Main character Avery Spark is a woman fully immersed in the joys of family, friendship, and the vibrant energy of Spark House, the event hotel owned by her family. Avery's life takes an unexpected turn when a car accident leaves her in need of care, propelling her into the arms of her best friend, roommate, and self-professed playboy Declan. As they navigate the delicate balance between friendship and burgeoning romance, their connection deepens in ways they never anticipated.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin and author Helena Hunting for the opportunity to review the advance copy of this book.

You can never go wrong with a Helena Hunting book. And When Sparks Fly is no exception. This best friends to more story is heartfelt, touching, and will leave you with a smile on your face.

Helena knows how to make a reader laugh but she also knows exactly how to pull you into your feels and emotions.

Another excellent read from this author.

I am just the biggest fan of Helena Hunting (especially her pucked series) so naturally I was thrilled to dig into this new series.Huntings books always have the perfect amount of spice and angst and you just won't want to put this one down.

I enjoyed this book!!! I love her hockey series. I fell in love with her writing and this is no exception. It's a must read!

Great story, will pick up her new work in the future . I enjoyed the characters, and the flow of the story.

I enjoyed this friends to lovers story, though the final conflict felt a little contrived.

Three stars.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

When Sparks Fly was more emotional and less humorous that I’m used to from Helena Hunting, but I absolutely eat up friends to lovers so I really enjoyed it. I do have minor pet peeve though because it’s dual POV, but with significantly more chapters from the FMC.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for my chance to review.

I adore Helena Hunting - she writes the cutest books and creates the cutest characters! The buildup between the two main characters was great! I loved reading about Avery, her sisters and the family business1 Can't wait for the next one!

I adored this story and its characters, I couldn't put it down, this author has a way with words that just lets you get lost in the story!

Who doesn’t love a friends to lovers romance. This book was sooo good! I loved all of the struggles Declan and Avery went through to get together! I love when the characters have a real struggle and it shows they had to work hard to be together! This was such an amazing story. I can’t wait to read more from this author. This is book one in a 3 books series!

I enjoyed this book. This author has always been a favorite of mine, and I will continue to enjoy her amazing writing!

I always will read anything Helena Hunting comes out with, but this one fell kinda flat in a cheesy way. It had all the tropes that I enjoyed, but the execution wasn't really there. I will still continue to be an avid HH reader!

This book was just sadly not for me! I was hoping for something different but it turned out to be something I was not expecting, which is okay and I'm sure someone else would love it!

Friends-to-lovers FTW!

Friends-to-lovers has been one of my favorite troupes since I was [mumble mumble] years old and saw When Harry Met Sally (in the theater, on its original run...) for the first time. That idea of longtime friends whose friends all know that they're MFEO and are just waiting for the two of them to realize it and when they do it's so good but then it isn't anymore until it is?

Yeah. I loved that.

Avery and Declan's path to their HEA has a whole lot of aspects that aren't in WHMS--they're so far in denial that they've been living together as roommates for years, Avery is nearly killed in an accident for which Declan blames himself, Declan's round-the-clock care of his roomie takes a turn when he forgets to knock one morning--but maybe favorite part of their story is that in order to get to that HEA it doesn't just involve one of them admitting he was an idiot and groveling appropriately.

Not that there was anything wrong with Harry's grovel, mind you (if nothing else, it makes me feel *slightly* better about the vertical line that lives between my own eyebrows). But a breakup is rarely one person's fault, and even though it's really easy to side with Avery initially, they both had something to do with the events that caused their implosion and both had some work to do to get them back on track. I mean, I love the NYE speech as much as the next person (OK, probably way more than the average person, but whatever), but it's hard to deny that they both had issues that needed to be acknowledged and worked through, and that's what Declan and Avery do. It's honestly a toss-up as to whether it was more fun watching them back up into love originally or work their way back into it after, but either way it's a swoon-worthy read.

When Sparks Fly is billed as a standalone, but Avery has two sisters, and I wouldn't be sad if they each (and heck, why not her and Declan's two other friends as well?) got HEAs too... ;)

Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

A cute and fun friends to lovers romance. I really liked both Avery and Declan’s characters and enjoyed the slow burn. Looking forward to reading more of this series.

I try really hard not to write bad reviews. But I just plain did not like this book. I was not a fan of either one of the characters and the conversations were just a bit ridiculous in their subject matter. I usually love this genre. But, this one fell short.

If you are in the mood for a good friends to lovers romance check this one out! I found myself having to wipe tears away from laughter during some parts of this book! I had literal laugh out loud moments. Overall I enjoyed this read. It was a quick one sit read. I was hooked from the beginning. I would definitely recommend this book. I will say by the time I got to the end of the book I wasn’t ready for this one to end! I would definitely recommend this book.

This is a book in which you saw chemistry between the characters from the very beginning of the story. The heroine heroin, licking each other was not the true conflict of the story. They both had to work through issues in order to have a good relationship. All of the side characters added to the entertainment of the book.

This novel kicks off a series, and all I can say is, I hope it gets better. There's a chemistry problem, as in there is little, between the H&h. I couldn't get behind either of them. For those who enjoy series, though, it does tease what is to come. "When Sparks Fly" has the typical Hunting heat, but I found myself skimming so many of those scenes, and there are a lot, to get to the story. Hunting shows her versatility as a writer, moving from her hockey romances, which is where I first encountered her, to something completely different. I'll hang in there for the next in the series.

This book was so fun! I’ve read a couple of other books from this author and really enjoyed them. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was just as good as those. I enjoyed the story and the characters were very well written.