Trouble in High Heels

by Leanne Banks

Heiress Lori Granger looks like a million bucks--and is famous for giving much of her fabulous fortune away. But her generosity has outstripped her checkbook, and not even her glamorous image and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446611743
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.1" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

Trouble in High Heels

Lori Granger has never met a charity that she didn't love and know it had to be donated to. Good thing she is an heiress with more money then she can ever spend. Well she will have once she has all her trust funds, but so far Lori has not been able to get around those pesky rules and regulations. Jackson James has just been made the youngest and newest partner in his accounting firm. It includes the pay raise and the corner office, the only requirement is to keep one client within the terms of her trust - and she is a spendthrift who has gone through almost all the money allowed to her for the next few years. Lori and Jackson don't have the best first meeting, after all she is expecting her old accountant and he is determined to put her on a budget - a strict one with no donations allowed. Lori's reason for being is to give money to causes and she has found a loophole in the trust rules. Now Jackson has to help find Lori a husband with conditions. After all how hard can it be to find someone for a ditzy heiress? What happens when you tell an heiress that the next few years her byword is "budget"? Trouble in High Heels had me laughing as I read about Lori and Jackson coming to terms. Lori can't believe that her father not only kept things from her but also is still trying to control her after his death. Jackson has plans for his future and one out of control heiress is not going to make him lose his job and take those plans off track. Both Lori and Jackson believe they know what the other is about, but funny things happen as they discover just how wrong they are. I was shaking my head several times as beliefs were proven to be totally wrong. When Lori and Jackson finally faced the fact that they deeply loved each other, I was worried that maybe they couldn't find the way to their ever after. But Ms. Banks knew just what they needed and gave not one happy ending but several. Trouble in High Heels will keep a smile on your face while love is discovered in the most unexpected places. Jo Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

A Witty and Charming Romance

When is too much money too much? How about when heiress Lori Granger just wants to give away as much as possible. Alas. Lori's late father's will has specified that she can only spend so much of the money. It's up to accountant Jackson James to put a screeching halt to her spending. Jackson sees Lori as a spoiled rich woman with too much time on her hands. While her charitable acts might be honorable, it's his job to make sure she follows the rules of the will, which are to have a yearly allowance until she turns age thirty, at which time she can inherit the bulk of her father's estate. Then, Lori offers up a solution to their problem, a loophole in her father's will, which is to marry a man--for convenience, not love--with no commitment past her thirtieth birthday. And no sex. She asks Jackson to help her find that man. Lori isn't a bubble-brained socialite incapable of working. Deep down is a woman who wants to help as many as possible, and her money is a good opportunity to do so. When her harebrained idea to marry for her money leaks out and attracts too many applicants, Jackson whisks her away to a ranch belonging to one of those people Lori benefited with her generosity. But the longer it takes Jackson to find her the perfect husband, the more it becomes apparent that he may the best man. TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS proves that one should look beneath the surface when judging someone by what they seem. Lori Granger, with her expensive clothes and a mansion with her dog as her only companion, appears to be the perfect example of spoiled, rich and brainless. It doesn't take long, however, before readers see the woman who has a heart of gold and who will give the shirt off her back to those in need. Jackson isn't looking forward to reining in Ms. High Society Lori, but the practical accountant in him will do whatever it takes, even if he hates every moment of working with her. Or so he tells himself...ha, deep down, Jackson is attracted to Lori. But can he let go of his lust long enough to find her a husband? Off to a horse farm, Lori and Jackson hide out from the gold diggers, staying with Virginia, a recent widow in need of funds to keep her farm open, which helps disabled children. There is also Maria, an employee, who thinks Lori can't hack the hard farm work. But Lori proves her wrong. Jackson and Lori are followed to the farm by royalty, one Duke Geoffrey Taylor, who's vying for the title of Lori's husband, but who soon discovers he likes Maria much better and revealing a secondary plot in TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS. Leanne Banks has provided readers with another rip-roaring romance that is witty and charming right from the first page. The chemistry between Lori and Jackson sizzles and entertains, while the intriguing plot will keep readers laughing out loud. TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS is related to other previous releases by Ms. Banks, including WHEN SHE'S BAD and SOME GIRLS DO, but can be read as a standalone. Sexy and sassy, TROUBLE IN HIGH

A perfect read!

As usual Leanne Banks delivers the kind of book that reminds me why I began reading romance in the first place. Great characters, I couldn't put it down - nor did I want to!

Delightful and Funny!

Leanne Banks is a national #1 best-selling author of romance novels. She is the winner of the Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter. She is also the winner of the Florida Writers Beacon Award, the Golden Quill Award, the Georgia Romance Writers' MAGGIE Award and Booksellers' Best Award. Her books have been recognized by the Award of Excellence Contest, the Romance Writers of America Rita Contest, and the National Readers' Choice Awards. Other titles include: Footloose, Underfoot, Some Girls Do, and When She's Bad. Leanne resides in Virginia with her husband and two children. When Lori Granger's esteemed father died, she inherited a fortune. Known for going through her money like normal people do water, Lori has stretched her funds too tight on her many charitable donations. Now, not even her alluring and illustrious image can save her. Hired by her father's estate, Jackson James is determined to control her spending. Worse, he appears immune to her many charms. He refuses to loosen his grip on her trust fund and helps her to fulfill a condition of her father's will- to find a husband! As the attraction between them intensifies, and Jackson finds that Lori is much more than a rich girl with a credit card, could Mr. Straight-as-an-Arrow and Miss Break-All-the-Rules be just what the other needs to find true love...And right in front of their bickering, lusting eyes? The only issue I had with the book was two phrases that the author used, "inundulated" and "French kiss". It may be just me who feels this way, and the author only used them a couple of times each, but they drew me out of the story when they were used. They just didn't seem to fit there. This was a great story to get you out of your hum-drum life. The characters were charming and relatable. The setting drew you in. The plot flowed agreeably and smooth. There weren't any dead spots where I lost interest. You know that you've been sucked into a great book to escape when you find yourself laughing out loud uproariously- which I did, several times, in fact. I especially loved the side story with Geoffrey and Maria. I wanted to read their outcome as much as Jackson and Lori's. Trouble in High Heels, by Leanne Banks, is a hilarious and zesty story, filled with heart and vigor. Kelly Moran, Author and Reviewer

Fast, Sexy and Fun!! Leanne Banks does it again!

Trouble in high heels is the perfect early spring read. It's fun. It's fast. It's sexy. What more could you ask for?