Publishing Date: May 30, 2017
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages: 480
Contemporary Romance
The Premise from the Publisher: "Ruby Scott is months behind on rent and can't seem to land a steady job. She has one chance to turn things around with a big audition. But instead of getting her big break, she gets sick as a dog and completely bombs it in the most humiliating fashion. All thanks to a mysterious, gorgeous guy who kissed-and then coughed on-her at a party the night before. Luckily, her best friend might have found the perfect opportunity; a job staying at the lavish penthouse apartment of hotel magnate Bancroft Mills while he's out of town, taking care of his exotic pets. But when the newly-evicted Ruby arrives to meet her new employer, it turns out Bane is the same guy who got her sick. Seeing his role in Ruby's dilemma, Bane offers her a permanent job as his live-in pet sitter until she can get back on her feet."
My overall thoughts and review: So I definitely read these books out of order. It's not necessary to since they are technically standalones. They just occupy the same world and you'll see familiar faces pop up. This is the first one from the get-go and I quite liked seeing Amie from Hooking Up in it.. and seeing the beginning of her relationship with Armstrong (despite it driving me nuts and wanting as much Lex as possible). This story follows Ruby Scott, who is Amie's best friend, who finds herself a pet-sitter to Bancroft Mills, who also happens to be the guy that randomly kissed her one night and made her sick, LOL. In true Helena Hunting fashion, this book brought on all the LOLs while providing the perfect amount of sexy and swoony scenes. What I really loved about this book was the fact that they weren't physically around each other for almost five weeks and a lot of their relationship blossomed during phone calls, video chats, and text messages. You got to see them really fall for one another, but also learn to be comfortable around each other. I also find a lot of the time in romances where the male protagonist is more financially stable than the female protagonist, that the female just ends up depending on the male. That isn't the case at all with Ruby and Bancroft and I feel like Ruby really demonstrated what her worth when it came to things money and career related. She's such a badass female character and she inspires you to pursue your dreams despite the roadblocks along the way. I also loved how supportive Bancroft was of her, no matter what the situation was. There are so many awesome moments in the book and I also just loved learning more about the Mills family in general. I'm definitely part of the Mills brothers fanclub because they are such both lovely male leads. I would definitely recommend picking this one up first and reading the series in order unlike me. Also, if you end up loving this book like I did, you should also check out the Getting Down e-book which features a fun halloween short story that features Ruby and Bancroft! ;)
My rating of the book: ✮✮✮✮✮ (5/5 stars)
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