Leslie Kelly, Asking for Trouble

Asking for Trouble

Leslie Kelly

Harlequin Blaze, October 2006, $4.75

ISBN: 0373792840

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, although 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, and it is 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 explore the haunting of the hotel and their hearts. The storyline contains plenty of action, but it is the lead couple who keep it focused and entertaining, as she knows what she wants, and he knows she is trouble, and he has enough without her. The trouble with this novel is that Leslie Kelly will keep her audience up late reading it in one sitting.