Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting

Charming, hilarious, and emotional, Starry-Eyed Love is Helena Hunting at her very best!

Having just broken up with her boyfriend, London Spark is not in the mood to be hit on. Especially not when she’s out celebrating her single status with her sisters. So when a very attractive man pays for their drinks and then slips her his number, she passes it right back to him with a ‘thanks, but no thanks.’ As the business administrator for their family’s event hotel, the Spark House, London has more important things to worry about, like bringing in new clientele.

As luck would have it, a multi-million-dollar company calls a few months later asking for a meeting to discuss a potential partnership, and London is eager to prove to her sisters, and herself, that she can land this deal. Just when she thinks she has nailed her presentation, the company’s CEO, Jackson Holt, walks in and inserts himself into the meeting. Not only that, but he also happens to be the same guy she turned down at the bar a few months ago.

As they begin to spend more time together, their working relationship blossoms into something more. It isn’t until their professional entanglements are finally over, that London and Jackson are finally ready to take the next step in their relationship. But between Jackson’s secretive past and London’s struggle with her sisters, London must question where she really stands – not just with Jackson, but with the Spark House, too.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Spark House series!
For book one, When Sparks Fly, click HERE.

 

 

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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the second book in the series, and I would recommend that you read them in order, as the story is ongoing.

London and her sisters, Avery and Harley, run their family hotel business now that their grandmother has retired. Whilst this was Avery's lifelong ambition, London had a completely different dream that she has put on hold to support her much loved offspring. As the business manager a lot of responsibility lies with her and is keen to partner with an organisation which will guarantee their long-term future.

By a twist of fate, a group who offers support to environmentally friendly businesses happens to have at its head the very man who asked London out months earlier. So now London must weigh up the value to the business with the chemistry that she feels for someone who she should not date due to the conflict of interest. Jackson, as the head of Holt Media, is also aware of the optics, but his feelings for London are so unexpected and so strong that he knows he has to get the deal done sooner, leaving him free to enjoy her company. It cleverly adds the frisson of illicit romance without it really being wrong, which I found fun. Their relationship feels very genuine, and it is impossible not to want them to work out the issues which they face.

I enjoyed the sisters' interactions as they work together and manage the competing demands on their time. I wish we could see what London's craft creations look like, but I can certainly see her sitting making tiny stars!

I am already looking forward to the next installment, as we will get to see more of this new romance, and also see whether Harley can find her happily ever after too.

 

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author HELENA HUNTING lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. She writes all things romance – contemporary, romantic comedy, sports, and angsty new adult. Some of her books include Meet Cute, Pucked, and Shacking Up. Helena loves to bake cupcakes and has been known to listen to a song on repeat 1512 times while writing a book, and if she has to be away from her family, she prefers to be in warm weather with her friends.

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When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting

Charming, hilarious, and emotional... When Sparks Fly is Helena Hunting at her very best!

Avery Spark is living her best life. Between her friends, her sisters, and Spark House, the event hotel her family owns, she doesn’t have much time for anything else, especially relationships. She’d rather hang out with her best friend and roommate, Declan McCormick, than deal with the dating scene. But everything changes when she is in a car accident and needs someone to care for her as she heals.

Declan avoids relationships, giving him a playboy reputation that he lives up to when he puts a one-night stand ahead of a promise he made to Avery. While he may not have been the one driving the car, he feels responsible for Avery’s injuries and is determined to make it up to her by stepping into the role of caretaker.

Little did they know that the more time they spend in compromising positions, the attraction they’ve been refusing to acknowledge becomes impossible to ignore. When they finally give in to the spark between them, neither is prepared for the consequences. Their love is fragile and all it will take is a blow from the past to shatter it all.

 

 

Book 1
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Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
I really enjoyed this book, which has lots of layers and plenty of romance.

Avery and her two sisters run an events hotel – Avery taking the lead in most things. They are trying to do really well, so that they can restore the fountain. Things take a turn for the worse when Avery is in an accident, and everything becomes more complicated to achieve.

Declan considers himself to blame for Avery's accident, and so he promises to do everything to make her life easier. They may share a home, but they have stayed away from the burning attraction for years. He is right to blame himself as he had a woman stay over the night before and let Avery down. I have to say this act did not endear him to me at the beginning, but he works hard to make things right.

You will need to read the goodness for yourself, but rest assured that things change in a number of unexpected ways after the accident. Some things really are unexpectedly funny, some very moving, and all leading to the happily ever after which we all want to happen.

Helena Hunting has once again delivered a really engaging, sexy, sweet, and satisfying read.


Veronica – ☆☆☆☆
When Sparks Fly is a really good friends-to-lovers romance. Avery and Declan are best friends and roommates and when Avery is in an accident, Declan steps up and takes care of her and their relationship starts to change. The romance is a bit of a slow-burn but the story isn’t slow at all, it was always engaging and I think that is because Avery and Declan are good, fun people. I really enjoyed spending time with them no matter what they were doing. They are the kind of people I’d want to be friends with.

There were a few things about When Sparks Fly I particularly liked, aside from Declan and Avery being a hot couple. One is that Avery and Declan are just regular, everyday people living their lives, hanging out with friends, and trying to move forth in their careers. Another is that Avery and Declan ultimately deal with difficulties in their relationship like adults. This is one of those rare romance novels where I didn’t feel that the drama was overblown, and that the conflict was legitimate, and the resolution was appropriate.

This was a great story and there are good times and bad times, and the ending was fabulous. When Sparks Fly is the first Helena Hunting novel I’ve read, and I now understand why Helena Hunting so popular. I’m definitely going to take the time to go and check out some of her other work. She has a new fan in me.

 

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author HELENA HUNTING lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. She writes all things romance – contemporary, romantic comedy, sports and angsty new adult. Some of her books include Meet Cute, Pucked, and Shacking Up. Helena loves to bake cupcakes, has been known to listen to a song on repeat 1512 times while writing a book, and if she has to be away from her family, prefers to be in warm weather with her friends.

Connect with Helena

Facebook  ~  Twitter  ~  Instagram  ~  Website  ~  Goodreads
Facebook Group: Helena Hunting's Beaver Den

 

 

 

Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of When Sparks Fly (Spark House #1) by Helena Hunting to read and review.