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Asking For Trouble (Harlequin Blaze #280)

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Yes indeed it was!
Whew! Here is yet another sexy, fabulous book by Leslie Kelly. Everyone should run not walk to get a copy!

Asking For Trouble is set in the town of Trouble, Pennsylvania for this latest Santori family story.
Lottie Santori, a budding journalist and youngest member of the Santori family, is dying to escape her over protective relatives for a little adventure, both sexual and career-wise. She heads out on a...yes, you guessed it...dark and stormy night, to do research on an old scary hotel called Seaton House.

Simon Lebeaux, her reluctant host and new owner of Seaton House, is looking for quiet alone time to recover from a recent and very tragic accident. From the second these two meet, on that dark and stormy night, the sexual tension between them fairly melts the pages. Hot, Hot and more Hot!

In a skilled new twist, Ms. Kelly has written the heroine's point of view in first person. I loved it.
Don't miss this latest dark, sexy, gothic tale from Leslie Kelly.

Simon Lebeaux inherited Seaton House from his uncle. He is recuperating from an injury while staying in the seemingly haunted house. Simon is haunted by his memories of one fateful night with a beautiful stranger. Simon has stayed away from women for the past four months and intends to keep it that way until one rainy night when another beautiful stranger shows up at his door.

Lottie Santori is in Trouble, Pennsylvania, researching Josef Zangara for her psychology professor. Zangara made Seaton House an exclusive hotel in the nineteen thirties and was later convicted of being a serial killer. Lottie is overprotected by her five older brothers, so she is relishing the idea of solving a mystery or two while relaxing and hopefully finding a hot guy to fool around with while she's at it. Arriving at Seaton House during a thunderstorm, Lottie meets Simon and falls instantly in lust but Simon clearly wants nothing to do with her. Lottie's not giving up though; she plans to discover the mystery surrounding the house and Simon, all while trying to seduce him into bed, but strange things are happening. Is someone out to get Simon? Or is he going crazy?

Leslie Kelly has written another hit with Asking For Trouble! This funny, sexy, and sometimes spooky story is a blast to read! Simon had me from the beginning. His haunted memories and guilt-ridden soul made me want to hold him and never let go. Lottie is a sweetheart; she's beautiful, witty and fearless too. The chemistry between Simon and Lottie simply sizzles. Asking For Trouble is just as entertaining to read as Here Comes Trouble, the first book in this series, and with Trouble Or Nothing still to come, readers get plenty more from the town of Trouble, Pennsylvania, where something scary and passionate is bound to happen!

Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

In Chicago, her five overly protective older brothers and her Italian parents are driving Lottie Santori crazy as they leave her with no breathing room. Being the only female and the youngest, she enjoys any opportunity to escape from their constant vigil. Thus she looks forward to her out of town work in Trouble, Pennsylvania to conduct on site research into a serial killer who owned Seaton House though she doubts she will find any sexual relief in the small town.

At Seaton House, Lottie meets new owner Simon Lebeaux, who inherited the old hotel from his late uncle. She immediately revises her thoughts that Trouble means abstinence. However, several accidents occur including some near fatal ones as if someone wants to prevent Lottie from completing her assignment. Simon thinks the hotel is haunted, but Lottie believes a mortal person wants her stopped.

The sequel to the amusing contemporary HERE COMES TROUBLE is a delightful investigative romance in which the lead couple explores the haunting of the hotel and their hearts. The story line contains plenty of action, but it is the lead couple who keeps it focused and entertaining as she knows what she wants (sex not a lasting love) and he knows she is trouble (he has enough tsuris without her). The trouble with this novel is that Leslie Kelly will keep her audience up late reading in one sitting.

Harriet Klausner

Okay, so it was a little annoying reading Lottie's chapters in the first person. She sounded a little immature. By contrast, Simon seemed much older and that kind of hung me up for a little while. But Lottie grew up as the story went on and caught up to Simon. She also became more endearing. I turned out to be a really good story. I think if Simon hadn't taken a month to get straightened out, I would have given 1 star, but he acted in a down-to-earth way that said a lot about him; and the way Lottie and her family was affected by it made the ending that much more realistic. The POV switches didn't make me get lost-but I did have to start reading from the beginning a second time because I realized Lottie was annoying to the point I wasn't paying attention. Once I started the book again, I paid attention and the story made more sense. The mystery and intrigue gave a suspenseful twist to the story.

As has been pointed out in some of the other reviews, this has alternating point of views between the hero and heroine, and its written in the first person for the heroine's sections. The effect was jarring to me, and I really wanted to skip whole chapters, especially when she's describing her own body as "hot" and centerfold worthy. Made her a lot less likable. Then there are the continuity issues. In chapter 3 her internal monologue includes, "Mr. Lebeaux. God, I didn't even know his first name." Then a few pages later "the portable lantern Simon had left..." half a page later "hoping Simon would suddenly remember..." so you think, well maybe she does know his name after all. Then in the next chapter she asks him "What's your name?...Your first name." There's a couple of other gaffs too but that one nearly made me give up on the book.

The heroine goes back and forth between contemplating how many guys she's been with in college to then saying things like "I don't have a lot of experience at this," when she's underneath the hero. The first half of the book as so many pages about her talking about being "horny" that you just want to tell her to get a life.

I've read the other books in this series and they were okay. But this one, even though the premise was good and Simon was sympathetic enough, was overall a clunker.

from the very beginning i'd gotten addicted....i read the whole thing cover to cover in less than 20 hours, that includes working and taking care of my 2 year old! If theres anything I have to say about Simon, its that the HOTT mystery that is him would have me wraped around his fingers as well. and Lottie, if that ist a tough little ball of woman, I dont know what is.... all I can say beyond that is that I just ABSOLUTELY LOVED it

I stumbled on to Leslie Kelly books by chance and was hooked right away. I have read all of Leslie Kelly's books and "Asking for Trouble" is one of my favorites. It delivers the usual romance you're looking for in a romance book; however, it add a little suspense that had me on the end of my seat. I don't think you'll be disappointed!

This is a must read, must have book. I could not put the book down. I agree, people should be running to get this book.

This is the 2 nd book I read from Leslie Kelly. For me it started out slow, I am not used to reading a story from their own words. Every other chapter was from Simon and the next From Lotti. When I got into to it I could not put it down, Only took me a few chapters.
Simon's uncle died and Simon moved into the Hotle that he nows claims as his home. He only wants to be left alone so he could write his book.
Lotti's Professor does not know that the hotel is not that, he has her go and do some research on a former owner.
The heat turns one and one, Strange things are happening there and Simon thinks he is losing his mind. But Lotti helps him and together they figure out the mystery.
It was interesting.