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A review by halffast
A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting
4.0
A physiotherapist doesn't get along with her grumpy new neighbor -- an NHL player on her brother's team. After he's badly injured, she offers to rehab him so he can heal faster, while also helping her career. She has a mile-long list of reasons to figuratively keep him at arms-length, but physically, her hands are all over him, and she's not the only one who feels the heat between them.
This was a sizzling enemies-to-frenemies-to-lovers slow-burn. When Stevie and Bishop clash, sparks fly. Part of the sexy fun of this novel is that Bishop's injury is in a 'sensitive' area, and he makes no attempt to hide the fact that working with Stevie turns him on -- unwillingly, or so he claims. I liked the layers to Bishop's personality. He comes across as a grouchy asshole, but he's also respectful of Stevie's boundaries and is patient while she works through some complicated emotions stemming from her ex and her brother. While there was the requisite drama from the 80% breakup, it was handled in a mature and believable way and led to some nice growth from multiple characters.
Overall, a great, well-written sports romance with no typos. It's second in the series but worked fine as a standalone.
This was a sizzling enemies-to-frenemies-to-lovers slow-burn. When Stevie and Bishop clash, sparks fly. Part of the sexy fun of this novel is that Bishop's injury is in a 'sensitive' area, and he makes no attempt to hide the fact that working with Stevie turns him on -- unwillingly, or so he claims. I liked the layers to Bishop's personality. He comes across as a grouchy asshole, but he's also respectful of Stevie's boundaries and is patient while she works through some complicated emotions stemming from her ex and her brother. While there was the requisite drama from the 80% breakup, it was handled in a mature and believable way and led to some nice growth from multiple characters.
Overall, a great, well-written sports romance with no typos. It's second in the series but worked fine as a standalone.