“Jennifer Peel’s writing captures you from the start and pulls you in. Trouble in Loveland is a fantastic book and was the perfect escape that I look for when I read. It has it all! Drama, humor, and romance. Highly recommend!” – Becky Monson, Author of The Spinster Series ★★★★★“I love, love, loved this book! It was fun and flirty and it made me happy. ” – Aimee Brown from Getting Your Read On … Aimee Brown from Getting Your Read On ★★★★★
What does dating the boss + meddling ex-wife + most adorable three-year-old ever equal? Trouble in Loveland.
At seventeen, Charlee Jensen packed her bags and left her beloved hometown of Loveland, swearing she would never have anything to do with the men that left her heartbroken: her father, the man who taught her heroes can fall; and Ryan Carter, her much older neighbor and teenage crush.
Now eight years later, Charlee has two degrees she never wanted and no job prospects, forcing her to swallow her pride and come home to work for her father’s accounting firm–the same firm where newly divorced Ryan Carter is now a partner.
But trouble starts to stir when Ryan realizes the girl next door is all grown up and completely smitten with his adorable three-year-old. Ryan finds it hard to resist his beautiful, yet annoyingly charming neighbor and coworker, but is torn between his feelings and trying to keep the peace with his ex-wife, the mother of his child. It’s a recipe for trouble. Will Charlee and Ryan find the formula for success?
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Excellent!! I really enjoyed this book and how the characters dealt with their issues. I recommend this book
I read More Trouble in Loveland almost 3 years ago as a review book, but I just got around to reading this one which tells us how Charlee and Ryan got together. Let me tell you, it was anything but smooth sailing.
Charlee had a huge crush on Ryan Carter as soon as his family moved in next door, but she was 15 and he was 23 so needless to say nothing happened. Skip ahead a couple of years and the same day Ryan gets married to “perfect” Victoria, Charlee’s parents’ marriage comes to a sudden and devastating end after her father confesses to her mother about a recent alcohol aided one-night stand. Charlee’s mom takes Charlee and moves to Kansas to be near her own parents.
Fast forward 8 years. Charlee’s mother has remarried, Charlee has Bachelor and Master degrees in accounting (which she doesn’t really like), but she can’t find a job because she has no experience. So she moves back to Loveland, Colorado to live with her dad, that she hasn’t really spoken to in 8 years, to work at his firm to gain the experience she needs while she studies to take the CPA exam. Once she’s back in the old neighborhood she discovers that hottie Ryan Carter is now a divorced, single father of an adorable 3 year old, and has bought his parents old house! Maybe now she can get him to see her as an adult woman and not the 17 year old girl she was when he got married and she moved to Kansas. Oh, I forgot to mention Ryan is now a partner at her dad’s accounting firm!!
I loved Charlee–she’s smart, and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. She doesn’t care what others think–like getting in a firetruck bounce house with some 4 year olds at a birthday party, or going down a kiddie slide at the park. That’s not to say she doesn’t have some insecurities or doubts every now and then (who doesn’t?). She’s a great friend and daughter. After her parents divorce she basically became a parent to her mother who seemed to have an early mid-life crisis. I loved how she mended her relationship with her father. He wasn’t a bad guy and she shouldn’t have listened to her mother’s post-divorce rantings about him. I loved her with Ryan’s little boy Josh. She was great with him from the beginning.
Ryan, Ryan, Ryan. How could a smart man be so stupid over and over again? It amazed me. If I could’ve reached through my Kindle I would’ve smacked him hard several times to try and knock some sense into him. Seriously!! He and Victoria (the ex-wife) really needed some post-divorce counseling or at least he could have used some to learn how to stand up to his demanding and overbearing ex. She’s your ex for a reason, she doesn’t get a say in your life anymore. I felt so bad for Charlee the first time Ryan took her to the sports bar to watch a game with his friends. I know I wouldn’t have been brave enough to try it a second time, but Charlee did and again it didn’t go well. But the straw that broke the camel’s back was the way Ryan reacted after the car accident. There was no way I’d take him back after that. I couldn’t believe it and completely understood why Charlee felt and acted the way she did. On the other hand, Ryan’s little boy Josh is adorable! If this book was a movie, he’d steal every scene.
I cringed for Charlee the day Ryan crashed her psychology class, but that was the catalyst that made her consider taking him back. My favorite part was Charlee getting to say her piece and make Ryan listen to all the times he’d put Victoria ahead of her, when she was supposed to be the women he cared for. I’m still upset it took a month without Charlee for Ryan to finally find his backbone when it came to his snooty ex-wife. She didn’t want you so why are you letting her call the shots in your life? Can you tell I have strong feelings about this? Don’t get me started on Charlee’s mother!!
This is one reason I love Jennifer Peel’s books. She makes the characters come alive and you feel all types of emotions when reading her books. After you read this one, you’ll want to read More Trouble in Loveland.
I loved this book! It was a love story but it also made me laugh out loud. It was hard to put down.
I absolutely loved this book. I will definitely read more books by this author!
Okay yesterday I finished and posted a review of my not so wicked step brother by Jennifer Peel. I downloaded Trouble in Loveland and after the school day was over I started reading it. I was up late reading it and awake at five in the morning reading it.
There are so many wonderful characters in this book! Charlee is someone I would love to have as a friend. She is funny, loyal and sassy. Her relationship with her best friend is hilariously wonderful. When I came to the scene in which she has to try on her bridesmaids dress in a nasty public bathroom and it isn’t the same dress as she remembered…….( reminded her of a hookers dress) I laughed so hard. Once again I was bookmarking passages to read to my daughter.
I loved Ryan and his son Josh….his ex-wife not so much. I loved how three year Josh called Charlee…..Cherry. I admit I wanted to smack Ryan upside his head from time to time, but he was so sweet that I couldn’t stay upset with him for very long.
I loved Charlee’s dad too. One of my favorite aspects of the book was her relationship with him. He loved her no matter what and he would do anything for her.
This was a swoony clean read.
I will hopefully be reading another one of her books this weekend called How to Get Over Your Ex in Ninety Days. It looks really funny.
I have mixed emotions about this book. I loved it and could not put it down! I read it in less than a day for crying out loud! But then I hated it and wanted to throw my kindle across the room! At one point I’m sure I would’ve thrown it so hard that my neighbor would’ve come home to a broken kindle in their house! Lol.
Charlee has had the biggest crush on Ryan ever since she was a teenager and was absolutely devastated when he married Ms. Hoity Toity. On the day of their wedding her life was flipped upside down not only because he was now married but because that was the day that her parents marriage ended as well. Her parents divorced and she is whisked off to Kansas where she spends the next 8 years of her life.
Charlee returns home to Loveland, CO where she will live with her estranged father and work for his CPA firm. She learns that her long time crush, Ryan, is now divorced with the most adorable 3 year old son, Josh, and lives right next door to her father. And not only does he live next door but he is a partner at her father’s firm. And let’s just say life gets very interesting once she returns home.
Charlee has a lot of spunk and is not afraid to tell it like it is… which I loved!! Any heroine with backbone is an instant favorite of mine! She is definitely strong, knows what she wants and is not afraid to go after it. But she is also vulnerable at times. I mean seriously… how many times can a girl get rejected before it really starts to take its toll?! But she stuck to her guns and did what was best for her… even when it broke her heart into a million pieces. And I just have to say that I loved seeing her rebuild her relationship with her father. It was seriously one of the sweetest things ever! He really is the best father a girl could ever ask for!
Ryan. *sigh* Ryan… Ryan… Ryan. What am I going to do with you?! You were the one that made me want to throw my kindle!! I could have Gibbs slapped you SO many times!! But I really do know where he was coming from. Dating a divorced parent with kids is definitely hard and it can pull you in so many different directions. While some people bashed him for the way he acted, I was actually feeling bad for him. Don’t get me wrong… I still wanted to smack him… but he was doing the best that he could in an impossible situation. Dating anyone with kids can be extremely hard and finding the right balance is tough.. especially in the beginning. I was very proud of Ryan in the end when he told Ms. Hoity Toity just what was going to happen! I did a fist pump in the air and said… “It’s about dang time!!” And I absolutely loved when he went and made things right with Charlee! I was one happy girl!
Oh!! And I absolutely LOVED Josh!! He is just so stinkin cute!! I think he was one of my most favorite parts of the book! I’m going to steal one of the lines from my dear friend Katie’s review… he stole the show!! I loved every single part that he was in!! That little guy was just PERFECT!!
This is the second book I’ve read by Jennifer Peel and I have to say she is definitely a new favorite of mine!! I LOVE when I find new authors!! I can’t wait to read more of her books!! 🙂
Charlee fell in love with Ryan as a teenager. Ryan was 7 years older than her and was an adult when she was a teen. Years later, she returns home to work for her dad. Ryan is divorced and is a father of a 3 year old. He also works for her dad so she can’t avoid him. They start dating but Ryan can’t stand up to his ex-wife and keeps putting her ahead of Charlee. He also has a hard time getting past the age difference. Will he decide he loves Charlee and put her before his ex? You will have to read the book to find out!
This is the first book by Peel I ever read! I loved it so much! Charlee is hysterical and Ryan is super dreamy. I have been hooked ever since!
Another sweet, swoony romance by Jennifer Peel.
Ryan can almost seem like he’s too much — Charlee goes weak kneed whenever she sees him — but Ryan is far from perfect, which causes a lot of their problems. And she-doesn’t-know-she’s-beautiful Charlee seems a bit too perfect — as if she knows everything about relationships and life would be great if she and Ryan just did everything her way — but her insecurities and uncertainty about marrying a divorced dad also make things rough.
So you have a couple of too-beautiful people making mistakes and causing problems for themselves, as they should. It wouldn’t be any fun to read if everything worked out perfectly and they understood how to navigate all of their relationship issues. There were definitely times I wanted to smack Ryan and Charlee upside the head, but I love a book that can make care that much about the characters.
Rate PG/PG-13 for some kissing, some alcohol, and a skimpy bridesmaid’s dress.
Engaging plot filled with 13 years of a young woman’s experiences from her teenage crush, through her parents divorce, moving away, college, moving back, career and hopeful love. Characters come alive with full blown personalities that are incredibly realistic as well as the story. At times Charlee is a bit whiny but comes to see her faults, so don’t give up.
I liked the characters. Even though they had issues, they were mature in talking things through.
First the female character should have kicked him to the curb by the third time. This book should grave been half as long. Useless filler.
The hero was a jerk. The poor heroine was constantly being rejected, dismissed and she kept coming back for more.
The writing was good but the characters and story were not.
Well built characters that you want to keep reading about. Very well written.
Enjoyable. I would have like to see more of the other characters during the read
I loved the story I was very sorry when it ended so I bought and read the sequel to that I could continue their story.
Great ending, but it truly illustrates the drama of dating a divorced man.
Wonderful read!! Could not put it down. I felt all the emotions along with the characters! Cant wait to read more from this author.
Great Read!
could not finish this book…..just didn’t like it.