The Trouble with Valentine's Day by Rachel Gibson

Title : The Trouble with Valentine's Day
Author : Rachel Gibson
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Series : Book #4, Chinooks Hockey Team

Pages : 384
Publish Date : January 25, 2005
Publisher : Avon
Started Reading : March 22, 2011
Completed Reading : March 22, 2011
Book Rating : 3/5

 

Let Rachel Gibson tell you about The Trouble with Valentine's Day:

that one day each year when being single is a sin.


Kate Hamilton should know. Dumped by her boyfriend, stressed out by her job, she's returned to Gospel, Idaho, for some rest and small-town fun. But when her first attempted seduction of a hunky stranger is completely rejected, she wonders what else could go wrong?


Well, for starters, she quickly realizes that the Mountain Momma Crafters' original poetry readings is about as good as it gets on a Friday night. Then she comes face-to-face with Rob Sutter, former ice hockey madman, owner of Sutter Sports -- and the hunky stranger who told her to get lost.


Rob's been more than burned by love -- but then he and Kate find themselves in an ultra-compromising position in the M & S Market after hours, giving the phrase "clean-up in aisle five" a whole new meaning, and causing a whole lot of gossip in Gospel ...

*****

True Love and Other Disasters is still number one in the running. Hahaha... I enjoyed but I was kind of hoping that there would be some sort of a connection with Rob's child with Kate... Yes, the child is not living with Rob but it was stressed out that Rob loved the kid. I guess, somehow, even just a little, there would be an interaction between all three of them. :)

True Love and Other Disasters by Rachel Gibson

Title : True Love and Other Disasters
Author : Rachel Gibson
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Series : Book #4, Chinooks Hockey Team

Pages : 384
Publish Date : April 28, 2009
Publisher : Avon
Started Reading : March 20, 2011
Completed Reading : March 20, 2011
Book Rating : 4/5

 

Disaster Number One: MEN

 

Hark knocks and hunger taught Faith Duffy not to believe in love. Still, when she married her very wealthy - and very old - husband, she became the perferct wife. And then he went to that big bank in the sky, leaving Faith with lonely nights, a pile of money, and a total mess of a pro hockey team. Heck, Faith doesn't even watch hockey!

 

Disaster Number Two: PASSION

 

But most of America and half of Canada is watching Ty Savage. His lethal sex appeal and deadly right hook make him the favorite of fans. For most of Ty's life, he's dreamed of winning the Stanley Cup. The last thing he needs is a bimbo messing up his plans.

 

Disaster Number Three: LOVE

 

Faith loathes Ty on sight, but she can't stop thinking about him all day... and night. Then a moment of temptation ends with Faith in Ty's bed, and she begins to see there's more to him than sex appeal. Ty discovers there's far more to Faith than beauty and billions. But a relationship with Faith is impossible, and falling in love - that would be a disaster.

 

*****

 

After reading Nothing But Trouble, I've wanted to read about the other Captain of the Chinooks. And while going bookstore-hopping with Conchi yesterday, I found the book and just have to get myself a copy. Yey! :) And i wasn't disappointed. I enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Nothing But Trouble. And it kinda reminded me of a book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips which also inherited a team (though SEP got a football team.. hahaha). Anyways, I guess all of us likes a sassy heroine.. and we got that in Faith and a hottie jock which of course, we got in Ty :).And the ending was funny! A love that bit about Sam ;)

Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson

Title : Nothing But Trouble
Author : Rachel Gibson
Genre : Romance
Series : Book #5, Chinooks Hockey Team

Pages : 384
Publish Date : April 27, 2010
Publisher : Avon
Started Reading : March 01, 2011
Completed Reading : March 01, 2011
Book Rating : 4/5

 

Trouble . . .

 

Chelsea Ross's acting career has been a total bust. The closest she ever came to stardom was her brilliant performance as "Pretty Dead Girl #1." But leaving Hollywood to become the personal assistant to a famous hockey player could be her stupidest career move ever.

 

More trouble . . .

 

Injured superstar Mark Bressler's glory days are over. The bad-boy ex-jock could at least be civil to the pint-sized, pink-haired bombshell who the Seattle Chinooks hired to be his P.A. If Chelsea didn't need the money, she'd be running from the world's biggest jerk as fast as her feet could carry her.

 

Big trouble!

 

Chelsea can deal with Mark's rotten attitude and dark moods. The problem is those biceps and that red-hot bod! And when the bad boy starts to put the moves on her, Chelsea knows it's time she banished him to the penalty box . . . if only she could resist the kind of trouble he has in mind!

 

*****

 

Fun fun book! :) Really witty lines and funny scenes that had me laughing. Enjoyed not just Chelsea and Mark but also the other characters. I loved the exchanges between Chelsea and Mark... and I loved the scene wherein Mark's team went to visit him and Chelsea was there. :) I love how Chelsea doesn't back down from Mark. And this makes me want to know about Ice Hockey players! hahaha

 

Let me go and find the rest of the books on her Chinooks series :)