No Cure for the Broken Hearted [Kindle Edition]

Kenneth Rosenberg (Author)

Book Description

Katherine Spencer is an up-and-coming architect in New York City. Her professional life is on the fast-track. Her personal life is a shambles. Katherine compares every man she ever meets to Nick Bancroft, the billionaire’s son who broke her heart one summer long ago. Now, twelve years later he’s suddenly reappeared, asking her to design a house at the cove where they shared their first kiss. Is he looking for an architect, or something more? And should she forgive him?

"No Cure for the Broken Hearted" is a contemporary romance about the heartache that comes with first love.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kenneth Rosenberg grew up in Southern California, where he studied English Literature at UCLA. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times and Surfer Magazine. When he is not writing, Kenneth enjoys surfing, snowboarding, photography and traveling the world on a shoestring.

Product Details

• File Size: 348 KB
• Print Length: 279 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1456399497
• Publisher: Kenneth Rosenberg (December 8, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004EEPOY0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,827 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!! January 18, 2011

By Cortney's Interests

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This story takes you on a journey through Katherine's life from 16 years old to 28 years old. There is obviously a gap in which she finishes school and college and make a career for herself. She has know Nick for a brief span in those 28 years but the brief period has molded her life choices... and his!

I started this book on a late Sunday evening and that was a HUGE mistake. I HAD to finish and know how the story would end so I ended up reading until 4AM. The writing flowed like a movie in your head and you could actually imagine the conversations like you were there. The biggest plus side to this story was that it is completely clean!(and not lacking)

My only upset was the ending.**(See Below)** While I understand that all books must end I felt like we had come along on the journey of Katherine and Nick to have it pan out as it did and then end. I would have liked to see a little more Nick and Katherine time together. Building their "grown-up" relationship. ALL in all I would recommend this book to EVERYONE! Great Love Story.

****UPDATE**** Since my original review above the author has revised the ending chapter to give the reader more closure. Thank you Mr. Rosenberg! A MUST READ>>>!!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars No Cure for the Broken Hearted is a fun and interesting read December 2, 2010

By Diane

Format:Kindle Edition

I recently read No Cure for the Broken Hearted by Kenneth Rosenberg and was happily carried away by a story that was well-written and fun. The book travels from New York City to Southeast Asia and on to Africa, and across these points on the map is a beautifully woven love story. Katherine is a big-city architect and workaholic. She is surprised when her first love walks into her office and asks her to design a home that just happens to be on the shores of a cove where they fell in love decades ago. The catch--Nick is from a billionaire family who lives a less-than-pure lifestyle. This encounter sets the two characters off on an interesting chain of events that makes the reader root for them to fall back in love and live happily ever after. I would definitely recommend it and keep my eye out for another book by this author.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Finding yourself and love, and becoming who you are. February 6, 2011

By TicToc

Format:Paperback

Article first published as Book Review:No Cure for the Broken Hearted by Kenneth Rosenberg on Blogcritics.

I have heard it said, "Youth is wasted on the young." Life is not always, what you plan. Sometimes, what happens in your youth changes those plans in unexpected ways. Katherine Spencer had such an epiphany, meeting a young Nick Bancroft at just sixteen years of age, she finds herself wildly in love. However, when the wealthy young man returns home, she never hears from him again.

She becomes the best in her field, a young architect on the precipice of becoming extremely successful. However, how is it that just as her dreams are becoming reality, she is brought back to earth by a request from none other than Nick Bancroft. He is hoping to have her design his dream home. Initially she refuses; she does not do homes, only offices and company buildings. Nevertheless, when she has a run-in with Nick's latest girlfriend, her disgust leads her to change her mind.

Being around Nick is a bit hurtful, he does not seem to realize that her feeling are still bruised after all this time. He feels as though they are friends and looks to her for guidance. It is incredible for her that he does not understand, but there are deeper issues at work.

As Nick's life comes crashing around him, and he seeks the solution, can Katherine be the one to bring him home? In No Cure for the Broken Hearted, Kenneth Rosenberg has engendered characters that walk right off the pages. They are very human, with both weakness and strengths that are unique and yet just a twist away from those experienced by most people. They are very likable, with traits that you can relate to. In Nick, Rosenberg has given us a troubled youth and yet still a troubled man, not following his own dreams but those of his family. Can he become the man he wants to be before it is too late?

Katherine is a strong woman, and has grown up with a faint taint of bitterness, she has held herself back from feelings and thrown herself into her work. There is a catharsis in the drawing and designing, keeping that small feeling of bitterness at bay. Her friends worry about her, and would like to see her enjoying herself more. Until Nick contacts her for a home he wants built, she had not even realized that she still had feelings. As they come in contact, she finally realizes her feelings are just as deep, and have not faded away, as she had thought.

Nick is a very troubled young man. Very in love with Katherine in his youth, he has grown up and moved on. He has dated many of the great beauties of the land and is currently seeing one of them now. He is reasonably sure this is the woman for him, but when he is in close proximity to Katherine, he is no longer so sure.

This is a story about inner truth and strength, and yes romance as well. When life is more than what is expected and can twist even the smallest dreams, is there hope when it all crashes down? Sometimes even the brightest butterfly needs to escape and make its way. This is a story of that journey. Everything is not always what it seems.

This is a steady and well-written romance.The pace is a little slow, but smooth. It is about finding your strength and holding to who you are. Rosenberg has written a solid romance, with depth and thought. A great read for those looking for romance and just a bit of truth.

This book was received as a free e-book from the Author. all opinions are my own based off my reading and understanding of the material.

More About the Author

Kenneth Rosenberg is a California writer whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Surfer Magazine and other publications. Kenneth attended UCLA where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. When he is not writing, he spends his time surfing, snowboarding and traveling the world on a shoestring.

Kenneth's first novel, "No Cure for the Broken Hearted," was a top 10 bestseller on Amazon UK. His second novel, "Tinseltown Blues," was a bestselling romantic comedy. His third novel is the suspense-thriller, "Natalia." Visit Kenneth at his website, www.kennethrosenberg.com