If those are things you are looking for, too, I can’t recommend Shacking Up enough!ġ.) Describe Shacking Up using no more than 140 characters (a la Twitter). Helena Hunting has created another cast of characters that I can’t wait to get to know better while feeding my need for banter, awkwardness, heart, and humor. This book had me grinning like a fool and swooning at all of the sweetness from beginning to end. Not to mention, he’s got a bit of a dirty mouth (that’s an understatement, actually), so once they finally get together, things get very interesting indeed. She is a bit of a rebel and I enjoyed that part of her character.īane, on the other hand, is more buttoned-up and proper, but he’s so sweet, understanding and supportive. She’s hardworking, independent, and sassy at every turn. Ruby is a fantastic heroine, and I loved all of her attributes. Slow Burn Romance with a Dirty-Talking Hero and a Sassy Heroine I could feel the connection, rather than just read about it, and made me want to root for them. I thought that was the perfect touch since Bane is out of the country for weeks. What starts out as a mutually beneficial arrangement becomes much more after weeks of video chats that are steeped in sexual tension and unresolved feelings. Ruby and Bane have a bit of an unconventional first meeting, but it sets the trajectory for the entire storyline. She has great friends, but she’s going to need a lot more than that to make ends meet.īancroft Mills (aka Bane) was also born into wealth but, like Ruby, he decided to pave his own path and played professional rugby for years.Īfter being sidelined with a knee injury, he’s back to working for his family and helping to improve properties within their hotel dynasty. Determined to make it on her own, she heads to New York and works her tail off to make it happen.Īfter a string of bad luck, Ruby is down to her last few pennies and eating Ramen noodles for every meal. Ruby Scott was born into a family with a pharmaceutical empire, but her heart belongs to Broadway. I loved every minute of the ride! Shacking Up Summary Shacking Up is a fun and flirty, hilarious and heartfelt, sweet and slow-burning romance with fantastic characters and writing. I’m happy to report that my hesitation was completely unnecessary!

I love her Pucked series and all of her quirky-but-loveable characters, so I was a little worried about reading a new set of characters from her. There are rom-coms, and then there are Helena Hunting rom-coms–hers are in a league of their own, in my opinion.

Making Up by Helena Hunting