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!

**Audio Review**
I also listened to the audio of this after reading! Jason Clarke and Stella Bloom did an incredible job on this audio! I don’t know that I have listened to Stella Bloom before, but she may be my new favorite female narrator! She did a wonderful job of making me “feel” the storyline! I loved her soothing and expressive voice as London. Jason is already one of my favorite male narrators and once again did fantastic! Highly recommend this audio!

𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 - 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴- 𝘵𝘰- 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦. 4.5 🌟

The Sparks sisters own and operate a charming event hotel in scenic Colorado; it’s been in their family for three generations. London, the middle sister, has just brushed off some rugged-looking guy in a bar because she’s recently broken up with her boyfriend.

Finding a guy isn’t hard but maintaining a relationship seems to be - especially after losing her parents and now running the hotel and her Etsy shop.

A few months later, London receives a call from a multi-million dollar company looking to partner with Spark House. When London meets with the CEO, Jackson Holt, it’s none other than the rugged guy from the bar, but he’s cleaned up and looking fine.

What ensues is a push and pull between London and Jackson. The chemistry is off the charts; however, they need to keep this professional, but can they?

I enjoyed that this was a mix of business and pleasure. Hearing some of their work strategizing and event planning was interesting. And well, the pleasure side of it was a lot of tension, with Jackson being so very dashing, and then, of course, there’s the steamy after hours.


🎧 I listened to the audiobook from @macmillan.audio and Stella Bloom & Jason Clarke did a great job of narrating London and Jackson.

Thank you @getredprbooks and @stmartinspress for this gifted copy and a spot on tour.

✨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!

I loved this audio! I love the book so much, and I loved listening to it again! I'll read anything that Helena Hunting writes. These characters are amazing, though. I can't wait for the next Spark House book!

Cute but not a super original story. I felt bored at times but liked the characters enough to finish!

I really enjoyed the second. book in this series. I feel like London was such a well-rounded character and I loved seeing each aspect of her personality. She and Jackson fit very well together and I think the pacing of their relationship felt real and made their journey more meaningful to follow. I also feel we go the perfect amount of time with them towards the end of their journey.

I also like how the Sparks sisters worked together in this second book even more. This was well woven into London's journey in standing up for herself. We also got to know Harley more and how unique her relationship is with London. This fed into London's journey but also made me super excited for Harley's book.

I think I may have enjoyed this slightly more than the first which I still really enjoyed.

Thank you St. Martin's Griffin, Helena Hunting, and NetGalley for the audiobook arc!

I hit the arc jackpot with this one, being approved for both the eBook and the audio! So, I did my own version of whisper-sync, following along on my Kindle while listening to the audio. Either way you read it, Starry-Eyed Love is another sweet and swoony installment to the Spark House series!

This series is equal parts women’s fiction and romance in my opinion. It follows the Spark sisters who together run a growing event venue/hotel that has been in their family for generations.

If you enjoy audiobooks like I do, Jason Clarke and Stella Bloom do an amazing job bringing the voices or Jackson Holt and London Spark to life!

Thank you to Helena Hunting, SMP Romance, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to read/listen and provide my honest review!

This is the second in the Spark House series, and it's also set in Colorado (well, mostly).

London and her sisters are in a bar commiserating...or maybe celebrating...that she's just broken up with her boyfriend, when she’s hit on by a bearded stranger. That’s the last thing on her mind, so London dismisses him without finding out anything about him. Months later she’s presenting at a meeting and in drops the CEO of the company she’s pitching. The twist is that she doesn’t know it’s the same guy right away because he looks so different all cleaned up. Once it’s made known that they’ve met before and they start working together they both admit they’re interested in each other, but decide to keep things professional while they’re working together.

It may have been because they were trying to keep things profesh that I didn’t really feel any of the professed chemistry between the main characters until three quarters of the way through the book, and even then it was physical chemistry rather than anything on a deeper level.

I liked both characters for the most part, but I did find London a bit all over the place. Half the time she’s very tightly strung and buttoned up and the other half the time she seems to have zero impulse control. On Jackson’s side, some of the things he did came across as controlling in my mind, rather than sweet or romantic—I didn’t love that.

Having aired my grievances, I will say this was a sweet story and especially fun to read because we’ve just moved to Denver. I’m looking forward to hearing more about the Spark sisters.

I switched between the physical and audiobook copies for this one. The audiobook comes in at 8 hours and 52 minutes and is performed by Jason Clarke and Stella Bloom. Both of these narrators were new to me but I enjoyed their telling of the story.

🎧ALC Review🎧

Starry Eyed Love💫
Out Now✨

Story; 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Narration; 5/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Helena Hunting does it again with this one!
Starry-Eyed Love is charming, fun and has so much heart! ⭐️

Narration; 🎧

Stella Bloom is amazing as London she encompasses everything that London needs to be. She embodies each other sisters in such different ways that it's a joy to listen to when they all interact.
She gave such and amazing performance!😁

Jason Clarke is excellent here as always! He gave Jackson so much heart! We don't get to see a lot of Jackson's POV here but when we did we got to really see it and that was really fun!😍

Story; 📚

I really loved London she was lovely! I liked the character development she went through from doing everything for the sake of her sister to doing something for herself. I also really liked that she was sassy and creative! 💫

Jackson was a total dream! I loved him so much! He was such a great guy. That probably should have communicated better. But over all he was great! ❤️

I loved the banter between London and Jackson their chemistry was palpable! 🔥

The Spark sisters are amazing and although I wanted to knock some sense into Avery cause come on!!! I still really enjoyed revisiting her and Declan! I can't wait for Harley's books cause she was such a joy!💞

Overall I loved this audiobook! The performances from Clarke and Bloom were amazing and gave justice to Hunting's amazing characters!✨

Thank-you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the chance to review this ALC!

I loved this story. I did read the previous book in the series, which gave a lot of insight to Spark House, so I feel like it was good to know going in. I liked both narrators, however, I don't feel like they really complimented each other. If I had to choose, I would have preferred the female narrator do the whole book. She brought so much energy to London. Not that I disliked the male narrator, but his version of London was so different, more mellow, and more quiet, it almost felt like a different character. I've listened to him do other books and enjoyed him, and I will for sure listen to him again, I just think the female did a better overall job on this particular story.

starry-eyed love follows another spark sister, one that was previously introduced in when sparks fly. it focus' on london— jackie-of-all-trades who juggles the business aspects of a growing family business with her creative aspirations. upon meeting a handsome stranger one fateful night, sparks certainly do fly, but are dismissed. that is, until months later she comes face-to-face with said stranger- jackson- in the boardroom of his multi-million dollar company.

i loved how much london was willing to give of herself for the sake of her family and their happiness, even to her own detriment. the bond between sisters is strong and plays out across multiple chapters, even while london falls deeper in love with jackson.

and jackson is a perfect foil against london. while both have a business mind, each has a desire to do much more. jackson supports london, even when he confuses her with his attempts to separate business from personal. each step of the way, he remains there for her without asking for more than she can give or handle.

i do feel like there was a tonal shift in avery from the first book to this one, and while it did lend to the believable conflict that can often arise between sisters, it could have easily shifted towards being cast as a villain if not for the ultimate outcome.

This is a second book in the series but you don’t necessarily need to read them in order. Each one focuses on the love life of a Sparks’ sister. This was such an enjoyable romcom. It wasn’t necessarily realistic but I was easily hooked. I loved the dual perspectives (surprise, surprise). I appreciated that the love interests in this one bonded over their profound loss of both parents in childhood. I liked reading about the sisters and their trials and tribulations of running their family owned boutique hotel. It is an open door romance for those wondering.

Thank you to NetGalley and the St Martins Press for this advanced listening copy in exchange for an honest review.

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.

Starry-Eyed Love is a chance encounter turned forbidden workplace romantic comedy told in dual, alternating first person POV (with the majority of the story told from the heroine’s perspective). It is the second installment in the Spark House series, but can be read as a standalone and/or out of order.

Another Spark sister has fallen in love... and taken me with her! I connected with London immediately when I met her in Avery’s book, and since finishing When Sparks Fly, I have been looking forward to reading her happily ever after. London is a wonderfully complex and relatable character; her struggles with anxiety and how it manifests in her profession resonated with me, and I liked that her mental health struggles were not the entirety of her personality. Jackson was a great match for her, and I loved that despite his career success, his emotional immaturity prevented him from seeming unattainable or like a flawless trophy hero. Helena Hunting excels at creating realistic characters who are never too stereotypical or one-dimensional. Their romance was a slow burn, but for completely logical reasons and fraught with more than enough sexual tension to make the payoff infinitely worth it. The “big reveal” leading to the third-act conflict did not surprise me at all, but that didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the story.

The audiobook was excellently cast, with both Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke returning to the series. As someone who has listened to both installments, I am impressed at both narrators’ ability to tailor their performance to the different main characters in each book as well as maintain the world-building from the previous book while looking at it all from a fresh perspective. London has a very different outlook on the division of responsibilities at Spark House from her sister Avery, and the interactions between all three sisters are noticeably perceived much differently in this book because of whose perspective we are seeing them from. I already loved both narrators going into this read, and hearing the ever-poised and sophisticated voice of Stella Bloom say “butt hurt” was the comedic highlight of this listen for me!

I am head-over-heels for this series, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Harley.

Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting is a wonderful, family-centered, angsty, steamy romance. Which, when you type it all out like that, feels kind of weird.

London and her two sisters have inherited their family’s small hotel and event center, and it’s been doing well for a small independent business. But when a major company contacts them with an offer to join a project that would bring them wider exposure, the sisters jump at the chance and London is picked to go give their presentation to the company. But it turns out the super hot CEO is the same guy she turned down in a bar three months earlier. Oops.

The attraction is definitely still there, and having to balance professionalism with this growing tension is driving both London and Jackson crazy.

Did we really need another almost-billionaire meets small-town girl love story? …No? But am I glad we got this one? …Yes. Definitely yes. It’s a quick, easy read with that guaranteed happy ending, and it also features three sisters who always ALWAYS have each other’s backs.

The audiobook features dual narrators, which I love when listening to books with dual perspectives. Both narrators turned in fantastic performances. I’ve listened to other books narrated by Stella Bloom, and she’s absolutely wonderful. Jason Clarke, who voices Jackson, is similarly easy to listen to. His voice is pitch-perfect..

If you’ve experienced the loss of a parent, read with care. This one deals (subtly) with themes of grief and loss. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy.

Thank you @helenahunting @goodreads @stmartinsgriffin for the giveaway win so I could read this beautiful paperback ARC before pub day on Tuesday, May 10th. Thank you to @netgalley @macmillanaudio for the chance to listen to the ALC before pub day.

This is the weirdest review I’ve done because I’ve had the ALC and ARC. I started with the audiobook. If you’ve loved Helena Hunting books and the voice you hear on your own when you read her books, I’d read the book instead of listen. The voice for London Spark is not as good as the voice I heard in my own head from reading the words on the page. It made her sound more dull, stiff, & boring. The voice for Jackson was pretty good—I loved the guy chats.

Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0-5 scale)
Audiobook Rating: 🎧🎧🎧🎧 (0-5 scale)
Steam: 🔥🔥🔥 (0-5 scale)

What I’m Starry-Eyed Over:
🤩 Obviously charcuterie!
🤩 Colorado Springs.
🤩 The three Spark Sisters.
🤩 Bar meet—instant attraction.
🤩 I’m such a sucker for a funny meet cute/meet again cute!
🤩 Workplace romance/forbidden romance.
🤩 Chapter titles.
🤩 Anxiety representation. Anybody else’s least favorite thing in the world making phone calls?
🤩 Mills hotels and the Mills brothers!
🤩 I love the deep connection London and Jackson have from both having lost their parents tragically.
🤩 Estate sale, Etsy store, charity event, auction fundraiser, wedding . . .
🤩 The epilogue was my favorite part—all the feels!

What I’m Wishing/Dizzy About:
💫 I already said this—the audiobook voice for London was not the best fit. It was a little poised, stiff, and sophisticated. It seemed to get better later on with the cuteness of her personality coming out in the voice.
💫 Slow burn—they almost lost me at the beginning.
💫 The drama with the other girl—lack of communication causing jealousy. I know it’s great plot conflict but still a little annoying.

I could not put this down!

We are back with the sisters from Spark House as they continue to try to expand and improve their family run event hotel.

Middle Spark sister, London is the financial guru fro Spark house, even though meeting with new clients and the black and white finance details are not her love, she’d much rather let her creative juices flow. She has stepped up to take this role in the family.

So when she’s in the middle of a big presentation for a new partnership for Spark House and the man the shot down a few months back comes into her already stressful meeting, she is thrown for a loop! Turns out it’s Jackson Trent, he owns this enterprise and he’s a pretty big deal.

Impressed by London’s presentation for Spark House and still intrigued by her, Jackson takes a personal interest in their business relationship…

This had the makings of your typical billionaire/ regular person romance, extravagant gifts, flights across the country, special VIP opportunities… but I didn’t give me the same vibe. Jackson is an environmental activist, he’s head over heels for London and is very considerate of her. Sure there were some fun Cinderella moments and also some major class clashes, but These two were couple I could get behind.

I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook version and absolutely loved the perfect voicing of both Jason Clarke and Stella Bloom for Jackson and London. Their voice work really added to the story and added another dimension to the characters. I’m a big fan of dual narration and these two balanced each other well and created a very enjoyable listening experience.

This book was a real treat. I was in need of a fun and flirty read and Helena Hunting delivered in spades!

Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting is scheduled to release May 10th, 2022.

#StarryEyedLove #Helena Hunting #NetGalley #pinkcowlandreads

Starry-Eyed Love was the perfect romance novel to get lost in and I quickly found myself awake at 4am reading, just trying to find out what happens next. The story follows London Sparks, the middle child of the Sparks sisters, and the road leading to Jackson Holt. There are chapters from both London's and Jackson's point of view which further helps you immerse yourself into this love story. By the end of the book, you'll be left wanting to read more.

Though this book can be read as a standalone novel (which is what I did), without needing to read the first in the Spark House series, but I would recommend reading When Sparks Fly first just so you can learn more about London's sister Avery (which I'll be reading very soon). I am truly looking forward to reading Harley's story!

Both narrators, Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke were phenomenal in their narration, portraying every bit of emotion when needed. You felt the love, heartache, passion between the characters because of the amazing narration provided. I have listened to a few audiobooks that Stella has narrated and have loved every single one. I'm so excited to see that both Stella and Jason are the narrators of When Sparks Fly and it makes me even more excited to go read it!

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillian Audio, and Helena Hunting for this advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

London turns down a guy who hits on her. Months later she finds out he's the head of a company her family hotel wants to work with. I've heard that Helena Hunting is a very good writer and I must agree. I like London, she's not relatable but I liked so much. I like the sister b9nd these women have. I know I must check out more of Helena's books. Oh yeah, this book is very good, I love it.

I liked the book but not as much as When Sparks Fly. I don’t really like when the second book in a series turns the main character from the first book into someone mostly unlikable. I liked Avery in the first book but she was frustrating in this one. I did enjoy London and Jackson but the story wasn’t super gripping to me. I listened to the audiobook: I liked the female narrator but I did not like the male narrator.