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Here Comes Trouble
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A child of Vegas, Brett Hennessey knows about luck--especially the bad kind. But when this poker superstar hops on his Harley to outrun Lady Misfortune and ends up at a pretty B&B run by an even prettier proprietor, he can't help thinking he's stumbled onto a winning streak. . .
Sure, Kirby Farrell's new B&B ski lodge opened to the warmest winter in Vermont memory, but fate brought her a bad boy on a hot bike and settled him into her best room. She's still broke, but the view across the breakfast table has definitely improved. . .
Only now Brett's past has finally caught up to him. He has two run again--and lose the best hand fortune's dealt him yet. Or stay and risk everything for something he never thought would come his way. . .
A child of Vegas, Brett Hennessey knows about luck--especially the bad kind. But when this poker superstar hops on his Harley to outrun Lady Misfortune and ends up at a pretty B&B run by an even prettier proprietor, he can't help thinking he's stumbled onto a winning streak. . .
Sure, Kirby Farrell's new B&B ski lodge opened to the warmest winter in Vermont memory, but fate brought her a bad boy on a hot bike and settled him into her best room. She's still broke, but the view across the breakfast table has definitely improved. . .
Only now Brett's past has finally caught up to him. He has two run again--and lose the best hand fortune's dealt him yet. Or stay and risk everything for something he never thought would come his way. . .
200 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 25, 2010
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Donna Kauffman
147 books1,798 followersUSA Today bestseller and award winning author of the Cupcake Club series and the Blueberry Cove series, DONNA KAUFFMAN has been gratified to see her books get rave reviews in venues ranging from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and Cosmopolitan. She lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in southwestern Virginia, where she is happily working on the next book in her brand new Blue Hollow Falls series, set right in her mountain home area. When she's not writing, she can be found recapping the popular tv show NCIS for USA Today, or escaping into her garden to play in the dirt. Donna also works as a volunteer wildlife transporter for two local sanctuaries, giving orphaned and injured wildlife a second chance at survival. You can catch up on all of her adventures via her author page on Facebook, or on Twitter, or Instagram @writerchick. Donna loves to hear from readers!
Donna Kauffman passed away on April 9, 2020 of pancreatic cancer.
Donna Kauffman passed away on April 9, 2020 of pancreatic cancer.
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September 27, 2010
I was disappointed. The book had too many long drawn out boring conversations and ponderings. It needed more things happening.
Story Brief:
Kirby ran a ski resort in Colorado with her boyfriend for ten years. After she saw him with another woman, she left him, borrowed money, bought an inn in Vermont, and rehabbed it. This is a ski resort area. It’s her first season to be open. There is no snow. She may lose the inn if she doesn’t get enough guests to pay her bills.
Brett is poker genius celebrity who made millions. He wants to leave the business. Someone has been causing property damage to friends of his in Las Vegas. So he puts most of his things into storage and takes off on a motorcycle to decide what to do with his life. He sees Kirby’s inn in Vermont and is drawn to the architecture and look of the place. He is her first guest. They start falling for each other. After Brett learns she needs guests, he offers to hold a charity poker tournament at a nearby resort which will bring in a lot of guests for the area.
Reviewer’s Opinion:
This book has too many long, drawn out conversations about goals, needs, desires, fears, past relationships, etc. There were also too many long, drawn out ponderings in the mind about these types of things. There was one seven-page-long conversation that was just about Brett trying to convince Kirby to tell him what was wrong. I kept wanting things to happen. Not enough happened. What little did happen was interesting. It could be a good short story if the author got rid of all the filler.
There was a bad guy doing property damage to Brett’s friends. By the end of the book, it wasn’t clear to me who was doing that and what happened to the bad guy. Brett suspected a certain person, but it was not wrapped up. There was no confession or evidence or prosecution or jail. That part of the story was not finished.
Data:
Story length: 307 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 7, most were about two pages long. Setting: current day Pennydash, Vermont. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
Story Brief:
Kirby ran a ski resort in Colorado with her boyfriend for ten years. After she saw him with another woman, she left him, borrowed money, bought an inn in Vermont, and rehabbed it. This is a ski resort area. It’s her first season to be open. There is no snow. She may lose the inn if she doesn’t get enough guests to pay her bills.
Brett is poker genius celebrity who made millions. He wants to leave the business. Someone has been causing property damage to friends of his in Las Vegas. So he puts most of his things into storage and takes off on a motorcycle to decide what to do with his life. He sees Kirby’s inn in Vermont and is drawn to the architecture and look of the place. He is her first guest. They start falling for each other. After Brett learns she needs guests, he offers to hold a charity poker tournament at a nearby resort which will bring in a lot of guests for the area.
Reviewer’s Opinion:
This book has too many long, drawn out conversations about goals, needs, desires, fears, past relationships, etc. There were also too many long, drawn out ponderings in the mind about these types of things. There was one seven-page-long conversation that was just about Brett trying to convince Kirby to tell him what was wrong. I kept wanting things to happen. Not enough happened. What little did happen was interesting. It could be a good short story if the author got rid of all the filler.
There was a bad guy doing property damage to Brett’s friends. By the end of the book, it wasn’t clear to me who was doing that and what happened to the bad guy. Brett suspected a certain person, but it was not wrapped up. There was no confession or evidence or prosecution or jail. That part of the story was not finished.
Data:
Story length: 307 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 7, most were about two pages long. Setting: current day Pennydash, Vermont. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance.
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May 16, 2017
It gets 2 * because I Did finish the book. But you know the characters are in trouble when the kiten is more interesting than the hero. Brett just did feel "real" to me. Wanting to get into Kirby's pants sure. Hours of introspective conversation - not so much. He just never felt like a real person even in the setting Ms Kauffman put he. Did like Kirby. She felt real & somebody I could be friends with. As this is my first book by Ms Kauffman I'll have to think about my next one. I do know that it won't be for a while
May 22, 2020
Even though this was published in 2010, I really enjoyed it and it didn’t feel dated. The author gave us plenty of sexual tension and love. I enjoyed the suspense, but it was fairly obvious where the story was going in regards to that. I really liked how honest both Brett and Kirby were with each other. It is a journey well worth reading. Loved the epilogue also.
August 18, 2018
Pleasant, sexy romance read. In most ways, realistic for its plot line.
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July 11, 2022
3,5 ster
Begon leuk, vanaf het midden waren de dialogen veel te lang en herhaalden ze dezelfde zinnen steeds weer. Het einde was goed en de epiloog geweldig.
Begon leuk, vanaf het midden waren de dialogen veel te lang en herhaalden ze dezelfde zinnen steeds weer. Het einde was goed en de epiloog geweldig.
February 18, 2010
I'm relatively new to Donna Kauffman... I've heard her name a few times before, but have only recently read anything by her (a couple of her newer titles), though I'm quickly becoming addicted :) In Here Comes trouble (and her other more recent titles) DK spends a lot of time inside her characters heads...There's sex,but unlike quite a few books within the genre it's not the focus of the book nor of the Hero and heroines relationship...It's important, yeah, but it's not the basis of it ...Rather it's the the relationship, itself, between the main characters and how and why they're together....
Instead of a hero fighting himself, thinking he's not worthy of the h, or has been burned before and will have sex with the h but nothing more, or a heroine ...who allows the H to walk all over her, or lets her pride get in the way of...well everything, instead of all those often seen plot devices, DK lets her characters think! And reason and figure things out inside their heads and we're privy to it all!
Oh, Oh oh! And they talk! to each other! Directly, and to the point, no constant misunderstandings, nothing blown out of proportion, or left unspoken. Maybe they don't figure out everything right off the bat (there wouldn't be a story if they did!), but seeing how they work things out without being hampered down by a bunch of outside forces (Bad guys or jealous exes, or revenge plots) is so different from the same ol', same ol' of the romance genre (which, while not all bad, can get tiring after a while) makes me twice as eager for her next release!
though a quick note, while I like her books, she's not going to be for everyone...The story isn't face paced, and it isn't an edge of your seat thrill ride...it's slow and steady wins the race, and while I personally enjoyed it, it's also something to keep in mind if you're considering reading any of her (newer) titles.
Instead of a hero fighting himself, thinking he's not worthy of the h, or has been burned before and will have sex with the h but nothing more, or a heroine ...who allows the H to walk all over her, or lets her pride get in the way of...well everything, instead of all those often seen plot devices, DK lets her characters think! And reason and figure things out inside their heads and we're privy to it all!
Oh, Oh oh! And they talk! to each other! Directly, and to the point, no constant misunderstandings, nothing blown out of proportion, or left unspoken. Maybe they don't figure out everything right off the bat (there wouldn't be a story if they did!), but seeing how they work things out without being hampered down by a bunch of outside forces (Bad guys or jealous exes, or revenge plots) is so different from the same ol', same ol' of the romance genre (which, while not all bad, can get tiring after a while) makes me twice as eager for her next release!
though a quick note, while I like her books, she's not going to be for everyone...The story isn't face paced, and it isn't an edge of your seat thrill ride...it's slow and steady wins the race, and while I personally enjoyed it, it's also something to keep in mind if you're considering reading any of her (newer) titles.
July 16, 2016
I'm not sure whether to laugh until I collapse or ask for a refund.
I did - do! - like the story. It was an enjoyable read. HOWEVER, the dialogue between the h & H is (not exaggerating) monumental. Almost epic (in proportion). It seems to take up 99% of the book. If you're after a lot of dialogue, this is your story. And the ending? Let's just say the ending isn't for everyone.
If you want to borrow it, let me know. I am not certain I'd spend the money - knowing what I do now! - but hey, that's what hindsight's for, right?
I did - do! - like the story. It was an enjoyable read. HOWEVER, the dialogue between the h & H is (not exaggerating) monumental. Almost epic (in proportion). It seems to take up 99% of the book. If you're after a lot of dialogue, this is your story. And the ending? Let's just say the ending isn't for everyone.
If you want to borrow it, let me know. I am not certain I'd spend the money - knowing what I do now! - but hey, that's what hindsight's for, right?
April 17, 2010
This book would not hold my interest. I love this author, this is the first of her books that I would read some and then put it down and still tried to read but just couldn't enjoy the story so I never finished. I even jumped a few chapters hoping that I would start enjoying it just gave up and finally put it down and started another book.
April 19, 2013
Really decent book about an "older" woman finding love with a "younger" man. Okay, so she is 40 and he is 30. Decent book, and never would have expected Dan to be the wacko that he was. What a freakish nightmare to have your best friend being nasty and tearing stuff up, and burning things down, etc.
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February 14, 2016
It was cute but Brett and Kirby spent almost the entire time either talking to each other about thier past or thinking about thier past/future. In other words, there wasn't a lot of action - just a lot of talking.
February 12, 2016
Started reading this by mistake, wanted to know how it ended. Shouldn't have bothered, too much thinking and pondering by both characters not enough plot action. Plenty of sex scenes i f that's what you like to read.
May 19, 2010
Brava book. You need to stick one of these books in every once in awhile.
February 17, 2010
Great love story with a little suspense and intrigue thrown in. I really like Kirby and Brett and enjoyed seeing their relationship develop.
February 25, 2010
A boy with a motorcycle. A B&B in VT. This book was written FOR me. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I just love Donna's characters. They remind me of people I would like to know.
March 17, 2010
Not terrible, pretty decent romance offering. Would recommend to fans of Kauffman's Fairy tale books.
March 28, 2011
This sounds bad but I can't read books about people who aren't in their thirties or younger.
March 28, 2011
Satisfactory story; a little slow paced; wordy.
October 2, 2011
im enjoying parts of the book but all the talk n her mind is bothering me. get to the point already..
December 1, 2011
So much talking! Might have been a 3.5 star book if not for the long, drawn-out dialogues.
January 6, 2013
Second attempt at reading this book. First time I couldn't get past the first chapter. This time I got all the way through and loved it...not sure what that's about...
January 27, 2016
not the clever plot I expect from this author, too much sex
April 3, 2016
Mills and boon type, read on holiday
April 29, 2013
The fact that I finished this speaks to how bored I was this weekend.
November 29, 2018
Not bad but not my favorite by this author.
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