put the book down until I read the last word with unforgettable characters and a furtastic story set in San Francisco. I really liked Addison Turner, dog groomer and pet fashion designer and loved her dynamic with the other characters especially bartender Felix Vaughn and her precious doxy Princess. If you are looking for a can't put down fun and romantic mystery, don't miss Falling for the Underdog, book two in Casey Griffin's Rescue Dog Romance series. I received an advance reader copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving my review. I enjoyed it so much, I purchased a copy to read again later.

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Angie

cute story about doing what it takes to.prove your innocent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2022

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Enjoyed this 2nd book. Addison and Felix find themselves together to protect their reputations even though she thinks her Mr. Perfect is someone else.

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sweet romance and cozy mystery in one book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2022

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Loved the book. Having worked as a pet stylist myself I could tell the author did her homework. Great read for a sweet romance and cozy mystery.

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Rnh

3.5 Stars - Will finish series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 1, 2022

I give Falling for the Underdog a 3.5.

The Plot (no real spoilers): In this modern-day romance novel we follow protagonist Addison Turner, a dog groomer and stylist, as she struggles to find love and a dognapper out to ruin her reputation and business. In the search for love she has two contenders: (1) Philip a guy with everything and only eyes for her it seems and (2) Felix, the heartbreaker bartender who has to look out for "his number one." The list of suspects for the dognappings, which seem to always happen when she is around, is a lot longer.

The Pros:
The men - In most romance novels we have one guy that we meet early on, who the protagonist immediately dislikes and simultaneously thinks is very attractive, and we know that this will be the guy we fall for and it is just a matter of reading the story to find out how. Even though I knew who to put my money on in this book it was nice to have the option of two very different men and watch the protagonist (finally) figure out what she really wanted and needed.

The mystery - The who and how they did it behind the dognapping was my favorite part of the book. The plotline in romance novels are often not the best and feel like background noise to the main story of two people falling in love but I enjoyed how Casey Griffin didn't abandon a good plot for endless pages of romantic musings or banter. Everything was nicely tied up into one package and delivered well.

The dogs and their owners - I got a good laugh out of some of these show dog owners and their eccentric love of their dogs/dog shows. It made for an interesting mix of secondary characters.

The Cons:

The protagonist - My only real con of this book is I couldn't root for our lead Addison because I couldn't figure out what this girl was about. She first appears to be a quirky, gullible, but loveable character with dreams of opening up her own doggy fashion line to go along with her pet grooming business and a hopeless fairytale romantic. And I was okay with that. But then it becomes clear that for some guys she's a hopelessly impractical romantic and for others, she's a woman who's been burned and is cautious with her heart. Learning more about her backstory makes the latter make a lot of sense, but I could not understand throughout the rest of the book why she still clung to her movie-picture fantasy of how love and life are going to work out when she's already learned the harsher realities of life. I was wiping out my college psych classes to classify her ego defense mechanism (idealization? repression?). And once again I was okay with this as it brought a surprising amount of depth to her character. What truly drove me nuts was seeing our leading lady who is resilient, intelligent, and independent constantly trying to play the damsel in distress role and still believe that finding Mr. Perfect is going to magically fix everything. Cringe. Also, the moment that leads to her finally realizing the impracticality of her thinking (obviously, two seconds too late), is kind of ho-hum and falls back into the category of making a guy out to be the answer to all.

One Last Pro (to always end on a good note): The writing was good with never a stagnant moment. Minus being annoyed by the main character I liked the book overall and would definitely finish the series, especially since I'm pretty sure I know who the other books are about and really liked those characters.

You might like this book if you're a fan of Megan Cabot, Janet Evanovich's Elise Hawkins series, Annika Martin's Billionaires of Manhattan series

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Curiously Alice

A romantic story for dog lovers

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 28, 2022

This was the night, Addison Turner was repeating in her head, not only her business will boom in this dog show with her fashion and grooming skills, she will also find Prince Charming and live her happily ever after... Or so she thought.

While waiting for her perfect gentleman, she finds Felix Vaughn who is bartending in the dog show. While there is certainly chemistry between them, she knows he is not the one. Prince Charming suddenly appears though in the name of Philip Montgomery III. They dance together just like in fairytales, but in a Cinderella fashion, she remembers that she is almost late to start her fashion show! She runs back to get it ready, only to discover that the dogs have been...well.. dognapped!

As the prime suspect for this dognapping, she wants to clear her name as not only her reputation and business are on the line, the poor dogs are out there and need to be rescued. She tries to recruit Felix with his bartending insider knowledge, but he refuses until he can't refuse no more as he suddenly also becomes the prime suspect for another dognapping.

I kind of had an idea of how the book will go, but I am glad that it totally surprised me in the turn that the story took with the dognapping. I love the banter that goes on between Addison and Felix, but I kind of wish there wasn't an immediate physical attraction from the get go. I would probably have enjoyed it more if the attraction started to appear as they spent time together, and get to know each other while solving the mystery of the dognapping.

The story has funny twist and turns, the characters are entertaining, relatable and felt very natural, the mystery is certainly intriguing of who could have done the deed and for what reason. The amount of flirting between Addison and Felix made me question a few times if they really wanted to find the dogs or just wanted to spend time together. Overall though, it was a charming story that would be perfect for those who like romance or are dog lovers, even better if you are both.

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Karen

Fun, fast-moving romantic comedy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2022

This is a cute love story about a woman who had her own Disney Princess-type life (and Prince Charming) all planned out in her imagination. After several mishaps and and twists and turns, she found love somewhere unexpected. The dogs in the story appealed to me as an animal lover (though I have no experience with dogs shows or even purebreds at all); it is clear that the author really cares for dogs. Though it was fairly obvious from the get-go how the story would end, all in all, the book makes for pleasant, easy reading. The plot flows smoothly, and the spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct, which makes it even better.

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Miss E Needham

Cute mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 17, 2022

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A dog napping romance! NothIng seems to run smoothly for Addy from the launch of her doggy clothing line to finding the perfect man. Fate throws her together with Felix who is nothing like her perfect man. Is it going to turn out a perfect match or a dog gone mistake! Sorry couldn’t help myself

MsMerylB

Loving these rescue romance reads.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 25, 2021

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Doggy nappers and intrigue from page one! I loved Felix from the beginning, humorous, down-to earth and happy to tell it like it is. Addy is slightly ‘out there’ but a likeable character.

Melanie S.

Second in the series get better!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 12, 2022

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I read this after reading the first book in the series, Paws Off the Boss. I enjoyed it more. I like a heroine that you like and are rooting for. She is very smart and motivated. A woman with a plan! I really enjoyed the natural way the two main characters grew their friendship. It seemed realistic. I liked the plot twist. That wasn’t expected. I liked mystery. All in all. Two thumbs up!

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