Spark House #3
e-book, Kindle
Author: Helena Hunting
In this third installment of the Spark House series, we follow Harley’s story. She’s working at the hotel with her sisters, but business is developing and she’s starting to feel unsure of her role in all of it.
One day, in what is supposed to be the last kiddie birthday party hosted by her at the hotel, she sees them: Gavin and Peyton. Gavin is a widower and Peyton, whose mom died in childbirth, was her charge for 18 months. She nannied for them until she and Gavin had “a moment” in the kitchen and all of a sudden, he packs up and moves closer to his in-laws.
When they reconnect, feelings that were dormant come to the surface, but Peyton’s grandparents are not going to be happy with Gavin dating again and having another woman replace their daughter…
Y’all know I adore Helena Hunting but I struggled with this one. I was annoyed by every single decision all characters make on this one. The grandmother drove me to drink and I didn’t really get involved in their romance. To top it all off, like in the previous books, the sisters become “clueless” self-absorbed women who can’t see they are dismissing Harley all the time. It was just Avery in book 2 and now it’s Avery and London in book 3.
I’m also one of those rare people who likes kids in romance novels (when done well), but Peyton is supposed to be 9 years old and she behaves like she is 6 and that kept me pulling me out of the story.
The book is well written, after al it’s Helena Hunting, but I was… gasp …. bored.
On to the next series, as she is still a one-click author for me. This one was not for me.
Possible triggers: grief, manipulative relatives, death in childbirth (historical)
