Blog Tour: Starry-Eyed Love: Helena Hunting
Starry Eyed Love
Helena Hunting
Buy Here
Buy Here
When it comes to her sisters and their family’s event hotel, London Spark is willing to sacrifice almost everything, including her love for all things creative in exchange for the role of business administrator at the Spark House. So when a multi-million-dollar company asks for a meeting to discuss a potential partnership, London is determined to prove to herself and her sisters that she can win them over. She thinks she has the partnership in the bag until the company’s arrogant CEO hijacks her presentation.
Jackson Holt has lived his adult life avoiding relationships and focusing instead on his company and charity work. But when he met London months ago, he decided to take a chance, only for the timing to be wrong. So imagine his surprise when he walks past a conference room to see London again. Determined not to waste a second chance to get to know her, he inadvertently inserts himself into planning an event at the Spark House. While he may get to spend time with London, he realizes he needs to keep it within professional boundaries. But as soon as their event is over, all bets are off.
After spending months dating, but not really dating, and with their work entanglements over, 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.
Graphics from Author's Facebook Page
London Spark is a busy woman. She owns and runs Spark House with her two sisters and deals with business, financials, and creative aspects while also trying to keep up with her side hustle of her Etsy store. She is anxious, organized, overwhelmed, and burning out.
Jackson Holt felt a spark with her the first time he laid eyes on her. And the second time was unexpected, so he dove headfirst into a business opportunity with her only realizing in retrospect that it will allow him to spend time with her but it would be totally inappropriate to date her as a business associate. He is a charismatic, altruistic, wealthy CEO and work-a-holic who is not emotionally available.
They are two people wildly attracted to each other who actually connect on a deeper level, but have to try to keep their true feelings hidden in order to be professionals. Jackson's company and networking can help make all of her and her sisters' dreams come true for Spark House so they can't make mistakes that could set them back.
This is a witty, passionate, forbidden-due-to-circumstances romance. London and Jackson are so perfect together. They tend to both be more serious and work-oriented, but they bring out the fun and challenge the other. He is a rich and successful man but does not come off as a bossy alpha hero. He is charming, thoughtful, kind, supportive, generous, and vulnerable regarding relationships. And she puts on a strong front but is also self-sacrificing and full of self-doubt. They complement and need each other in ways that are scary to them. There is some drama and angst, but overall if it is a swoony love story between two people who truly work well together in all aspects of life.
Her sisters are back for this one. I honestly was annoyed most of the time with Avery from the first book. She was a hot mess during this one and caused some of the issues for her sisters with her selfish behavior. I still love Avery's fiance' Declan, and am looking forward to seeing who younger sister Harley might be paired with.
They are two people wildly attracted to each other who actually connect on a deeper level, but have to try to keep their true feelings hidden in order to be professionals. Jackson's company and networking can help make all of her and her sisters' dreams come true for Spark House so they can't make mistakes that could set them back.
This is a witty, passionate, forbidden-due-to-circumstances romance. London and Jackson are so perfect together. They tend to both be more serious and work-oriented, but they bring out the fun and challenge the other. He is a rich and successful man but does not come off as a bossy alpha hero. He is charming, thoughtful, kind, supportive, generous, and vulnerable regarding relationships. And she puts on a strong front but is also self-sacrificing and full of self-doubt. They complement and need each other in ways that are scary to them. There is some drama and angst, but overall if it is a swoony love story between two people who truly work well together in all aspects of life.
Her sisters are back for this one. I honestly was annoyed most of the time with Avery from the first book. She was a hot mess during this one and caused some of the issues for her sisters with her selfish behavior. I still love Avery's fiance' Declan, and am looking forward to seeing who younger sister Harley might be paired with.
London Spark loves her family business, even if her portion of the business is not her favorite aspect of working events. It is important that she do her best to continue to grow and carry on the business in her parent’s memory. But with the increasing popularity of her Etsy side-hustle, she is finding herself overworked, stressed out, and not enjoying the parts of her job she used to love. With all the work on her plate, she barely has time for herself, let alone a relationship, so when an extremely hot stranger asks her out, it is easy to turn him down. Several months later, it is harder to ignore the fact that the handsome stranger is the owner of the company responsible for the newest partnership at Spark House.
Jackson Holt is a workaholic CEO focused on his company’s goals with little deviation from his work focus. I loved him from the start and though he was confident in his choice to work with Spark House, forgetting that the working relationship would put a hold on anything actually happening between him and London made it hard to watch some of their working interactions.
This was a slow burn with so many sparks flying between them I applaud their restraint. The working relationship was so important to London and Spark House that they did everything possible to keep things professional as long as they could. But it also becomes clear that there is more in Jackson’s past than he is letting on, and London has a lot to sort through when everything comes to light.
It was fun to return to Spark House and the business run by the three sisters. I was a little shocked by some of Avery’s actions towards her sisters (especially London) and felt very protective of London when things finally snapped between them. I look forward to continuing this series and seeing where the growth of the business takes them and especially what is in story for Harley!
Read on for a look inside Starry-Eyed Love!
My stomach does a flip-flop as our server moves on to another table and the hot guy slides across the bench seat and rises. He’s tall, must be over six feet, and lean. Broad shoulders that taper down to a narrow waist. I glance at his feet and notice his scuffed running shoes.
He rolls his shoulders back and crosses over to our table. He nods to my sisters, but doesn’t really look at them, his eyes on me. Now that he’s right in front of me, I notice they’re a deep mossy-green color, reminding me of a Colorado forest. “Hi.” A slow smile forms as his gaze moves over my face.
I feel it like a gentle caress and heat travels through my veins. It’s an unexpected reaction, so my own “hi” comes out rather breathily. “Thank you for the drinks and the food. You really didn’t need to do that.”
His grin widens, showing off perfectly straight, white teeth. “Well, I wanted to make a good impression, and have an excuse to come over and talk to you.”
Harley squeezes my leg under the table. I don’t risk looking at her because I’m sure she’s smiling like a loon.
“You certainly did that. Make a good impression, I mean.” Why am I so awkward right now? And why does it feel like this man is sucking all the oxygen out of the room and turning my brain cells into mush?
That gets me another smile. “I wanted to apologize if it seemed like I was staring. I hope I haven’t made you uncomfortable.”
I touch my fingers to my lips and resist the urge to play with my hair, but just barely. Why does this man make me feel like a starry-eyed high school girl? “You haven’t made me uncomfortable.”
“Good. That’s very good.” His tongue drags across his bottom lip. “I just needed to tell you that from across the room, you were beyond stunning, but up close.” He lets out a low whistle. “You are an absolute work of art.”
I fight with my eyebrows not to rise. This guy has all the lines. “Oh, really?” I lace my fingers together and set my chin on them. “The kind of art you might hang in your living room?”
“Bedroom, actually.”
I laugh. I can’t decide if this guy is too smooth for his own good. Or mine. I have to wonder how many times he’s dropped these lines on other women and they’ve ended up in his bed as a result.
“That sound is music to my ears,” he says, his white-toothed smile still in place. “I knew I’d be kicking myself if I didn’t come over here and at least say hello.” He slides a small piece of paper across the table, roughly the size of a business card. “I’m going to leave my number, and maybe if you’re interested, I can take you out for a drink, or dinner, or a hot air balloon ride.”
I can see exactly where this will go if I take that card from him. And while getting into bed with a random, attractive man might be fun, I know it’s not the right thing for me. Before I can really consider what I’m doing, or fully absorb the last part, I put a hand out to stop him. “I’m very flattered, but I have to be honest with you. I won’t call you. I have a boyfriend.” The lie tastes sour on my tongue. Although, had it been three days earlier, it would have been the truth.
Avery does some kind of cough-choke thing, and I kick her under the table and get Harley on the back swing.
His smile falters for a moment, but he doesn’t break eye contact. “That’s disappointing, but unsurprising. I didn’t see a ring, so I’d hoped maybe luck was on my side.” He tips his head to the side. “Is it serious?”
“Pardon me?”
“You and this boyfriend, are you two serious?”
This guy is unbelievable. “And if we are?”
“Hmm.” He withdraws his hand and slips the paper in his pocket. “I’d hate for karma to pass judgment on me and get in the way of our future together, so I’m just going to hope I run into you again when you’re single. Have a lovely night, ladies.” He nods to my sisters and gives me one final lingering glance before he winks. “Thank you for existing.”
And then he walks away.
When Sparks Fly
(Spark House #1)
Add to Goodreads
Add to Goodreads
Buy Here
Our 4 star reviews
Running the Spark House, a hotel/event space that has been in her family for years, has been Avery Spark’s lifelong dream. After years of working hard and making personal sacrifices, Avery and her two younger sisters have turned the Spark House into the premier destination in Colorado Springs. Avery is living her best life—she works with her sisters and loves every minute of it, she has a great group of friends, and she lives in a fantastic condo with her best friend Declan. She might not have any love in her life, but she's happy.
But everything comes to a screeching halt when Avery is in a car accident, leaving her immobile for weeks. After nearly losing Avery, Declan insists that he will be the one to take care of her while she recovers. However, as Declan becomes Avery’s caretaker, lines begin to blur.
Avery and Declan have been best friends since college and always had an attraction to one another, but when she ended up dating his best friend, Sam, they successfully stamped down any feelings they may have ever had for one another. Now, as Declan and Avery spend more time together, they each begin to wonder what would’ve happened if she'd dated him instead of Sam. What starts as a friend helping out another friend turns into foreplay and, before they realize it, they recognize how deeply they care for one another. But when things get serious their past threatens to destroy everything they have built.
Graphics from Author's Facebook Page
Helena Hunting
Mailing List | Website | Facebook | FB Fan Group | Twitter | Instagram
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.
0 comments