"Bishop and Stevie's relationship is pure, raw, can't-take-your-eyes-off-the-the-page kindle crack. One of my favorite books by this brilliant author." - LJ Shen, USA Today bestselling author
A Favor for a Favor, all-new standalone slow burn romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting, is available now!
A new stand-alone romance about trading favors, battling wills, and winning love.
When I joined Seattle’s NHL expansion team, I thought it was the start of something great. But nothing ever goes the way you expect. Take my introduction to my new neighbor. She came rolling in on the hot mess express at midnight, making a racket while she tried to get into my team captain’s apartment. Did I mention that he’s married to a woman who definitely was not her?
Imagine my surprise when I end up with an injury that has me out of the game for weeks, and she’s the one to offer to help me. I should probably add that she’s not the captain’s mistress. She’s his sexy, pastel-haired younger sister.
So we come up with an arrangement: she rehabs me so that I can get back on the ice sooner, and she can add a professional athlete that isn’t her brother to her client list. Seems simple enough. As long as I can keep my hands to myself and my hormones in check.
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Review:
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A Favor for a Favor is the second book in the All In series by Helena Hunting. It's a stand-alone novel, but the characters from the first book in the series are very present in this one. Rook is not only Bishop's teammate, but he is also Stevie's brother and he is mostly the reason our couple has troubles. He is hotheaded, but he wants the best for his sister.
I did not enjoy this book as much as I liked A lie for a lie. I got the feeling that the tone of these two books is completely different and they could belong in two different series/written from a different author which bugged me a lot. I am not sure what exactly I was expecting for A favor for a favor, but it was not what I got and I was a little disappointed. The book dragged a little bit in my opinion, but not very much to bore me.
I almost dropped the book when I read about all the women coming out from Bishop's apartment, but I kept reading and it turns out he wasn't the one sleeping with them. I am only giving this away because I and many other readers have some hard limits.
I was not a big fan of Bishop's initial thoughts of Stevie, but fortunately, he made up later in the book. He was not very kind to her and if a reader manages to get past the first 20% I am pretty sure will be able to read the rest of the book without a hitch. Rook's behavior is a little over the top. And speaking for over the top things, Alex and Violet appear in this book and Violet really doesn't have a filter. I haven't read their book, so she was a little too much to take. Small doses are the best.
Bishop and Stevie's relationship is a slow burn and I really liked that. I didn't get the same emotions as I did from the couple of the first book, but still, these two were good. Due to the circumstances they met and Bishop's injury, they don't immediately jump onto the bed and they spend some time getting to know each other. Stevie's character felt the realest. With some hesitation, I would recommend the book.
Review:
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A Favor for a Favor is the second book in the All In series by Helena Hunting. It's a stand-alone novel, but the characters from the first book in the series are very present in this one. Rook is not only Bishop's teammate, but he is also Stevie's brother and he is mostly the reason our couple has troubles. He is hotheaded, but he wants the best for his sister.
I did not enjoy this book as much as I liked A lie for a lie. I got the feeling that the tone of these two books is completely different and they could belong in two different series/written from a different author which bugged me a lot. I am not sure what exactly I was expecting for A favor for a favor, but it was not what I got and I was a little disappointed. The book dragged a little bit in my opinion, but not very much to bore me.
I almost dropped the book when I read about all the women coming out from Bishop's apartment, but I kept reading and it turns out he wasn't the one sleeping with them. I am only giving this away because I and many other readers have some hard limits.
I was not a big fan of Bishop's initial thoughts of Stevie, but fortunately, he made up later in the book. He was not very kind to her and if a reader manages to get past the first 20% I am pretty sure will be able to read the rest of the book without a hitch. Rook's behavior is a little over the top. And speaking for over the top things, Alex and Violet appear in this book and Violet really doesn't have a filter. I haven't read their book, so she was a little too much to take. Small doses are the best.
Bishop and Stevie's relationship is a slow burn and I really liked that. I didn't get the same emotions as I did from the couple of the first book, but still, these two were good. Due to the circumstances they met and Bishop's injury, they don't immediately jump onto the bed and they spend some time getting to know each other. Stevie's character felt the realest. With some hesitation, I would recommend the book.
Excerpt
She makes me lift my arm and drapes it over her shoulder. She’s incredibly small compared to me. She tucks one arm under my knee and gently grips the back of my calf with the other. “On the count of three,” she orders. I tense up when she hits three. She gets my leg about six inches off the floor, which is when I scream bloody murder again and grab on to her with both hands.
“Okay. That’s not going to work. The angle is too awkward.” She taps her lip and holds her finger up. “I have an idea.”
She ducks out from under my arm and hooks her fingers in the waistband of her yoga pants.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Calm down. Some bathing suits have less coverage than my underwear. Besides, it’s nothing you haven’t seen before.”
She kicks off her yoga pants, leaving her in a T-shirt and panties. They’re plain cotton boy shorts, which should be a good thing, but apparently my body doesn’t care that it’s not a satin or lace thong. All it cares about is the proximity of almost-naked pussy.
Rook’s sister is standing in my bathroom in her underwear. If I had a sister who looked like Stevie and I knew that she was standing in one of my teammate’s bathrooms half-naked, I would probably kick the shit out of the guy. Thankfully, I have a brother.
I try to keep my eyes averted, sort of, but I catch her reflection in the vanity mirror.
She has fantastic legs. Athletic. Strong. And her ass. Goddamn. She definitely does a lot of squats, based on how round and firm it looks. The ache in my groin turns into that stabbing pain again because I’m getting hard. I think about my grandmother in a bathing suit to counteract the effect of Stevie being partly undressed.
She steps into the tub, and I force myself to keep my eyes down, bringing up the image of that hot chick in the tub who turns into a rotting old lady in The Shining. That helps a bit. At least until Stevie moves into my personal space and starts touching me again. I mutter a string of profanity, especially when I feel her boob pressed against my arm for a few seconds. I have no choice but to latch on to her shoulder as we lift my leg over the edge of the tub. I’m sweating, I’m angry, and I hate my dick.
“I need you to stop touching me!” It’s stupid because I’m still holding on to her, not the other way around.
“Why are you yelling at me?” she shouts back.
“Because you’re half-undressed in my tub, and I’m a guy, and apparently my dick is a fucking sadist. It honestly feels like my balls are on fire right now. A semi has never] been this painful.”
“Well, close your damn eyes and think about dead things.”
“It doesn’t matter if I close them. The image of you in panties is burned into the back of my lids, probably for the rest of my fucking life. It’s all I can see.”
“You’d think you’d never seen a set of bare legs before.” She helps me lower myself into the tub and steps out.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a pair up close,” I grumble.
“Such a surprise, with your warm, fuzzy personality.”
About Helena Hunting
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.
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