Animal Attraction by Kate Willoughby
Series: San Francisco Dragons #2
Publication date: April 27th, 2019
Synopsis (according to Goodreads):
What do you do when an NHL player steals your dog and won't give it back?
Maggie Hudson made a heartbreaking decision nine years ago that has haunted her ever since. To fill the hole in her life, she showers her rescue dog with love and affection. But one day, Kirby goes missing.
Six months later, NHL player Spencer Corbett is astonished when Maggie shows up on his doorstep demanding her dog back. He'd found the pug on the side of the road, collarless and in bad shape. But even when confronted with hard evidence she's the dog's owner, he begs her to reconsider. His own elderly dog is on her last legs and Kirby has given her a new lease on life.
After Maggie relents, Spencer can't help but fall for her. Not only is she the most compassionate and selfless person he's ever met, she's witty, intelligent and sexier than sin and doesn't even realize. What starts out as a friendship quickly turns into more, but when a woman from Spencer's past throws everything into chaos, their fragile relationship is put to the ultimate test.
Animal Attraction may be read and enjoyed as a standalone sports romance!
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Excerpt
"So, what does Pete think of you staying here?" Spencer asked. "Is he the jealous type? Is he going to suspect we're getting up to some hanky panky?"
He said it in a lighthearted tone, and hoped that his intense curiosity wasn't coming through. Curiosity about Pete was eating him up inside--what he did for a living, the amount of his salary, how much he could bench press...
"Pete doesn't know," she said. "I didn't tell him."
Spencer's brows rose. "Ah, okay," he said. "Can I ask why?"
She gave a small shrug. "I broke up with him."
She raised her gaze to meet his and, seriously, it was like a movie special effect--shit went into stasis. Time fucking stopped and his brain did a hard reboot.
Maggie had broken up with Pete.
She was single.
He could almost hear Mama Marilyn in his ear. It's Woo Time, Mister. Get cracking. And you owe me fifty dollars.
A sense of purpose slowly swept over him, like a warm tropical wave. He was reminded of when he made it into the NHL. So many years of frustrated waiting and fear that he'd never get there. Then, when it finally happened... everything inside him zeroed in on proving himself worthy of the chance. And tonight with Maggie, he felt the same way.
His dick wanted him to take her upstairs to his bedroom and fuck her into ecstasy, but he knew instinctively that wouldn't be a good idea. Not yet anyway. Good strategy if he wanted a quick conquest, but that wasn't what he was after with Maggie. Maggie was not a woman you played around with casually. If he took her to bed, it would mean something to her. Plus, she had just broken up with her boyfriend. Even if she'd done the breaking up, her emotions might be messed up. So as much as he wanted to spend all night in bed with her, he resolved not to.
He did, however,, allow himself a long, lingering stare and from the expression on her face, the message was received loud and clear. He chuckled at how adorably startled and uncomfortable she looked. Maybe a few kisses wouldn't hurt anything.
He said it in a lighthearted tone, and hoped that his intense curiosity wasn't coming through. Curiosity about Pete was eating him up inside--what he did for a living, the amount of his salary, how much he could bench press...
"Pete doesn't know," she said. "I didn't tell him."
Spencer's brows rose. "Ah, okay," he said. "Can I ask why?"
She gave a small shrug. "I broke up with him."
She raised her gaze to meet his and, seriously, it was like a movie special effect--shit went into stasis. Time fucking stopped and his brain did a hard reboot.
Maggie had broken up with Pete.
She was single.
He could almost hear Mama Marilyn in his ear. It's Woo Time, Mister. Get cracking. And you owe me fifty dollars.
A sense of purpose slowly swept over him, like a warm tropical wave. He was reminded of when he made it into the NHL. So many years of frustrated waiting and fear that he'd never get there. Then, when it finally happened... everything inside him zeroed in on proving himself worthy of the chance. And tonight with Maggie, he felt the same way.
His dick wanted him to take her upstairs to his bedroom and fuck her into ecstasy, but he knew instinctively that wouldn't be a good idea. Not yet anyway. Good strategy if he wanted a quick conquest, but that wasn't what he was after with Maggie. Maggie was not a woman you played around with casually. If he took her to bed, it would mean something to her. Plus, she had just broken up with her boyfriend. Even if she'd done the breaking up, her emotions might be messed up. So as much as he wanted to spend all night in bed with her, he resolved not to.
He did, however,, allow himself a long, lingering stare and from the expression on her face, the message was received loud and clear. He chuckled at how adorably startled and uncomfortable she looked. Maybe a few kisses wouldn't hurt anything.
About the Author:
USA Today bestselling author Kate Willoughby is in love with the sport of hockey and the entire Los Angeles Kings team. Having lived most of her life completely uninterested in professional sports, she is surprised at the intensity of her enthusiasm and her growing collection of Kings merchandise: a Dustin Brown jersey (covered with autographs), 3 T-shirts, 5 lapel pins, 3 hats, earrings, several play-off towels, 2 replica Stanley Cup Champions banners, a Christmas ornament, blanket, a car windshield sticker, a license plate frame, and the piece de resistance, an autographed collector card with a swatch from Justin William's game-worn jersey.
Yeah. Don't judge her.
She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, their two sons, and a Chihuahua named Mochi.
She is also a member of the Romance Writers of America and winner of the 2009 EPPIE Award for Best Fantasy/Paranormal Erotic Romance and the 2016 EPPIE Award for Best Contemporary Romance.
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