I absolutely adore the Spark sisters, so I was so excited to finally get to read London’s story. Starry-Eyed Love was a charming and dazzling friends-to-lovers romance. This story was emotional and romantic. The main characters had an undeniable chemistry and I really enjoyed watching their relationship build throughout the story. And while this is part of a series, I do think it could be easily read as a standalone. This novel is a perfect pick for any rom-com lovers.

Huge thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the gifted copy.

I was so excited to be back with the Spark sisters for London’s story and it didn’t disappoint! While this wasn’t much of a surprise to me given that Helena Hunting is one of my favorite authors, I still wasn’t prepared for how much I really loved London and Jackson. If you haven’t read the first book, no worries as I think this one is a pretty good standalone!

There wasn’t really anything not to like about either London or Jackson and together they are magic! I have to mention the relationship between the three sisters, as it’s really beautiful even if Avery was getting on my nerves at times, (and everyone else’s), their love for each other is still apparent. I feel like they are real people and that I’m cheering them on as they grow the Spark House!

London and Jackson’s story is kind of a second chance, billionaire, workplace romance and I really thought the conflict was going in another direction than it did! Due to their working relationship it is slow burn, but does get steamy as soon as they get past that🔥 While there are some sad things mentioned (parents death in the past), other than that it is relatively light on the angst and full of the wit and humor I’ve come to expect from the author!

I did not read the first book in this series, but other than not knowing the characters previously, I fell right into the story. 3 sisters who own a boutique hotel and this one was about London, the middle child. She meets Jackson Hoyt who is CEO to Holt Media. The Spark House gets on their radar and they begin to promote the hotel, just as Jackson and London begin their relationship. This was a friends to lovers genre and very enjoyable. I particularly liked all the goings on of the hotel, how they managed and kept all the balls in the air, but which caused some issues to be brought to a head. A great contemporary romance, this had all the feels.I am looking forward to the third book in this series.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book (given by Netgalley)...

3.5/4 stars

I couldn't wait to jump back into the lives of the Sparks sisters after reading Avery and Declan's book; however, I was definitely pleasantly surprised by the chemistry between London and Jackson.

London and Jackson, in my opinion, had an interesting first encounter which made it a bit awkward when they see each other again during London's presentation to Jackson's company. I would consider this a slow burn romance and the beginning does get off to a bit of slow start, but things start to pick up fairly quickly. There is a bit of business talk and little romance at the beginning so fair warning, but like I said as the book progresses so does the spark between London and Jackson .

This was a nice addition to the Spark House series and I can't wait to see what lies ahead for Harley.

More review to come.

From the beginning of this romance, where London Sparks unknowingly turned down a very handsome CEO, Jackson Holt, to the beautifully written epilogue, I was completely sucked in!

Fresh off her relationship, London has no interest in the delicious man “checking her out” on her friend-night-out…however, she never knew turning him down would create an enemies-to-lovers situation.

This second book in the Spark House series by the lovely romance author, Helena Hunting, was a great read! It was super charming, lots of laugh-out-loud moments, and gave me all-the-feels!

Happy Tuesday y’all and happy release day to Starry-Eyed Love, the second book in the Spark House series by Helena Hunting! I went on a reading binge this weekend/yesterday, and I started reading Starry-Eyed Love yesterday morning and finished it before the evening was over (it would have been earlier, but, you know, work was a thing, so I had to focus on that during the day). Thank you so much to the team at St. Martin’s Griffin and Netgalley for letting me read an eARC of this book!

Starry-Eyed Love 4/5 Stars

Summary from Goodreads: 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.

I read book one, When Sparks Fly, last year and I really enjoyed it, so I was the most excited when one of the publicists at St. Martin’s Griffin sent me a Netgalley Widget to read Starry-Eyed Love. I really liked London in book one, so I couldn’t wait to read her book, and man y’all, it was even better than I expected. London is such an easy character to love. Did the plot itself seem a little over the top and farfetched, sure. But that’s ok because it’s a book and it was a cute one and I loved reading about London and Jackson and watching them go on dates that weren’t dates and be with each other and everything about that. I also really liked Harley in this book. Avery annoyed me more in this book than she did in book one, but it was understandable because of what all she was dealing with. I cannot wait for Harley’s book to be written/come out! Pacing and plot wise, I enjoyed all of it a lot- I was never bored or felt like things were dragging or rushing. I also even loved the big conflict that happened, which doesn’t always happen in these kinds of contemporary romances. All in all, I definitely think you need to read Starry-Eyed Love (and When Sparks Fly if you haven’t read that one yet). Go out and grab it today!

Well as most know, this is book 2 in the series of Spark sisters, with this one being about Landon. I still haven’t read the first one, whoops, but I had no trouble jumping in and reading. Landon is over relationship. They haven’t really been working for her, and being newly single, she just wants to enjoy the single life for once. Enter Jackson, a CEO, who she has a meeting with and is the same guy she turned down at a bar. What Landon wasn’t expecting their profession life to blossom to more.

I loved the humor and romance of this story. The build up of sparks flying and Landon discovering herself in a way. The banter was what I live for in a romance. And I really liked the character development between Landon and Jackson.

I really can’t wait to see where Helena goes in her next book!

4.5☆
I enjoyed revisiting the Spark sisters.

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Dual POVs
Part of a series: Spark House
Standalone
HEA
Epilogue

I look forward to reading Harley's story.

J'étais totalement tombée sous le charme du premier opus de cette série et c'est avec plaisir que j'ai retrouvé les 3 soeurs qui composent cette fameuse maison Spark ( étincelles en anglais ) . Je ressors encore une fois séduite , décidément Helena Hunting parvient à chaque fois à me plaire ...
En effet, on retrouve London , la soeur la moins " fun" de ce trio , celle qui gère l'administratif même si ce n'est pas spécialement son truc, celle dont le côté créatif et sa manie des étoiles en origami... J'ai absolument adoré ce personnage qui fait passer sa famille avant tout le reste et même avant elle. Elle est pourtant lucide et conserve la tête froide malgré quelques excès de ses soeurs , enfin surtout de Avery qui a tendance à faire quelques caprices dans ce tome...
Elle est entière et droite et surtout prête à tous les sacrifices pour garder sa relation familiale . Elle possède cependant du caractère dans les affaires et dans ses histoires amoureuses...
Jackson est un homme qui a réussi et qui sait ce qu'il veut. Il est droit et tente de respecter les règles qu'il s'est imposé toute sa vie même si résister à la belle London est moins facile qu'il ne l'aurait supposer. Il a souffert de l'absence de parents et a parfois fait de mauvais choix pour le côté pratique mais il cherche toujours à s'améliorer et à ne pas reproduire les erreurs d'hier...
Leur duo est une évidence et c'est pourquoi c'est aussi délicieux de les voir se débattre pour ne pas céder à la tentation et au bonheur...
En bref : Encore une fois Helena Hunting a trouvé les bons mots et surtout un duo de héros charismatiques et attachants pour me séduire. Cette romance est pleine de peps et d'émotions , elle donne le sourire et met en avant les valeurs de la famille et de la communication . Déjà hâte de découvrir l'histoire de la dernière soeur ....
Once again Helena Hunting has found the right words and especially a duo of charismatic and endearing heroes to seduce me. This romance is full of pep and emotions, it gives a smile and highlights the values of family and communication. I can't wait to discover the story of the last sister ....

This was a fun, relaxing book to read. I haven’t been reading as much as normal the last year or so but I didn’t want this one to end and was actually sad when it was over.

Helena Hunting puts out such sweet romances! I think I enjoyed this second installment in the Spark sisters series even more than the first. The book kicks off with London having just gotten out of a relationship, and she turns down a guy at the bar while she's out with her sisters. A few months later, she's trying to bag a major client for her and her sisters' hotel and event space, and the man she turned down ends up being the head of the company. Of course there's instant attraction and chemistry, but will they keep it professional or let it go farther?

I really liked London's character, or at least I found her super relatable. She had so many stressors and things piling up, and Avery, the main character in the first book, ended up being kind of terrible due to wedding planning, making it all worse. Though the sisters worked through some issues by the end, I hated seeing such a good character be a jerk-it's not unrealistic though!

Though I dislike the miscommunication/withholding information trope, the conflict moved sorta fast and was a catalyst for some other character and storyline growth, so I didn't mind it too much. Read this book if you enjoy a lot of cute chemistry between characters, romances where the guy is great and super-rich, and sister stories.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the e-ARC.

Happy Pub Day to this charming new romance by Helena Hunting! Starry Eyed Love is the second book in the Spark House series. While book one, When Sparks Fly, focuses on the relationship of Avery and Declan, Starry Eyed Love is about London, Avery’s younger sister.

I loved the chemistry between Jackson and London. There was such an openness and vulnerability to their relationship that I adored. Dual narration in romances is one of my favorite story telling devices! Getting into London and Jackson’s headspace fleshed out the story so well.

And while the steam and romantic aspect was perfection, my favorite part of the book was the running of Spark House. London experiences so much growth and I love that by the end of the story she finally achieves some work/personal life balance.

"𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴."

Candy bacon? Yes please!

𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗬-𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗗 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 is book two in the Spark House series (after 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝘆) but works as a stand alone. This charming contemporary romance centers around London, who runs Spark House, an event hotel, with her two sisters, and Jackson, a millionaire who unsuccessfully hits on London before her hotel ends up doing business with his company. Once they start working together, they try to keep things professional but end up falling for each other anyway...

London and Jackson are great characters and I loved the relationship between London and her sisters. I found the dialogue a little off-putting (everyone talked so formally!) but the story sucked me in and I was rooting for the couple. I got a 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 vibe a few times (minus the prostitution!) and that's always a plus in my book.

Thanks to Let's Talk Books, Get Red PR and St. Martin's Romance for the copy to review.

Starry-Eyed Love is the second title in the Spark House series, and what an emotional, slow-burn romance it turned out to be.

Being newly single after breaking up with her former boyfriend all London wanted was a girls’ night out with her sisters in celebration of her new single and perfectly okay with that status. The last thing she was interested in was a new relationship. She had a business to run and a life that needed to focus on Spark House, an event-focused hotel that had been in her family for generations. So when a handsome man buys their meal and slips her his phone number London replied with a firm no thank you… and moved on with her life. She had no idea that they would meet again under very different circumstances. Or that Jackson was exactly what their business needed, and the perfect partner she’d been looking for in her personal life.

Yet they each have a strict rule of no dating clients, no romantic entanglements on the job. Which made Starry-Eyed Love a unique romance where the focus was divided between the slowly developing feelings between London and Jackson, as well as being life/work balance strong in the delivery of their slow-burn romance. Throw in some drama with her sisters and how they don’t always agree on how to move Spark House forward and you’ll find an interesting romance with a couple who takes the slower route to love by working together, getting to know each other, and their pasts, and steadily ratcheting up the emotions, the attraction as they approach the end of the project they’re working on to the time when work no longer will be a barrier to what might be between them.

I enjoyed this couple and their story where the attraction was strong but the characters were mature enough to separate the personal from the business relationships even while still enjoying learning about each other as their personal interactions became stronger. I found them to be believable, and even though I had not read the first story in this series, the overall feeling of their story (and the sisters’ involvement) was easy to follow. But I will go back for the first story soon.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

The Spark sisters keep drawing me in, I love the close bond they share and am completely jealous of their family business! Business at Spark House is picking up and the sisters are starting to divide on what they should do about the future, it was hard not to get annoyed each time Avery would railroad her sisters. While the sisterly bond might have been filled with tension for a majority of the book, London’s chemistry with Jackson was off the charts! Jackson was awesome from the very beginning when he first spotted London in a bar and then later barged into her interview once he released it was her; his inability to stay away from her was completely swoonworthy! While the attraction was instant, London and Jackson fight to keep things professional even though it seemed like a losing battle, and I seriously enjoyed the struggle!

✨release day book review✨

Starry-Eyed Love is officially out today! And I really liked it. But let’s be real- I love everything that Helena Hunting writes.

Read this one if you love:
✨ a billionaire workplace romance
✨ slow burn with steam
✨ three hilarious sisters
✨ dual POV

I loved meeting back up with the Spark sisters for book 2 of this series. This book starts with the sisters out for drinks and London getting asked out by a very hot man. She turns him down. Well guess who she ends up working with a few months later??! Jackson, that same man. And he happens to be the CEO of the company.

I think I liked this book more than the first one. I just felt a better connection to London than I did Avery. London was just so real. She was a hard worker who would do anything for her family even though she was overwhelmed. Jackson was great too. He was charming and paid attention to London. Even though they weren’t “dating,” he could not stay away from her.

Now, I cannot wait for Harley’s book soon to wrap up the series!

This is the second installment of the Spark House Series and the second sister to find her lasting love. There is some slight humor throughout this book but the sweet slow burning chemistry is what keep the pages turning.

With Spark House growing in business each day London finds there isn't much time for extras and social life these days. It is a struggle just to keep up with her etsy story aside from the business task she carries. Just breaking up with her long time boyfriend after noticing they were in different places emotionally, she is fine to spend some time alone. When approached by a sexy man, she is surprised and tells him no. Little did she know she would run into him again.

Jackson Holt has grown his empire to something many never expected of a young man who lost so much early in life. But his business is booming and he is working so hard with the charities to make life easier for kids like him. Work has overpowered his life for a long time and he hasn't been able to find that true beauty that had drawn him in. When he does, he is now working with her and can't act on those feelings.

Will London and Jackson get a chance to see where the feeling that are sparking alive might take them? Will work and past problems stand in the way? Could their similar losses help to bring them closer to one another?

Another lovely installment of this contemporary romance series. It's so fun watching the Spark House find it's place in the highly commercial world of hotels. Excited for Harley's story.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

The series is about three sisters, with each sister having their own book. It’s not necessary to have read the first book, but this story does provide some spoilers for the first book.

I liked this story much better than the first book in the series. For starters, London and Jackson were likable characters. Avery’s actions in the first book were a little odd to me and she was just a selfish b*tch in this book.

London made sacrifices to be a part of the family business with her sisters, even though she isn’t completely comfortable in her role. I loved that Jackson made her think about what made her happy and encouraged her to seek that out without telling her what to do.

I loved Jackson. While he’s clearly rich, he doesn’t put off that vibe. He’s very down to earth, even though he can fly around in his private jet. I loved how smitten he was with London and encouraged her follow her own dreams.

Curious to see where Harley’s story will take is in book 3.

Helena Hunting is always great at delivering the perfect story to kick off my spring or summer reading. I love digging into an entertaining story that makes me feel happy between pages even though there is some normal stress that happens in life, especially between the sisters. “Starry-eyed Love” has an adorable meet cute which Helena always has, followed by some betrayals that kept me turning the pages till the ending. Throughly enjoyable!

I will say this, this book in no way helps me solve my Helena Hunting addiction and I am here for it!

The Spark sisters are some of what this author does best. Engaging characters who become part of your book family.

In this slow burn romance, London and Jackson are making us work for their Happily Ever After. While they are both falling for the other, they insist on keeping it professional and it was a refreshing read to not really have instarelationship. It makes them finally getting together so much sweeter. We could call this a friends to lover, office romance because they spend so much time together that they sort of fall deeply into the friendzone. It has it all, witty flirty banter, a little angst. It's emotional at times and the chemistry bubbles off the page.

The only down side to this book, is that there is only one Spark Sister left after this... I will miss these fierce loving women and the men who fall for them.