Starry-Eyed Love

De: Helena Hunting

Narrado por: Jason Clarke, Stella Bloom

"Narrators Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke provide all the ingredients for the listener to have a love affair with Hunting's story."—AudioFile Magazine

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.

©2022 Helena Hunting (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Great story with wonderful narration

Starry-Eyed Love (Stark House #2) is London Spark and Jackson Holt’s captivating journey and I’m sure like me it will tick all your boxes.
The narrators Jason Clarke and Stella Bloom did a wonderful job bringing the characters and their journey to life. They were spot on with the love and Al, the emotions running through this book and very easy to listen to.
London and Jackson have a history, the first time they met she turned him down so imagine the shock when she comes face to face with him again, only this time she needs his help. Determined to push through a business deal for her family hotel she never expected to be pitching her presentation to Jackson Holt……
Will working together bring this couple closer or will it ruin any future they could have before it has a chance to begin. You will need to read the book to find that out….
London and Jackson’s story is a beautifully written, sweet yet steamy romance and it will appeal to all romance lovers. I fell hard and fast for Jackson and London is the sassy girl I would love in my corner but honestly together they become a couple that stayed with long after reading the final word. Can’t wait to see what’s next in the wonderful Spark House Series.

Enjoyable Series

Good second book to the series. Helena Hunting does not disappoint with her books. I would have liked more of Jason Clarke's narration but Stella Bloom does an excellent job with the male and female parts she narrates. Looking forward to the next sister's book.

Another good one

This was another great book in the series. The only thing I didn’t like… I wasn’t a fan of how Avery was portrayed in this book… I liked her in the first book but didn’t like her in this one. Other than that great read!

Where was Jason Clarke’s narration?

If you are looking forward to listening Jason Clarke’s narration you will be disappointed. He narrated maybe 3 chapters!
Listening to the female narrator was exhausting although the character in the book was high strung she could have toned it down a little. Maybe a little bit more nuanced!

even better than book 1

It is rare that a book can make me teary-eyed, but I truly enjoyed this story.

London and Jackson

London Spark is at a bar with her sisters when a handsome stranger pays for their drinks and gives her his business card. Yeah, no thanks. She's just out of a relationship and is too busy with Spark House, the boutique hotel/event location she runs with her sisters.  A couple of months later, London is doing a presentation for a possible deal at a multi-million dollar corporation and the CEO shows up. Luck would have it that Jackson Holt is none other than the handsome stranger at the bar.

Jackson can't believe his luck: good luck because there she is again and bad luck because now they'll be working together for an event and he can't show personal interest in her until it's over, as it will be inappropriate. When their direct business asssociation is over, they are finally able to pursue a relationship but their personal lives come with a lot of complications for them. 

I have to confess that book 1 in this series wasn't a favorite for me, but I was interested in London, especially because she has anxiety. She deals with it with by folding origami stars that she later uses in decorations for events and art pieces for her passion: her Etsy shop.

It was a sweet romance (the steam is there, relax, folks!) and Jackson is a yummy cinnamon roll. The "villain" in this is not villain at all and, surprisingly, the character I wanted to smack upside the head was the oldest sister, Avery (from book 1). She loves her sisters but what an annoying, self-centered, selfish girl. Seriously, girl! 

It was a fun, sweet story that I really enjoyed!

Bonus: we get to catch up with a lot of characters from the Shacking Up series. 

Narration: Stella Bloom, who is great, and not as much Jason Clarke as you would want. 

Rep and possible triggers: FMC has anxiety. Mentions of loss of parents.

Great Book

I like this book very much but did not like how the oldest sister was portrayed. She was very different in first book.

Stand alone but part of a series

This could be read on its own but part of the series as now it is London’s turn for love. I liked the first book better but this was also a fun lighthearted read.

I freaking loved it

OK this story sucks you in and keeps you there. I loved London story was very emotional, There is definitely chemistry you could feel coming off the pages with the 2 characters. It was just one of those happy sappy Loved stories that I just freaking loved. The narrators were excellent select so much so that they they had me in my head pitching all this so well I didn't really realize I was listening.

Super cute

After listening to the first book in the series I knew I was going to enjoy London book. I love the relationship of the spark sisters have with each other and how they act as a family unit to run the Spark house. This is a super sweet romance and I can’t wait for the next book in the series.