Double Trouble by Cassie Mae

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Title: Double Trouble
Author: Cassie Mae
Series: Troublemaker Series #2
Published by: Indie
Release Date: January 22, 2021
Format: eARC
Pages: 165
Genres: Sports Romance, Romantic Comedy, Contemporary, Romance
Source: the author
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2021 COYER Winter
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My rating:

Blurb:

Madison

Always coming in second.

That’s what it’ll say on my tombstone, and I’ve got the trophy to prove it. After years of training, I fall just short of getting that skateboarding sponsorship. And to top it off, my roommate decides he’s going to go get married, leaving me to fend for rent myself.

I’ve got one more shot at getting a sponsor, but with working at my “real” job all day, I better find a place that’ll stay open late just for me. I will live, eat, and breathe skateboarding until I finally get paid for it.

Tanner

Never first.

Is there a male equivalent to always a bridesmaid? Because that would be me. I’ve never been too good at taking chances on the girls I like, convinced they see me as just a friend. And when the girl I’ve been eyeing for a little over a year comes to me for some private skateboarding sessions, I break all the rules—and risk my job—and leave the half-pipe open just for her.

She’s dead focused on her competition, and she’s pointed out plenty of times she has no room for a boyfriend. But I don’t want to let another girl slip through my fingers, especially the one I know I’m meant to be with.

Double Trouble is the second in Cassie Mae’s Troublemakers series. Laugh and swoon as this unlikely pair teams up to follow their dreams and fall in love.

My Review:

I received a free copy through the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

4.5 stars — There’s just something about a Cassie Mae book that gives me what I don’t get anywhere else.  The characters are so unique and realistic and they just get to my heart.  And they’re just so freaking adorable, I can’t even!

I will admit, Tanner has made the book boyfriend list.  I shouldn’t be surprised, for some reason Ms. Mae’s blond heroes always get under my skin.  He kind of challenges all the stereotypes of what makes a strong dependable man.  He is super sweet, ridiculously romantic, thoughtful…just quietly caring.  I loved the way he saw into who Maddie was, and truly understood her.  And didn’t want to change her.  He made me swoon so many times, I can’t even.  He’s not without his own flaws, but in the end I think most of those were just things he needed to grow in…which he did.

Maddie did her own kind of challenging — she was strong, a bit of a tomboy, but she didn’t spend all her time forcing herself into the tomboy box.  She just was who she was, and she loved what she loved, and she made no apologies.  It was refreshing.  It was interesting to see a character struggling to balance her dreams with her responsibilities, and the love of her family.  I mean, she frustrated me a bit too, b/c she needed to communicate with Pete!!  But I forgive her for it.

I never thought about it before, but these two kind of swapped the stereotypical roles of hero and heroine in a romance novel.  I love that!  Maddie was very sex positive, and Tanner needed more of an emotional commitment…and both of those things are just fine!  And despite not getting full steam scenes, Ms. Mae writes kissing scenes that leave my cheeks red and my tummy tingling…so I’m all good with that.

I loved the look into the world of skateboarding that we got.  It really made me appreciate the sport.

Some great secondary characters as always, and I loved getting a bigger glimpse of Aislynn!  It makes me even more excited for her and Luke’s book.

I feel like this isn’t my best review, and I’m worried I’m spoiling things.  But there were just so many little details that I loved and that resonated with me.  This series is seriously vintage Cassie Mae, and I hope more people discover the stories she tells about characters that just don’t get as much screen time, because that’s who my heart longs for.