Starry-Eyed Love is the second book in a trilogy about three sisters. I didn’t read the first book in the series and it didn’t make a difference. There are minor spoilers, but I felt that it didn’t matter much to me. This story is focused on middle sister London Sparks who works with her two sisters who run The Spark House, a family owned event hotel. When a multi-million dollar company calls them out of the blue with a business proposition, the sisters think it’s just the advantage they need to bring their business to the next level. During her presentation London is thrown off balance when the incredibly handsome and wealthy CEO crashes the meeting. He seems vaguely familiar, but she can’t quite place him until she realizes that the manscaped and charismatic man in front of her is the same scruffy man from the bar she turned down a few months before. London and Jackson get to know one another while working on a fundraising event. They both have feelings for the other that they try to deny while working together, but once their professional relationship ends, their personal relationship heats up. When a misunderstanding threatens to end their blossoming romance both London and Jackson have to make choices about what matters to them the most. The story is told in alternating perspectives between London and Jackson and I loved it. It was refreshing to peek behind the screen and know the intimate thoughts of both of the MCs. I enjoyed all the characters and although a bit predictable at times I enjoyed their intoxicating love story. This was a fast-paced whirlwind of a read with a little bit of heat. This is the perfect vacation read! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

A new author for me and although part of a series I didn't feel like I was missing content although I would like to go back and read the first book.

In this one, London and Jackson meet for the first time right after she has broken up with her boyfriend and is out at a bar with her sisters. Flash ahead 3 months and she arrives for a presentation with a possible partner only to discover it's the guy who asked her for a date , which she turned down.

As they work together their friendship grows, but they're unable to embark on a personal relationship until the business one has ended.

There is plenty of laughs, romance, and sibling challenges as they maneuver through the expansion of their family business. A fun story of balancing work/life commitments between 3 siblings.

I received a free ARC eBook from Net Galley and the publisher in exchange for my honest opinions.

Starry-Eyed Love is the second book in the Spark House series by Helena Hunting. If you've read the first one, When Sparks Fly, you know that Avery, London, and Harley Spark lost their parents in a car accident when they were teenagers. Their grandmother retired from running the Spark House, an event venue/ hotel and passed the running of this family business to the younger generation. Ever since I read When Sparks Fly, which focused on Avery and Declan's story, a delicious friends-to-lovers romance, I've been looking forward to reading about Avery's middle sister- quiet and artistic London.

London has just broken up with her boyfirend and is on a night out with her sisters (hooray, Fun London is back in the house!), when a hot-looking stranger pays for their drinks and asks London out. She knows she isn't emotionally ready to start dating again, so she turns him down. Fast forward three months and imagine London in the middle of a business presentation to a multi-million media company and guess who is walking in into the conference room. The company CEO Jackson Holt who also happens to be the stranger she turned down. Now they have to work together on organising a charity event and Jackson is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional and so dating is out of question...until the event is over.There are two points of view - London's and Jackson's- which gives us a good insight into their feelings and how they are developing.


The first book explored Avery's love of sports and everything sport-related. I am a bit of a couch potato, but I was fascinated. This time we dive into the business world (especially in the first part of the book) and the thorny topic of work-life balance. It is and it isn't easy to run a family business when you have a particularly close relationship with your siblings. On one hand, you can divide tasks according to your strengths and inclinations, on the other hand, what do you do when the old ways of working aren't right for the size of your business and you desperately need help?

Helena Hunting has a very easy-to-read, almost addictive writing style. I really enjoyed this well-written second-chance trope with interesting, likeable characters, a bit of steam (this is a Helena Hunting book, so sparks will fly) and plenty of tender, emotional moments. Can't wait to read Harley's story!

Starry-eyed Love by Helena Hunting was an amazing story about love when you least expect it. I just fell in love with this story, these characters and this series. The Spark House series is a winner!
Jackson and London were the perfect love story. Jackson is a rich bachelor not looking for love but casual fun. London is focusing on her work and not love after a broken heart. The two meet and London turns Jackson down in a bar. The two end up meeting again and the sparks fly. They will warm your heart, leave you smiling and believing in love.
This is a perfect love story about opening your heart to love, romance and fun. I didn’t want their story to end. Can’t wait for another book in this series.

This book just didn’t do it for me. I was bored most of the time and I wouldn’t mind having those hours back so I could read something else instead. Right off the bat, we have a tiny thing which really annoys me - we have the two main characters both with green eyes. It seems to me that an awful lot of people in romance books have green eyes, despite the fact that only 2% of the world population has green eyes (maybe 9% in the US. I’m one of them, but other than my mom, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone else.) So that set me off right away.

The book is written from two POVs: London, the female main character, and Jackson, the male main character. More of the book is from London’s POV, or at least it felt like that. There’s an emphasis on environmentalism through most of the story, with the hotel/event space that the Spark sisters run trying hard to find “green” suppliers and so forth. Jackson Holt, the mega-rich CEO, also presents as being very eco-conscious but since he has his own private jet and flies it back and forth across the country all the time, that doesn’t compute.

I’ve never read anything before by Helena Hunting and unfortunately this book did not turn me into a fan. If you’re looking for a run-of-the-mill contemporary romance with a bit of steam, you may enjoy this book. This is the second book in a series about the three Spark sisters and you can definitely read it as a standalone, as each book seems to focus on one of the sisters.

I bounced between the audiobook and the ebook for this title, which was very convenient. The audiobook has two distinct narrators: Stella Bloom reading the chapters from London’s POV; and Jason Clarke, reading the chapters from Jackson’s POV.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to an advance copy of this audiobook and to St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

When offered a chance to read Helena Huntings latest book, Starry-Eyed Love, I quickly signed up, then decided I wanted to read the first book in this Spark House series, When Sparks Fly. I really enjoyed it, so reading book two was a given, as most of Helena Hunting’s books are.
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Both take place at Spark House, the family’s event hotel, and revolve around the lives of the three sisters, particularly their love lives. While they have that in common, each book is unique and I felt Starry-Eyed Love can stand alone just fine. I definitely enjoyed hearing more about Spark House and seeing what this sister, London, was doing.
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London is career driven and ready to focus on helping their family business grow, without the a distraction of men, so she turns down the number offered by the handsome man at the bar she is at with her sisters. Months later, a multi-million dollar company is interested in doing business with the Spark sisters and she can’t say no to that, even when the company’s CEO just happens to be that man she rejected at the bar.
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This was a very slow burn romance, all business up front but when things do start happening, you’ll see stars too! I am not always too fond of billionaire romances but Hunting made this one work.
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The dynamics between the sisters seemed very real; you love ‘em, you hate ‘em, you love ‘em again. This book centers on London, the first one centered on Avery, and a I can’t wait to see what the author has in store for the third sister, Harley.
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4.5 Stars!
London Spark lives in Colorado where she owns and runs Spark House with her two sisters Avery and Harley. The unique event hotel has been in their family for three generations, and is their legacy. Since they took it over they have made it their mission to grow it and see it flourish. London handles the business side of things, but lately is feeling the stress and pressure of having too much on her plate. With Spark House needing new exposure she takes a meeting with a multi-million-dollar company that could be a good fit for a partnership. She's ready to prove herself and land the deal at her meeting, but then she's blindsided by a familiar face. The guy that asked her out a few months ago is also the CEO of the company she's wanting to work with.

Jackson Holt is even more gorgeous than she remembers. He's a charming, successful, powerful businessman who commands attention when he enters the room. The self made media mogul is a temptation she must resist. She is committed to remaining professional, so they can't happen since they will be working together. They are deeply in the friend zone while spending so much time together, but can't deny how effortless it feels between them. As their relationship evolves it becomes a challenge to not take things further when they both long for more.

Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting is the second book in the Spark House series. It's about the middle sister London. I love this world, and this book is my favorite so far. It's a swoony, heartwarming, slow burn, friends to lovers, office romance about self discovery, family and beautiful unexpected connections. It's full of emotion, angst, humor, flirty banter, and amazing chemistry. We even get some appearances from some of our other Helena Hunting characters we love. I adore this series and can't wait for more!!! <333

I love me a Helena Hunting book to read. They are just all great. This checked off everything I look for in a book. Was not disappointed. Really enjoyed this book. Must read her books.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press Group for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 stars

Starry-Eyed Love is the follow-up to the adorable When Spark’s Fly. This time we follow London Spark as she finds love with a wealthy business owner. This is a slow burn romance with well-developed characters and excellent dialogue.

Now it is a slow burn romance, so the story takes a bit to get into. Once we finally get to the romance, I really loved it. I enjoyed catching up with past characters and just reading about the Spark sisters. You do not have to read the first book before you dive into this one, but I’d recommend it. Fans of slow-burn romances and workplace romances will enjoy this read!

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book almost as much as I did the first one. This book keeps you wanting to read and not put it down and a constant smile on your face. This time you are following London and getting to know her more. There were times the other sister were a bit annoying but what sister isn't. Having the dual perspective story line has been enjoyable for these books, which normally I am not a fan of.

Bestselling romance author Helena Hunting is back with her newest rom-com that is sure to be a fan-favorite. Set to be released on May 10th, Starry-Eyed Love brings readers back to Spark House and the party-planning sisters who find love in the most unexpected places.

This romance was such a fun and quick read. First of all, who doesn’t love a good millionaire romance? But have that millionaire be a business associate who you are trying to keep things professional with while you’re both feeling the chemistry between you??? Sign me up! I liked the alternating POVs and the way the story progressed. I also really enjoyed London’s character, since we first met her in When Sparks Fly as Avery’s sister whom she was constantly butting heads with.

The beginning of this book was really fun, especially with all of the tension between London and Jackson, but I found myself finding the ending a bit predictable. I also really didn’t like Avery in this book, which was kind of disappointing considering how much I enjoyed her and Declan in the previous book in the series!

While the slow-burn kinda-workplace romance was really well done, this book wasn’t anything super profound. However, I still look forward to reading the next book in this series, which I hope will feature Harley!

*I received an ARC from St. Martin’s Press in exchange for my honest opinion.

London turned down a guy when he asked for her number. Months later they meet again under different circumstances. Things are more complicated then you'd think since both of them are single. The romance between Jackson and London was cute. It was slow a burner which I like. You knew they would end up together, and could feel the attraction and tension. Besides romance this book had a lot of funny moments. Which made it an enteraining book. I liked the plot of this book more than the first book of the series. I enjoyed reading about the Sparks sisters again and look forward to the next book

Helena Hunting is an author I hadn't read before but I highly recommend this to anyone who loves a good love story with a slow build. London and Jackson are both very driven in their own careers but there is an attraction between them. It's a fun love story but not just love between London and Jackson but between London and her sisters.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and publisher for an ARC at my request. All thoughts are my own.

London Sparks and her two sisters own and run a boutique event venue and hotel in Colorado. When she meets a mysterious stranger and turns him down, she thinks nothing of it. That stranger turns out to be rich and successful billionaire Jackson Holt (because of course he is.) And Jackson wants to get into the Sparks House business. Will they keep it strictly professional, or will they get together?

This book reminded me a little of Fifty Shades of Gray, minus the s and m. This was a sweet, if completely predictable rom com, that had lots of spicy sex scenes. It's fairly forgettable, but a nice way to spend the day reading. For fans of Bromance Book Club or Alexandria Bellefleur.

Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the advance copy for review.

Although well-written with a number of high points, these were unfortunately negated with long passages of inner turmoil, self-doubt, and repetitive passages. The Spark girls work hard to retain their family's legacy, but at a cost. The fact that they are not all on board with the need to move with the changes taking place in their lives, makes it difficult for the sisters to efficiently achieve their goals. I also felt that there were far too many things going on in the story, from carbon footprints to Etsy sites and crafts, banquets, and charity auctions. In between, there is a jealous ex-girlfriend, media fall-out, and temper tantrums. The sisters at Spark House have a lot going for them, but after getting the gist of the plot, I found myself skimming long passages of repetitive complaints and whining. I was not altogether enamored by Jackson Holt, who blows hot and cold until he comes to a point where he risks losing everything. Fortunately, the novel does come to a happy conclusion, but not before there is another emotional blow-up. I received a copy of this novel as a gift through NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

I did not read the first Spark House series book, but I am currently scrambling on my Libby to read it!

Helena Hunting has written the most adorable story that I could NOT put down! This can easily be read as a stand-alone, so don’t let that scare you away!

London and her sisters own Spark House, a green-initiative small, boutique hotel in Colorado. Jackson is a billionaire who works to connect sponsors with green-initiative companies, and boy is he persuasive.

London by chance meets Jackson several months before her true meeting with him, as her company applies to be a part of Jackson’s company. So of course the companies connect, but what happens after that point just solidifies how much I appreciate Jackson’s humble beginnings, how London stands for herself in brokenness, and how the two of them truly relate to each other.

So if you like the billionaire + common girl trope (not even sure I would call London a commoner- she’s amazing), Colorado + NYC settings, sisterly love, characters with broken pasts, then you will certainly enjoy this one.

Jackson plays hot and cold with London, leaving her unsure whether what she is feeling is one sided. When they finally get together they are combustible but a past relationship causes serious problems to a future together. Both characters are extremely likeable and have depth due to the early deaths of their respective parents, which the author uses to good effect. Loved this book just as much as the first. A recommended read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I very much enjoyed this, the second book in the series. This book centers on middle sister, London, Oldest sister Avery was given the business by their grandmother, but convinced her two sisters to stay with the business. But she is dictatorial, overriding her sisters when they feel that the business has grown so much that they need help. London, who is the creative one, has her own successful Etsy store but is assigned the business end of the family business, which she does out of duty, not passion. Coming off a breakup, she brushes off a man that comes on to her in a bar, but never really forgot him and regretted her actions. So, fate steps in and gives her a second chance when his assistant finds Spark House for one of their business initiatives. Jackson, self made millionaire, was smitten at first sight, but needs to go slow. These are two wonderful characters, very cute and lots of lively banter. But the conflict created, should not have happened between two people who care so much about each other and should have talked it out, as they have done with everything else in their lives. Personally, I also got tired of the word "green", since much of these "green initiatives" are fake and are causing financial burdens on those who can not afford it, just so wealthy people can make them selves feel good and appear like they are altruistic when they aren't.

I read an ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.com. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.

Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting is book 2 in the Spark House series. I was so excited to get London's story. London and Jackson seem to be two similar souls, who together learn to love and trust in each other. It was truly written in the stars! They have amazing chemistry, and their love story absolutely warmed my heart! Helena Hunting has written another sweet, emotional, and heartwarming romance, and I always look forward to more!

I definitely liked London and Jackson's story better than Avery and Declan's. Their story is so cute and so funny, I had so much fun reading it. Just like in the previous book, sparks fly between them but London declined him when he asked her out. Now months later, they met again in a professional setting and they're determined to keep things professional. I loved their banter and they're so cute together. However, I'd rather not have the miscommunication trope in this one because it was something that they could have talked about easily. Overall, I still enjoyed their story.