Gah ! This book had all the catnip my soul craves!! A jerkface hero, with a soft gooey center, and swirls of insecurity. An independent, hair colour changing, heroine, with vulnerabilities, and a stupid ex. Not love at first sight, not even like at first sight, but crankiness at first run-in.

These two clashed, they tormented, they called each other names, and out, and they became familiar, knowing, and invested in each other during the process. When they finally find a common ground, this doesn’t stop, it continues. The snarky comments, the teasing, they become layered with real conversations, and they get to know the real person behind the mask. Though the mask is not all a cover-up, let’s be clear. And, that spark that was there from the start, it keeps being fed. So is it any wonder when they act on it, really act on it, the heat between them is scorching.

These two made me smile, laugh, cringe, squirm, gasp, and cheer. They made me hurt for them, care for them, root for them, and want to hug them. Stevie and Bishop were beyond wonderful together, they were past perfection together, they were made to be together, and thank goddess they found each other!

I love helenas books!! This was a love story that went really slow which is unusual for a romance but actually kinda nice. It was a little more realistic. I can't wait for the next one!!

When is the right time to meet the not so perfect but still hot with no filter but still the one for you guy? Apparently when the day has been awful and you just need a bit more of that dosage to make it the worst day ever. But if it worked for Stevie there is hope for everyone else that think they have bad luck. This book has a slow burn feeling to it. Poor Bishop is just tortured by desire and the need to be patient even when all he wants is to pounce on Stevie. As a reader, the author did a great job of making you feel his need too. He tries really hard to listen and be nicer while she lets go of all her hangups. So even with many setbacks and both of them having a poor handle on relationship behavior, they are endearing and fun together. It is definitely very entertaining to read their back and forth banter.

Move over, Lance Romero, Bishop Winslow is my new book boyfriend.

No one, and I mean, NO ONE - does the slow burn like Helena Hunting. I've now read every book in her Pucked series as well as the two available in the All In series and the two slow burn books have been EPIC. A Favor for a Favor brings us slow burn enemies to lovers romance with Stevie (sister of RJ from A Lie for a Lie) and Bishop, RJ's teammate, currently living next door to Stevie. The tension between the two of them is like none I've read before and Hunting quite literally had me shouting at these two while I read - it's THAT good.

Is it time for Book 3 yet?!

I love this book more than a previous one in this series. I like connection and chemistry between the main characters. Stevie is a smart and passionate girl and Bishop is an arrogant and grumpy NHL star. Both of them lower their guards and when they get to know each other.

I received this book in exchange for my honest review and in my opinion, this book deserves 4 stars.

5 yummy pineapple and olive pizzas! This story was absolutely brilliant! I loved every hilarious second of it and I want more Bishop and Stevie!

I loved how these two started off! Their disdain for one another made it all the more hilarious but I also loved it because when they start to get to know one another it’s through their interactions with the ones they love that they truly saw who the other person was! Stevie got to see that Bishops broody nature came from him being his brother’s protector! He loved his brother and wanted nothing more than for him to be healthy and happy! Bishop got to see how smart and caring Stevie was but he also saw she loved in the shadows and he wanted to bring her beauty to the light! Together they challenged one another and helped the other succeed! Through their bargain they both learned to open up to love now if only everyone else could be on board!

Stevie and Bishop were hilarious and witty and as always we get to see some of our hilarious faves as well as meeting some new amazing characters I hope we see more of!

This is the second book in the All in Series. Stevie moves to Seattle and her life changes when she finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her. Her brother, RJ from A Lie for a Lie, let’s her use his condo. Bishop is one of RJ’s hockey teammates and lives across the hall from the condo. This was a fun, entertaining read. I loved the banter between Stevie and Bishop but also the relationship that develops. In addition we get a bit more of the characters from the previous book (not necessary to read prior, but will make it even more enjoyable) Definitely recommend this book.

A Favor for a Favor is a laugh-out-loud, romantic comedy that is hard to put down. The slow burn will make you want more! I loved every minute of it.

This is Stevie and Bishop's story. Stevie is Rook Bowman's little sister, we met Rook in A Lie for a Lie. Stevie moves to Seattle for a new job after finishing her Masters degree in physiotherapy with a specialization in sports rehab. She worked hard and wants to spread her wings without her brother's help. Stevie's plans quickly change when she arrives in Seattle and finds herself moving into her brother's spare luxury apartment.

Winslow Bishop does not like be woken up from his slumber. When he discovers a hot mess trying to enter his team captains/archenemies' apartment, he's ready to call security. To Bishop's surprise that hot mess has the right key code.

When Bishop suffers from a groin injury in preseason, he's surprised to discover that the hot mess neighbor is willing to help him get back on his feet. His hot mess neighbor, who is also his captain's little sister. The same captain he can't seem to get along with. Good idea, probably not. But Rook wants back on the ice and Stevie wants the experience.

The banter between Bishop and Stevie had me rolling. I loved both characters and all their broken pieces. The story caught my attention from the get go. 5 Stars!

After her relationship with her ex implodes and she is left without a place to live Stevie accepts an offer from her older brother to stay in his apartment for a bit. She is not too keen on taking handouts from her famous hockey playing brother, but at this point she doesn't really have another option, especially with her new job starting. But nothing could have prepared her for the sexy new neighbor she discovers living across the hall...

From the moment she moves in across the hall, Bishop finds himself intrigued by his new neighbor, she's feisty, gorgeous and a temptation he does not need... especially when he finds out she is his captains little sister. She has forbidden written all over her... but for some reason that little fact just keeps slipping his mind!

A Favor for a Favor is a tantalizing slow burn romance that will have you at it's mercy from beginning to end! Nothing says forbidden like your teammates little sister, and as much as Bishop knows he shouldn't want Stevie he just can't help himself. Watching these two lovebirds fight the ever present temptation between them was torturous at times, I just wanted them to give in and let nature take it's course... but their reservations about love just seem to keep getting in the way. This was such a fun story to devour, it had bits of humor to bring smiles, emotion to squeeze the heart, and of course the good stuff to curl the toes!! Another stellar tale from Ms. Hunting, I highly recommend you get your hands on this one... it's bound to leave your heart happy!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, via NetGalley, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.

4 stars
Another hit from Helena Hunting! Loved this book and this series! Enemies to lovers book that was comical and fun!!!

Helena is the Queen of RomCom and did not disappoint! I absolutely adore her quirky characters! I’ve had a top fave (Vi) but I do believe Stevie has taken the cake! I LOVED LOVED the banter between Bishop and Stevie, it was a LOL type of chaos I think everyone will enjoy! 5 star top read!

From the first chapter of Stevie &Bishops story I was hooked. This was such a great read as an early copy from Netgalley. As always Helena hunting will get your hooked in all her stories with all the feels! Everyone needs to read this series! This is a great series to start an I love how she incorporated other characters from her pucked series. Make sure to get this when it comes available.

The description of this book doesn't do it justice. The situations in A Favor for a Favor are nothing new nor is the temperamental hockey player and the feisty therapist who happens to be next door but this author brings their differences together in a very enjoyable read.

Bishop is a lot to handle. He's moody and a bit of a jerk but I also found him to be very sweet and will do anything for his family or close friends. There were several times that I found myself smiling while reading what he did or said.
Stevie is now on her own and needs to prove to herself that she's good enough. I liked that she was forestry and a bit bossy. demanding but also likeable.
These two build up a friendship while trying to contain their lust for each other. The chemistry was off the characters. I loved how the author kept it simmering for the entire book.
The couple finally gets it together but not before a bit of a blow up. I was team Shippy all the way!
Although we are only on book 2 of this series I can't wait to what else is in store for this Seattle Hockey team

OHMIGAWD. Bishop and Stevie DO NOT start out on the right foot. He thinks she's some sort of homewrecking puck bunny and she thinks he's an exhibitionist jerk. To be fair, the exhibitionist part isn't entirely wrong, but everything else pretty much is.

To say that Stevie was having a bad day when she and Bishop first met would be an understatement. She managed to have a front row seat to her (now ex-)boyfriend banging someone who wasn't her ON HER BIRTHDAY. That's seriously awful. I mean, it would be awful no matter what, but on a person's birthday is just THE WORST. Throw in a new neighbor who is just terrible to her on their first meeting and you can see how things started out wrong.

Bishop is kind of in a class of his own, as it is. He kind of has a low-key beef with Stevie's brother for stealing the captainship of the team out from under him and he's not the most sociable person on the best of days. He immediately jumps to all the wrong conclusions about Stevie and it takes a while to untangle his thinking and realize she's not homewrecker he thought she was.

Plus, you know, it's even more complicated because he has a thing for her and he doesn't want to have a thing for her because she's his low-key rival's little sister and THAT'S sort of a recipe for disaster unto itself.

Anywho. Neighbors who poke and rile one another while trying to pretend it's for reasons other than the steam and heat between them. GOOD STUFF!

(Also, Stevie's ex is a jerrrrrrrrkface. So yuck. So very, very yuck.)

LOVE. LOVE. FREAKING LOVE this book. I woke my husband up from laughing, being the good husband he is, he just said I love it when you laugh then went right back to sleep. Gahhh, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this book. It's FUNNY, SWOONY, and SEXY. I was smiling and blushing throughout the entire book. A Favor for A Favor will go down as one of my favorites from Helena, and that's saying something.

A FAVOR FOR A FAVOR is book two in All in series, a hockey romance that can be read as standalone.

In this installment, we follow heroine Stevie, who we know from book one as the sister of a leading male character, and Bishop a hockey player who is playing with heroine's brother in the NHL team.
It is a slow burn romance, where these two are friends firsts after clearing mistaken identity from the beginning of this book. AfterBishop gets injured Stevie offers to help him as she is a physiotherapist.

I liked the banter and chemistry between our leading couple. Their little pranks are very entertaining. The pace of the story is good and makes it easy to keep up. It is also a story that will keep your attention.
In my opinion, it is better than book one. Also, I am interested in reading more about some of the side characters especially Kingston. I hope he gets his book.

I loved how their relationship progressed from hate at first sight to friendship to falling in love.
This book is very funny. With some important subjects in it as well.
I especially apricated that we see diabetes representation. Something that is very important and rarely saw in novels I have read so far.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.

GAH. This book was EVERYTHING! A Favor for a Favor is even better than A Lie for a Lie.

My toddler went to bed early, and I intended to do the same. Hahaha. Joke was on me because I didn't put this book down until I was done. I devoured A Favor for a Favor, and now I want to go back for a nice slow re-read.

Stevie and Bishop were the absolute best. Snark, assholery and banter thrown in with chemistry, sexual tension and a slow burn romance? Yes, PLEASE. So, so good.

In other words, you'll want to read this book.

***I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley.***

This is the second book in the series. I have to say Helena didn’t disappoint. The characters were just as entertaining and fast-paced funny as in book one. You get to catch up with some of the characters from the last book which is nice.
Like Violet, she is still as off the cuff as ever. That’s what makes her Violet. This book, however, has to do with Rook’s sister Stevie who we meet in the first book which was centered around her big brother RJ and his now-wife, Laney.
Stevie has now gotten her masters in physiotherapy with a specialization in sports rehab. Top in her class which landed her the primo job right in the same town, Seattle as RJ and his family. She even got her ex a job there. Yup! Her ex. She now has to work with the sleazeball.
You see she has been steel in California and arrived at their new place in Seattle two days early. Joey was on the new sofa RJ bought them boinking someone other than her. On Stevie’s birthday no less. Needless to say, she calls RJ who gave her the penthouse to he had per his contract for a year which sat empty. They had bought a house.
By the time she gets there, it is midnight. The one piece of luggage she did get was thrashed so getting it to the door is not easy or quiet. Not to mention the key code is not working. When from behind her a booming voice comes “What the hell’s going on?”
She explains but Bishop, Mr. Joyful Boxer Man is more annoyed. This could be intimidating if she wasn’t so tired, overwhelmed, and now also annoyed. Then, Mr. Joyful starts insulting her but she’s so tired she is missing it. Because at the moment she’s working on embarrassment.
But when she does, she can give as good as she gets. So, they part with insults flying. As things are tense for sure they are also, days that are followed with underwear shows that become sexually charged. Very funny.
See how to single, fearful, grumpy people can turn their lonely lives into HEA.
I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at www.1rad-readerreviews.com.

After reading A Lie For A Lie, I knew I needed to read A Favor for a Favor. I liked the little glimpses we saw of Stevie in the first book and the fact that I'd get to see more of Lainey, RJ, Kody, Alex, and Violet made me want to read this book so much more. I love Violet and she always says something that has me laughing out loud. It was nice to see Alex as a coach and I can't wait to see more of that. This book cracked me up. I laughed out loud numerous times and enjoyed this book way more than even I could have imagined. I started this book with the intention of putting it down and coming back to it. But I could never find a good stopping place until I finished. This was read in one sitting and I regret nothing.

Stevie and Bishop's antics from the beginning were hilarious. I really enjoyed that and when they finally started actually talking and Bishop found out that Stevie was RJ's sister and not her side piece, it got even more interesting. They were amazing together and the sexual tension between them added to this book. It was a slow burn in the worse kind of way. I liked Nolan, Bishop's brother. He had some funny line and it was hard to dislike him. It was nice seeing Kody some more. That's one cute kid. I liked the little we got of Lainey and Violet and Stevie's new friends she met at the clinic she was working at. We got a lot of RJ and Alex in this book since Bishop was on the team with them. The way RJ was acting brought up memories of how everything went down with Alex and Miller in regards to the other dating their sister. It was a little irritating that RJ really thought he had a say in what Stevie did and who she dated but I kind of understood his motives. It was annoying how he and Bishop went at it and they just could not get along because of the animosity they had from playing against each other all those years. In the end, I liked how it worked out between the two of them. It was realistic and it only really happened after RJ and Stevie finally had a heart to heart.

That leads me to my thoughts about the main characters. I loved them but that doesn't mean I do not have things to say about them. Stevie was a spitfire and she did not let anyone walk over her. She left her boyfriend the moment she walked in on him having sex with another woman on her birthday. The night she meets Bishop is actually a bad night for her and a lot of things pile on to make it one of the worst and Bishop didn't help with his insensitive remarks and being a douche. But the thing I didn't like about Stevie is the fact that she did not put her ex in his place. She works with him and she keeps using excuses not to tell him to F off. I just wanted her to tell him off like she told Bishop off many times. And then her insistence to stay out of the spotlight was annoying. I didn't like how she handled all that with Bishop but I liked how she owned it in the end and worked it out with her brother. I loved Bishop even though he was a big a*hole and was socially awkward and brutally honest. But as you got to know him better it was clear it wasn't coming from a bad place and he was a good guy. He just did not know how to not say what was on his mind and how to be tactful about it. The two of them were perfect together and I loved how this story played out. It was amazing.

I loved this book so much and I cannot wait to read the next one!

I don’t know if I like traditionally published Helena Hunting anymore. I did love the first few books in the Shacking Up series. I haven’t been fully satisfied with one of her books since Pucked Love. I hate that I keep reading new books of hers that don’t leave me satisfied. It really irks me.

I will say I enjoyed this book more than the first book in this series. I liked the hero and his chapters. It’s not that I hated the heroine, but it was usually during her chapters that I got annoyed. There is a little more humor in this book than the first one. It’s not Pucked series good. I’m hopeful that each book in this series will be better than the last.


I voluntarily read an early copy.