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Shacking Up (Shacking Up, #1)
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4 STARS

Girl, you tell NO lie. Bancroft "Bane" Mills was a whole different level of hotness and I'd lick the hell out of him....erm...LIKE. LIKE. I mean like the hell out of him. OK. No. I didn't. But whatever. Moving on.
Every time I pick up a book with a ridiculously hot cover, I'm always extra nervous. Is the story going to live up to the cover? Is it going to overwhelmed by too much sex with a hot half nekkid dude on the cover. Yes, I just asked that. Quit giving me the stink eye. Even us perverts have standards. For the most part. Anyway. Moving on again.
I'm happy to report that the story was even better than the cover, and that cover is pretty freaking spectacular. It's full of zingers, hilarious banter, slow burn romance, adorable pets, and awesome chemistry.
Ruby is determined to make her dream of starring on broadway happen. But being a triple threat and the daughter to the man running a pharmaceutical empire hasn't given her a boost. She walked away from everything to chase her dreams, even her father's financial support. Everything is riding on her making the audition the next day...until a sexy, drunken and sick stranger proceeds to kiss her and sneeze on her, effectively infecting her with the flu from hell.
When Ruby realizes that the sexy stranger is none other than her best friend's finance's cousin, uber rich, ex Rugby superstar Bancroft Mills, she's not exactly thrilled. But she's also now homeless with no roles in prospect and no job, and Bane happens to have her solution in his very sexy hands; move into his apartment to take care of his pets while he's away on a business trip. Sounds simple, right? Until their shacking up leads into an unlikely friendship with a heavy underlying of sexual chemistry that's so thick, it's practically suffocating. Add into the mix Tiny the tarantula and an adorable ferret, an it's a recipe for a laugh out loud romance.
I love a good slow burn and the one here was perfection. Ruby and Bane's relationship goes from texts to FaceTime to something much, much more...
With just the perfect amount of steam, Shacking Up was a laugh out loud, feel good romance sure to put a goofy smile on your face and a swoon in your heart. Helena Hunting effortlessly mixes humor with undeniable chemistry and endearing characters to create one delicious story that enjoyed from cover to cover.
ARC courtesy of publisher in exchange for an honest review
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This man is like a nuclear bomb of sexy, just waiting to go off. I’m honestly surprised women aren’t super-gluing themselves to his body like in one of those men’s spray deodorant commercials. He may actually need women repellent.

Girl, you tell NO lie. Bancroft "Bane" Mills was a whole different level of hotness and I'd lick the hell out of him....erm...LIKE. LIKE. I mean like the hell out of him. OK. No. I didn't. But whatever. Moving on.
Every time I pick up a book with a ridiculously hot cover, I'm always extra nervous. Is the story going to live up to the cover? Is it going to overwhelmed by too much sex with a hot half nekkid dude on the cover. Yes, I just asked that. Quit giving me the stink eye. Even us perverts have standards. For the most part. Anyway. Moving on again.
I'm happy to report that the story was even better than the cover, and that cover is pretty freaking spectacular. It's full of zingers, hilarious banter, slow burn romance, adorable pets, and awesome chemistry.
Did you kiss him back?”
I shrug.
“You didn’t even know who he was!”
“I was caught off guard. He’s a good kisser. And have you seen him? That man could revive a corpse with his hotness.”
“Sometimes you’re very creepy, you know that?”
Ruby is determined to make her dream of starring on broadway happen. But being a triple threat and the daughter to the man running a pharmaceutical empire hasn't given her a boost. She walked away from everything to chase her dreams, even her father's financial support. Everything is riding on her making the audition the next day...until a sexy, drunken and sick stranger proceeds to kiss her and sneeze on her, effectively infecting her with the flu from hell.
When Ruby realizes that the sexy stranger is none other than her best friend's finance's cousin, uber rich, ex Rugby superstar Bancroft Mills, she's not exactly thrilled. But she's also now homeless with no roles in prospect and no job, and Bane happens to have her solution in his very sexy hands; move into his apartment to take care of his pets while he's away on a business trip. Sounds simple, right? Until their shacking up leads into an unlikely friendship with a heavy underlying of sexual chemistry that's so thick, it's practically suffocating. Add into the mix Tiny the tarantula and an adorable ferret, an it's a recipe for a laugh out loud romance.
I love a good slow burn and the one here was perfection. Ruby and Bane's relationship goes from texts to FaceTime to something much, much more...
Bancroft shirtless is a vision. Bancroft naked is damn well fucking phenomenal. “Oh God, that is huge!” I say when I finally reach the visual destination of Erectiontopia.
With just the perfect amount of steam, Shacking Up was a laugh out loud, feel good romance sure to put a goofy smile on your face and a swoon in your heart. Helena Hunting effortlessly mixes humor with undeniable chemistry and endearing characters to create one delicious story that enjoyed from cover to cover.
ARC courtesy of publisher in exchange for an honest review
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March 12, 2017
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March 12, 2017
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May 17, 2017
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May 21, 2017
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May 21, 2017
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humorous-reads
May 21, 2017
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Thanks, girl! xx

OMG Yes! So funny!

LOL! There was also a tarantula named Tiny ;)

Thank you! xx

♥ Jx PinkLady Reviews ♥ wrote: "Great review, Lana xxx"
Wendy'sThoughts wrote: "terrific review Lana :DDD"
Astrid - ☆Vanilla & Spice Books☆ wrote: "Superb review, babes!"
Thank you, ladies! xx