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Santori Stories #4
Asking For Trouble
It was a dark and sexy night...and she was in Trouble. Really!
Budding journalist Lottie Santori is dying to escape her overprotective family and experience a little sexual adventure.
And her upcoming, out-of-town (thank God!) job, researching scary old Seaton House, offers some very definite possibilities....
Lottie has always had a thing for the tall, dark and mysterious type, and her reluctant host, sexy Simon Lebeaux, looks as if he can give her the thrill of a lifetime. But when she finds herself at the center of several surprising "accidents," Lottie can only wonder if she'll last that long....
249 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 2006
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Leslie Kelly
280 books406 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
New York Times Bestselling author, Leslie Kelly writes sexy romances and dark romantic thrillers. A four-time RWA RITA Award nominee, eleven-time Romantic Times Award nominee and 2006 RT Award winner, Leslie has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue, and outrageous humor in her romances, and for the dark grittiness of her thrillers. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than forty sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Blaze, and HQN.
In 2009, Leslie began tapping into her love for dark suspense by penning several books under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. The Black CATs and Extrasensory Agents series quickly put Leslie on the must-read list of romantic-suspense fans.
Tired of writing under various names, Leslie decided to go into her next genre--futuristic thrillers with a suspense element--under her real name. She released her dark, gritty Veronica Sloan books, and reissued the Black CATs series, as Leslie A. Kelly.
Leslie lives in Denver with her husband Bruce--her real-life romance hero. Visit her online at lesliekelly.com (for her sexy romances) or at leslieAkelly.com (for her romantic suspense.)
New York Times Bestselling author, Leslie Kelly writes sexy romances and dark romantic thrillers. A four-time RWA RITA Award nominee, eleven-time Romantic Times Award nominee and 2006 RT Award winner, Leslie has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue, and outrageous humor in her romances, and for the dark grittiness of her thrillers. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than forty sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Blaze, and HQN.
In 2009, Leslie began tapping into her love for dark suspense by penning several books under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. The Black CATs and Extrasensory Agents series quickly put Leslie on the must-read list of romantic-suspense fans.
Tired of writing under various names, Leslie decided to go into her next genre--futuristic thrillers with a suspense element--under her real name. She released her dark, gritty Veronica Sloan books, and reissued the Black CATs series, as Leslie A. Kelly.
Leslie lives in Denver with her husband Bruce--her real-life romance hero. Visit her online at lesliekelly.com (for her sexy romances) or at leslieAkelly.com (for her romantic suspense.)
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April 20, 2010
Great story set around Halloween. It's sexy and mysterious!
September 22, 2015
I know I rarely have any luck with this type of romances novel, but I'd read this particular author twice before and enjoyed those well enough so I decided to give this one a chance. This was the usual letdown for me however.
I didn't particularly care for either lead character. She was too horny and he was too boring for my tastes.
In a nutshell; they meet, he is an asshole to her but she takes it with a grain of salt because she is hard up for his body. She lies and manipulates him into letting her stay. They eventually "Marvin Gaye" a couple times, decide they are in love with each other then ride off into the sunset.
Oh, and there was supposed to be an element of danger in this one. But literally the "danger" in this story comes in the form of 1. a locked door, and 2. a slow moving wagon. (LOL! I do thoroughly enjoy laughing while reading these books and this did not disappoint in that area.) There was one more scene toward the end that could have been described as the only actual danger, however, both the characters and you the reader are clued in to the fact no ones actually going to get hurt because someone was in the right place at the right time. Tying everything up into a neat and tidy bow.
Anyway, not the worst Harlequin I've ever read, but not memorable either.
I didn't particularly care for either lead character. She was too horny and he was too boring for my tastes.
In a nutshell; they meet, he is an asshole to her but she takes it with a grain of salt because she is hard up for his body. She lies and manipulates him into letting her stay. They eventually "Marvin Gaye" a couple times, decide they are in love with each other then ride off into the sunset.
Oh, and there was supposed to be an element of danger in this one. But literally the "danger" in this story comes in the form of 1. a locked door, and 2. a slow moving wagon. (LOL! I do thoroughly enjoy laughing while reading these books and this did not disappoint in that area.) There was one more scene toward the end that could have been described as the only actual danger, however, both the characters and you the reader are clued in to the fact no ones actually going to get hurt because someone was in the right place at the right time. Tying everything up into a neat and tidy bow.
Anyway, not the worst Harlequin I've ever read, but not memorable either.
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October 24, 2012
It was a dark and sexy night...and she was in Trouble. Really! Trouble Pa.
Journalist Lottie Santori is dying to escape her overprotective brothers and experience a little sexual adventure. Her upcoming, out-of-town job, researching scary old Seaton House, offers some very definite possibilities.... She has always had a thing for the tall, dark and mysterious type, and her reluctant host, sexy Simon Lebeaux, looks as if he can give her the thrill of a lifetime. But she finds herself in the middle of not only a very bitter, lonely, untrusting man, but also in the middle of a former Manor
that is 'haunted'? 5 stars
Journalist Lottie Santori is dying to escape her overprotective brothers and experience a little sexual adventure. Her upcoming, out-of-town job, researching scary old Seaton House, offers some very definite possibilities.... She has always had a thing for the tall, dark and mysterious type, and her reluctant host, sexy Simon Lebeaux, looks as if he can give her the thrill of a lifetime. But she finds herself in the middle of not only a very bitter, lonely, untrusting man, but also in the middle of a former Manor
that is 'haunted'? 5 stars
November 27, 2010
What a story. Drama, suspense, Thrill, Sex! Such a romantic ending as well
January 22, 2021
A dark and sexy tale…
4 stars
Budding journalist and youngest member of the Santori family, Lottie is dying to escape her overprotective family and learn a little bit about life, love and sex! A job in middle of nowhere, Trouble, Pennsylvania, researching the seemingly haunted Seaton House complete with terribly dark secrets, seems like the perfect place.
Reluctant (yet mysteriously sexy) owner of the house, Simon Lebeaux, is recuperating from a terrible accident when Lottie invades his life. Despite their amazing chemistry, Simon's personal demons means he won't get involved with anyone. But Lottie can't help but get involved when a series of bizarre accidents and incidents start happening at the house and Simon realises that he's now got a lot more to lose than he did before.
Leslie Kelly is on to another winner with this dark, gothic-inspired tale of love and murder! Having said that, I didn't find it too scary and I will willingly admit that I am a wimp when it comes to creepy stories in general.
I adored Lottie as a heroine - so fresh, interesting and real. Simon was also a favourite as I do enjoy a dark, brooding hero and he was certainly that. The chemistry between the two was deliciously hot and a scorched the pages on many occasion.
The unusual thing about the book was the way it was written. A chapter was written in the third person, where we found out about Simon's thoughts and feelings. Each alternate chapter was then written in the first person, from Lottie's point of view, where we got to see what she was thinking/feeling. By the end of the book I hardly noticed it but I'll admit that it took me a while to get into the book as between chapters it jarred a bit as you slipped between the two perspectives.
Overall, this was a fun, well-written story that really drew you in and made you believe in the characters. Sexy, funny and just a little bit naughty - this is definitely a book I would recommend if you like your romance with a little bit of sizzle. 4 stars.
October 31, 2022
I enjoyed Lottie, there’s sense of humor sprinkled into her POV, plus Lottie’s very proactive in the plot, she’s not one for waiting around for things to happen to her which is always preferable, and for the most part she comes across as admirably strong-willed although that trait made it challenging to buy that she’s allowed her family interfere with her sex life.
I didn’t feel like Simon was as fully realized as Lottie, his personality didn’t come through as well as hers did, and I guess for me, that wasn’t helped by my main issue with this book which was the amount of sexual thoughts these two characters indulged in for the first half of the novel. It just seemed like Simon was so busy thinking about what he wanted to do with Lottie that there was little room for truly getting to know much else about the guy beyond his sexual appetites.
I know this book is from Harlequin’s discontinued Blaze line so I certainly expected a sexually charged story, I had no problem with the actual sex scenes, but I did feel like it went overboard with those aforementioned sexual thoughts, to the point where I couldn’t help wondering how they managed to be functioning adults when they have such one-track horny minds.
It’s completely a personal preference thing, there are plenty of readers who will love how overt their interest in sex is, I just tend to feel like if there’s natural chemistry (which there is here) it doesn’t have to be so heavy-handed, subtle touches and looks and yeah, the occasional explicit thought will get the message across just as well as spelling out every single desire that pops into their heads, especially since all that spelling out of their thoughts left fewer pages to weave in more of the great gothic-like atmosphere the author crafted and a large chunk of the novel passed by before an actual story truly felt like it had kicked in which is unfortunate because the mystery, the intrigue, and the suspense were really entertaining.
I didn’t feel like Simon was as fully realized as Lottie, his personality didn’t come through as well as hers did, and I guess for me, that wasn’t helped by my main issue with this book which was the amount of sexual thoughts these two characters indulged in for the first half of the novel. It just seemed like Simon was so busy thinking about what he wanted to do with Lottie that there was little room for truly getting to know much else about the guy beyond his sexual appetites.
I know this book is from Harlequin’s discontinued Blaze line so I certainly expected a sexually charged story, I had no problem with the actual sex scenes, but I did feel like it went overboard with those aforementioned sexual thoughts, to the point where I couldn’t help wondering how they managed to be functioning adults when they have such one-track horny minds.
It’s completely a personal preference thing, there are plenty of readers who will love how overt their interest in sex is, I just tend to feel like if there’s natural chemistry (which there is here) it doesn’t have to be so heavy-handed, subtle touches and looks and yeah, the occasional explicit thought will get the message across just as well as spelling out every single desire that pops into their heads, especially since all that spelling out of their thoughts left fewer pages to weave in more of the great gothic-like atmosphere the author crafted and a large chunk of the novel passed by before an actual story truly felt like it had kicked in which is unfortunate because the mystery, the intrigue, and the suspense were really entertaining.
February 3, 2020
Thrilling reading
The best plot ever. Kept me in suspense till the very end. Really entertaining. Looking forward to future updates on all of theSaurus family.
The best plot ever. Kept me in suspense till the very end. Really entertaining. Looking forward to future updates on all of theSaurus family.
April 30, 2015
I expected more of a scare
Lottie is hot hero. She's sexy, confident and smart. Everything Simon needs in his life right about now, because not only did that situation in Charleston mess with his head, it made him stupid.
I suspected someone was after the estate from the beginning. You don't just inherit a big hotel like mansion without a few people coming out the wood work demanding ownership or baby daddy claims.
I also expected more of a scare from this story. I wanted more ghost and scary activity. Something other than perfume smells ... But it really wasn't a ghost story or a scary one. Just a mystery.
Still a good read and I'd recommend it to those who like a little sex and mystery. This book definitely had both.
Lottie is hot hero. She's sexy, confident and smart. Everything Simon needs in his life right about now, because not only did that situation in Charleston mess with his head, it made him stupid.
I suspected someone was after the estate from the beginning. You don't just inherit a big hotel like mansion without a few people coming out the wood work demanding ownership or baby daddy claims.
I also expected more of a scare from this story. I wanted more ghost and scary activity. Something other than perfume smells ... But it really wasn't a ghost story or a scary one. Just a mystery.
Still a good read and I'd recommend it to those who like a little sex and mystery. This book definitely had both.
July 21, 2012
Cute story. Brash heroine. For some reason, and I don't know why...the hero didn't make me pant. Can't quite put my finger on it. Well worth the read though. Never turn away from a "Kelly story"
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April 25, 2009
Harlequin romance. Need I say more?
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