{"id":25116,"date":"2020-01-29T09:19:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T14:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=25116"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:58:40","slug":"review-a-favor-for-a-favor-by-helena-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/29\/review-a-favor-for-a-favor-by-helena-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25116\" data-postid=\"25116\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25116 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/a-favor-for-a-favor-helena-hunting-scaled.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When I joined Seattle\u2019s 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\u2019s apartment. Did I mention that he\u2019s married to a woman who definitely was<em>\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0her?<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Imagine my surprise when I end up with an injury that has me out of the game for weeks, and\u00a0<i>she\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0the one to offer to help me. I should probably add that she\u2019s not the captain\u2019s mistress. She\u2019s his sexy, pastel-haired younger sister.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019t her brother to her client list. Seems simple enough. As long as I can keep my hands to myself and my hormones in check.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17587 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4_5-hearts-blog.jpg?resize=266%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>All In<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$3.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br \/><strong>Stevie<\/strong> is Rook\u2019s (<strong>A Lie for A Lie<\/strong>) baby sister. 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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\u2019s apartment. Did I mention that he\u2019s married to a woman who definitely was<em>\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0her?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagine my surprise when I end up with an injury that has me out of the game for weeks, and\u00a0<i>she\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0the one to offer to help me. I should probably add that she\u2019s not the captain\u2019s mistress. She\u2019s his sexy, pastel-haired younger sister.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2019t her brother to her client list. Seems simple enough. As long as I can keep my hands to myself and my hormones in check.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4_5-hearts-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 28, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>All In<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Amazon Publishing<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Montlake<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$3.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><br \/><strong>Stevie<\/strong> is Rook\u2019s (<strong>A Lie for A Lie<\/strong>) baby sister. She needs a place to stay after walking in on her boyfriend having sex with another woman. It is not just so simple to kick him out since they now work at the same place. So off to her brother\u2019s place she goes where she has an interesting run in with one of his teammates.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bishop<\/strong> is busy taking care of his brother and finding his place on the team. The new neighbor next door is not the distraction he wants to deal with at the moment. When he suffers an incident that leaves him out of the game, he is desperate to get back on the ice. Despite their initial tension, Stevie offers to help Bishop out. Stevie needs a recommendation from another athlete outside of her brother. He needs to get back in the game. They fight to death but there is no denying the chemistry and craziness of these two.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, there is so much more to this story than humor. I know this is a spin-off of the <em>Pucked <\/em>series but it has such a different vibe and feel. I love every book so far. Bishop has a lot to deal with his brother and his sports. I really liked that the author didn\u2019t give him the playboy vibes. He is more focused than most players. There is a realness to his situation than just sexy athlete next door.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stevie is very sassy and is perfect for Bishop. I just hated how immature she came across at times. I think her relationship with her brother showed it most. She hated being known as his kid sister but he is older. He is a famous hockey player. There really is no way around it. So her making it a big deal was not dealt with properly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not a fan of slow burn romances unless they are done right. This one was perfection. I mean this is like having your favorite ice cream after a good meal kind of perfection. There is just enough parts of humor, angst, being a jerk and sexiness to just make me gush. I like that they didn\u2019t just run into each other arms. By the end, I was a panting mess. 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