5 Stars!
Cosy Felton is a 22 yr. old college student who works part time at an adult store in Las Vegas. She’s a free spirit who is about new experiences and finding her next adventure. Then a gorgeous suit walks in her store looking for gag gifts for a friend’s bachelor party. He’s hands down the hottest guy she’s ever laid eyes on. On top of that he’s adorably awkward and uncomfortable. She has some fun at his expense, but can’t deny their instant attraction and the flutter she feels when he looks at her.

Griffin Mills lives in New York, and his family is in the hotel industry. He recently went through a break up, and is now single. He’s just arrived in Las Vegas for business, and he has an encounter with a strikingly beautiful woman he can’t quit thinking about.

Cosy is nothing like any woman he’s ever been with, which is exactly why he wants to get to know her better. She’s carefree, and a refreshing surprise he didn’t expect. They are complete opposites in every way. He usually does relationships & commitments, and she doesn’t like to be tied down. Neither is looking for anything serious right now, and their lives are taking different directions soon. He’s only in Vegas for a few months, so they have an expiration date and are temporary. With no possible future together they plan to keep it casual and fun. Just living in the moment and enjoying each other, but soon neither is ready for things to end, and Griffin suddenly realizes she’s everything he didn’t know he wanted or needed. They are in over their heads with feelings, and wish it could be more. As Cosy figures out she’s falling for Griffin will she actually get the full on fairytale, or will what happens in Vegas stay in Vegas?

Making Up is book four in the Shacking Up world. It’s a fantastic new standalone romantic comedy by Helena Hunting. It’s a laugh out loud, fun, sexy story packed with drama, humor, love, and explosive chemistry. I adore this series and these yummy Mills men! One is as hot and swoony as the next, but Griffin is my new favorite. Loved this book from start to finish. It reminds me why I love reading! 💙

A chance meeting in an adult store proves to be the perfect meeting place for Cosy and Griffin. From the moment they met, their fate was sealed.
Griffin is trying to purchase bachelor party items without embarrassment. She flirts and teases while assisting him with the gag gift purchases. Weeks later business brings him back to Las Vegas and Cosy. After much convincing on his part, he begins to date Cosy in true prince charming fashion. Suddenly she is having dinner in the best restaurants, riding is sexy sport cars along with getaways with all the sparkle of a kid in the candy story.
At 22, Cosy is fluttering through life as a free-spirited pixie. With all her enthusiasm for life, Griffins finds himself approaching new experiences with an upbeat passion. Griffin, 33 years old, have baggage and this new zest for life he is sharing with Cosy is why I love them together so hard.
Cosy's natural good humor does comes with "an edge" which shows up when Griffin's past comes back to kick him in the ass. Now he has to work overtime to get Cosy to forgive and accept him. And Griffin grovels and grovels and I love it. I love it when the heroine makes the hero work extra hard to woo her back.
Cosy and Griffin together is mind-blowing, stimulating and gratifying. Their sexy banter in bedrooms, closets and the outdoors are the stuff romance readers crave and Hunting truly delivers.
Making Up starts with a bang, then dials up the sexual chemistry to full throttle and will have you tearing through the pages to a perfect happy ending.

I. Loved. This. Book!! The Shacking Up world keeps getting better and Helena Hunting is obviously loving creating these characters!

Griffin Mills is a suit. He’s also sweetly awkward and an alpha male with a sometimes filthy mouth. He’s tired of staying in his box, because that hasn’t really made him happy til now.

Cosy Felton is a free-spirited gypsy of sorts. She’s also driven and focused and tells it like it is. She’s independent because she has to be, and for as young as she is, she’s really an old soul.

These two are in totally different places in life. They wouldn’t seem to have anything in common. Except they connect on a level neither of them expects or knows how to fight. And let me tell you, it was fantastic!! With humor, so much passion, some good dirty talk and a few twists and turns Making Up May be May new favorite in the series!

Add in some supporting characters like Cosy’s sister, Nevah. Man I didn’t think I’d like her because to say she’s a trip doesn’t even begin to cover it, but I ended up totally wanting her story! And Cosy has a friend/coworker named Helix that was too funny. Oh and let’s now neglect getting our first glimpse of Griffin’s bff, Lincoln Morehead. Or how about catching up with the other Mills’ brothers, Bancroft and Lex? Good times all.

Definitely a rocking good read!! Made my Geekery heart happy!!

I really enjoyed this read about Cosy and Griffin! Their chemistry was undeniable and so sassy! Their banter regarding their age difference and how different they were was quite amusing.

I loved Cozy from the get go! She was everything you want to see in a young, spunky, confident heroine. She danced to the beat of her own drum and that’s what Griffin found himself so attracted to. Despite the fact that he was a super successful hotel heir, that didn’t effect their spark and commitment to one another. I loved the slow burn of this romance and how it all unfolded.

I didn’t like Cozy’s sister Nevah at all! She brought so much drama and chaos to the story. It made my head hurt. Cozy was so well put together and driven and in comes her sloppy sister to ruin it all.

Parts were predictable and safe but overall the read was exactly what I’d hoped for! The “second chance” story line drew me in further and made me really want these two to work it out and get their HEA. I adored the ending of this read! I can’t wait to go back and read the first books in the series.

Let me just start by saying any Helena Hunting book is always, ALWAYS worth reading because this woman always delivers with her writing and never fails to impress.

Now, review time.

Griffin is sexy and charming although a bit reserved. He comes from money but doesn’t like to flaunt it especially around the woman who catches his eye.

Cosy is awesome. She’s young, beautiful and sassy and just so much fun to read about. She’s the kind of girl you want as your best friend because she knows how to have a laugh.

Their first meeting was legit my favourite meeting of all time. No other will ever beat this one, it was the greatest.

From their first meet you can tell these two are the perfect match. The chemistry is off the charts hot and oh my god it’s fantastic. Watching their relationship develop is entirely fascinating. You’re rooting for them from the get go and everything in between just hits you straight in the feels.

I absolutely adore this series and I actually think Griffin May be my favourite brother.

Helena Hunting blessed us with a captivating story and a romance that’ll sink it’s claws Into you. It’s fun and angsty and easy to read, you won’t ever want to stop.

This is most definitely one of my top reads of 2019 and I’m so grateful to have been given an early copy.

It's safe to say I love this series. Even tough, it would be more accurate to say I adore Helena Hunting's books. The Shacking Up world is filled with crazy, fun, sexy and loving characters, and this book was no different.

Romantic comedies have a way to make you feel good, to lift your spirits and turn your day in something better, and that's what I look on a book. To disconnect from real life and lose myself in the story while smiling. Cosy and Griffin hit it up since the first chapter.

Cosy works in a sex shop, and Griffin was the mysterious man in a suit who entered that store to buy son toys, allegedly for a bachelor party. Their exchanges made me laugh, and every time ever since they were close to each other I found myself rooting for them.

If you're looking for a good book to spend your day, to take with you to the pool or the beach, to fall in love and have fun, this is the one. You can go wrong with Helena Hunting's writing. She never disappoints.

I loved Griffin's story, and I also loved Cosy. They were just perfect! Making Up will steal your heart, seduce you and entertain you. It was so easy to fall in love with these characters. Now I can't wait to read the next installment in this wonderful series.

Making Up is part of the Shacking Up series that follows Griffin Mills, the eldest of the Mills brothers and Cosy, a college student and sales associate at an adult toy store. The two meet when Griffin is tasked to buy a whole lot of kinky toys for a bachelor party.⁣
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Griffin is totally drawn in by Cosy & Cosy is smitten as well but they have a few obstacles to overcome. One being the decade age gap and another being Griffin's crazy ex. This book brings the DRAMA, there were at least 3 points in the book where my jaw dropped. I really enjoyed how different Griffin's character is than his brothers, he is definitely more reserved but still an alpha as you would expect a Mills brother to be. Cosy was a breath of fresh air, not at all enticed by Griffin's wealth, and a generally fun & humorous character. The two of them go through A LOT in a short time and I felt that Cosy acted maturely through it all. 😍⁣
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All in all, I loved the drama of this one and I felt it complimented the rest of the series.⁣

I feel like I've been missing out as I've only read a couple of this authors books.

You won't be able to stop yourself falling for Cosy and Griffin that are just adorable. This was such an easy book to read. At times hilarious and at others emotional overload. There is a sweet charm to this quirky book. Cosy is the friend every girl wants on their side. Griffin is the uptight sexy businessman we all want waiting in the bedroom for us.

The angst is slow but the passion is simmering throughout. This is Vegas and what happens in Vegas stays there. Right??

Making Up is Helena's fantastic new standalone romantic comedy, which is also Book #4 in her Shacking Up series. I don't usually read books like this, don't get me wrong, I like them but they're not usually my first choice... but I really needed to read this. It was laugh-out-loud, heaps of fun and sexy as hell. It REALLY made me smile. I LOVED IT.

I have yet to read a Helena Hunting book I didn’t absolutely love. Cosy and Griffin were fantastic, both hurt from past relationships, both finding their own ways to deal with what life threw at them. From the start, their time together was perfect, a slow build to something that warmed my heart. I loved them both, individually and as they came together.

With more than a decade between them, their various ways of dealing with life wasn’t a big surprise, but it was so on key with how they should have been. Cosy was young and fun and unwilling to settle in one place, Griffin was older and wiser, though impulsive and different because of the way his family’s fortune allowed him to live. These two were so sweet, and I was pulling for them through everything that was thrown at them.

Another fantastic book I’m so glad I was able to read!

Making Up is make you laugh out-loud read. I loved the characters of Cosy and Griffin - they couldn't be more opposite, but the storyline and how they interacted worked out perfectly. I'm a fan of Helena Hunting's books, because she guarantees you a steamy, sweet and sexy read, with a lot of humor.

If you know me, then you'll know that one of my favorite male heroes ever in romance is Helena Hunting's Lex from Hooking Up. It was the first book I ever read from Helena and from there began my love affair with her writing! She writes such down-to-earth, hilarious, and relateable characters. I was so excited that she decided to write more in the Shacking Up series because Griffin is the last Mills brother for us readers to meet, and that also means I get to see snippets of the other couples that I've met and loved (ok, let's be serious, I wanted more Lex any way I could get him). This follows Griffin who has recently been broken up with by his fiancee who travels to Vegas for work (he's a hotel mogul). While there he is sent to a sex-shop to get some gag gifts for a bachelor party. There he meets Cosy, the sales person, and he's immediately drawn to her. They had a really adorable meet cute, and I knew I liked her from the very beginning. She's very sassy, but also very vulnerable. From there, they decide on a no-strings attached relationship, but that never goes as planned does it? While I love Helena's writing and I did love both characters a lot, there were moments when I felt the drama was too much to handle in the book. I felt like this couple could not catch a break at all. I will say it does remind me again too that age is just a number, and it's more about how you feel that is important. However, despite the drama, you also really see the importance of family come through with the Mills family, and I loved seeing them all together again. You also get to meet Lincoln, who is Armstrong's brother, and the male lead of the next book in the series, Handle with Care (which comes out next month!!). If you are a Helena Hunting fan, you'll def enjoy this read. It's fun, laugh-out-loud funny, and sexy!

3,5 stars

I'm really sad but this is my least favorite book from Helena, and I have loved all her books!This one started really good, I loved how Cosy and Griffin met, they have a great connection and the story was sweet and sexy!

However, I feel that there was too much drama for my taste!I find myself struggling a little bit with everything and I didn't enjoy the story as much as I wanted!The rating is mostly for the characters because I really loved them!

Starting the next one really soon and I hope I like it!

Making Up

**received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**

5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Helena Hunting has surpassed all of my expectations for this book. From the start I was 100% invested in Cosy and Griffin’s story. They are pulled to one another and compliment one another so well. I love that they don’t just immediately fit together. They have to work at their relationship and be 100% vulnerable with the other. And when they are together the sexual tension is off the charts. I could not put this book down because I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. If you are looking for a new read, this is the book for you!!!

Cosy meets interesting people all the time working at an adult toy store, but when Griffin walks in, he effects her in a way no one has before. She is instantly attracted to him but can tell from his clothes that he is way out of her league. But just when she thinks that they won’t meet again, he shows up and changes her life.

Griffin can’t get the woman from the adult toy store out of his mind. He is always known to do the right thing and never rock the boat, but Cosy is different. She pushes him to be more carefree and to look at life differently. Yes there is an age difference, but what is age when you have chemistry.

As they navigate their relationship during the time they have together, they both can’t help but wonder what if they could make it work for longer than a few months. But what will happen when Griffin’s past comes back and changes the new life he has finally started? Will he be able to move on and be with the one he loves? Or will fate have a different idea?

I love this book so much it's so funny and it's such a great book to read. Love the characters and the storyline Helena hunting has another hit on her hands. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

My cheeks still hurt from smiling so hard at Making Up. It had everything I love in a Helena Hunting book- a sassy and sarcastic heroine. A hero with a big ego but bigger heart. A hair of drama and loads of laughs.

I adored Cosy and her brand of awkward. But she also lived life on her own terms and didn't apologize for who she was. To say the way that her and Griffin met was unconventional would be an understatement. They came from vastly different worlds and that was what made it the perfect recipe for a whole lot of fun and fornicating and fighting and in turn, forgiveness.

Though their lives were totally pulling them one way or the other, Griffin and Cosy were just what each other needed. Both of their hearts were so big that they made the hard choices when they had to. Even when doing the right thing put their own happiness on the back burner.

Let me just say that Helena Hunting gave this book the perfect title (you'll see). From start to finish, Making Up was a true delight to read. There was humor and heat and so much heart. I couldn't help but root for Cosy and Griffin to get over their preconceived notions about each others status and just be together. And that ending, the flutters and giggles are still in full force just thinking about it.

This book was exactly what I didn't know I needed. So this has been a super stressful, bad week and I picked this up thinking it would be funny along the lines of the pucked series. And when I first started it and realised it was a little more serious and emotional I was a little disappointed.

Then once I stopped worrying about what it wasn't like I was so involved. I adored Cosy. She was such a great character. I really loved everything about her, she was just so much her own person I felt like I could reach out and hug her.

Griffin was awesome too. He was so upfront with his feelings and what he wanted. I loved that he didn't play games or try to play it cool. Maybe he didn't communicate some things very openly but it wasn't done to hide things it was purely to prevent Cosy from freaking out and I liked that he was worried about her. And as soon as it came out he apologised and explained.

So even though I didn't get what I wanted I absolutely got what I needed and I ended up loving every word. And now I am even more excited that netgalley has granted me Handle With Care so I will be trying to find a quiet corner to read in.

My Thoughts:

Helena Hunting is such a fun author! It never fails, but every time I read her stories, she has me laughing, swooning, grinning, and enjoying my reading experience!

Making Up is part of the Shacking Up Series, but it can be read as a standalone. The main characters were extremely likeable. Cosy Fallon was such a delight. She was a free spirit, lacked pretense, was down to earth, lived life in the moment, and had an exuberance and enthusiasm for life that was refreshing! Griffin Mills was a hard worker, serious, sexy, honest, devoted, a planner, gave his all, and had been heartbroken after his four year relationship and engagement had ended.

When Griffin draws the short straw and has to buy the gag gifts for his friend's bachelor party he finds himself attracted to the beautiful, fun, and spirited salesgirl, Cosy. She is also attracted to the gorgeous and sexy Griffin, who decides to pursue her when he can't stop thinking about her, despite the eleven year age difference.

Griffin is in Las Vegas on business for a couple of months before he returns to where he lives in New York. Cozy is happy with having a fun fling, because she's not ready for a serious relationship. However, soon Cozy and Griffin find their feelings for one another growing stronger, and external problems begin to challenge their happiness as a couple...

Making Up was such a light-hearted story! I enjoyed the fact that Cosy and Griffin were opposites. They complimented one another perfectly. I continuously swooned and sighed from watching Griffin sweep Cosy off of her feet. I found myself wearing a dopey smile for most of the book, and could easily see how the charismatic Griffin charmed Cosy, because he charmed me too. Cosy was such a wonderful character as well. She was the type of woman, that woman are also drawn to. I would love to have a friend like Cosy. Her sense of adventure and excitement made being in her presence a real treat!

The chemistry between Cosy and Griffin was off the charts. These two sizzled, and their attraction was palpable. Being together was effortless in the way they just fit perfectly. Helena Hunting's signature bawdy sense of humor and use of innuendo and suggestive insinuation was a lot of fun as well! She had me cracking up repeatedly. In case you couldn't tell; I loved this story. If you like your romances sweet and spicy, this is one I'd highly recommend.

This was a fantastic romantic comedy. Fun, sweet, sexy filled with LOL moments, and packed with hilariously awkward moments, drama, romance, love and a sizzling chemistry that jumps off the pages. This story quirky charm pulls you in and doesn’t let you go until the last page.

These two are complete opposites but do they work well together. Cosy is a young vibrant, sassy, smart, twenty-two year old, who is still in college and working part-time at a sex toy warehouse. She has never had a serious relationship and really doesn’t want one. Griffin is in his early thirty’s and has just come out of a serious relationship. He comes from a wealthy family that is in the hotel business. His time in Las Vegas is limited and will be leaving soon.

But Griffin is taken by Cosy’s beauty and her upbeat personality she is everything that he needs and wants. But even though Cosy is attracted to him she is reluctant about seeing him because of their age difference. They finally agree to keep it simple and they take it slow. But the drama, they must deal with seems to be never ending, and before they both know it, they have fallen. I loved watching them fall, and so will you! Don’t pass this book by!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What happens in Vegas should always stay in Vegas unless it is finding your soulmate in the aisle of an adult toy shop. Cosey and Griffin start off their relationship with shyness and a lack of comfort but make up for it with a perfect combination of understanding and warmth. The book not only had great characters and a storyline that I could not put down it also included moments of ridiculously funny humor and wiping tears from your eyes heart warming moments. From beginning to end this is another wonderful read from Helena Hunting.