New Releases by Helena Hunting

"New York Times"-bestselling author Hunting ("Pucked") begins a two-book romance arc with a love story about flipping houses, taking risks, and landing that special someone who''s move-in ready. Original.

Originally published as part of the USA Today bestselling anthology Eye Candy, Getting Down is a hilarious and hot short story set in the Shacking Up world. Now contains a never before published bonus scene! Ruby Scott''s favorite holiday is here, all she needs is a moderately good excuse to throw a party. With the help of her best friend Amalie--and Amalie''s fiance''s budget--the two of them throw a Halloween-inspired fundraiser. But no event goes off without a couple hitches...

A tout juste 20 ans, Miller est l''un des plus grands joueurs de hockey du pays. Une véritable star qui fait rêver toutes les filles... et Miller a bien profité de sa popularité, sans jamais se poser trop de questions. Mais aujourd''hui, il est temps de se calmer et d''avoir une vraie petite amie. Une fille qui ne se précipiterait pas dans son lit après seulement cinq secondes de conversation ! La femme de ses rêves ? La soeur de son coéquipier Alex Waters qui, lui, n''est pas franchement enthousiaste à cette idée. Il faut dire que Miller traîne une réputation d''homme à femmes qui saute sur tout ce qui bouge. Alors, cette fois, pour séduire la fille qu''il convoite, le beau Miller va devoir faire bien plus que de manier sa fantastique batte... Torride, intense, passionnée : une Love Story à couper le souffle.

Ruby s’est installée à New York avec des rêves plein ses bagages. Son ambition : devenir danseuse, coûte que coûte. Mais en attendant d’atteindre le but de sa vie, elle va de petits boulots en petits boulots. Jusqu’à ce qu’enfin elle décroche une audition. Malheureusement, le grand jour, Ruby est malade et fait une prestation catastrophique. La veille lors d’une soirée, un inconnu très sexy, mais aussi très enrhumé, l’a confondue avec quelqu’un d’autre et l’a fougueusement embrassée ! Pour se faire pardonner, Bancroft alias « l’Incroyable Embrasseur » lui propose un job plutôt original : s’occuper à plein temps de son furet et de sa tarentule ! Bizarre... d’autant que la jeune femme va devoir vivre en permanence dans le luxueux appartement de son nouvel employeur... Un job contre un baiser volé. Et tout dérape...

Sauvage, excessif et sans inhibitions : Lance Romero, l''un des joueurs stars de l''équipe nationale de hockey, traîne une mauvaise réputation. Avec l''adversaire, comme avec les femmes, il fonce tête baissée et ne fait pas de sentiments. Seul compte le plaisir des corps qui se heurtent. Mais Lance n''a pas toujours été comme ça. Avant d''avoir le coeur brisé par une femme qui l''a manipulé et tourmenté, c''était un type correct et sensible. Quelqu''un qui ne pensait pas juste à se battre, faire la fête et aligner les conquêtes. Lance n''est pas heureux de cette vie superficielle et tout le monde le déteste. Jusqu''au jour où une femme pas comme les autres surgit dans sa vie. Une femme qu''il désire plus que tout mais qu''il risque de faire terriblement souffrir...

Amalie Whitfield is the picture of a blushing bride during her wedding reception–but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of proclaiming his undying love, her husband can be heard, by Amalie and their guests, getting off with someone else. She has every reason to freak out, and in a moment of insanity, she throws herself at the first hot-blooded male she sees. But he’s not interested in becoming her revenge screw. Mortified and desperate to escape the post-wedding drama, Amalie decides to go on her honeymoon alone, only to find the man who rejected her also heading to the same tiny island for work. But this time he isn’t holding back. She should know better than to sleep with someone she knows, but she can’t seem to resist him. They might agree that what happens on the island should stay on the island, but neither one can deny that their attraction is more than just physical. Filled with hilariously scandalous situations and enough sexual chemistry to power an airplane from New York City to the South Pacific, Hooking Up is the next standalone, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from Helena Hunting, the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series and Shacking Up.

A frightfully good time! Dive into these Halloween novellas from bestselling authors Tijan, J. Daniels, Helena Hunting, Bella Jewel and Tara Sivec. Featuring stories set in the worlds of their popular series. Tijan’s Fallen Crest crew are back for a weekend of mischief that takes a sinister turn; all four couples from J. Daniels’ Alabama Summer series gear up for Halloween in their own sexy ways, with a special surprise at the end; Helena Hunting’s characters from Shacking Up plan a Halloween gala that features a few ghouls and witches; Bella Jewel brings the chills and thrills in her suspenseful take on Halloween night; and Tara Sivec gathers the Holiday family together one last time as they try to make this ghostly holiday one to remember—or one they’d rather forget... Cozy up with a mug of hot cider on a dark night and fall under the spell of this Halloween anthology!

Randy, le hockeyeur star de l''équipe de Chicago et Lily, la jolie patineuse forment un couple parfait. Fusionnel, au lit comme dans la vie. Seule ombre au tableau : la saison de hockey va bientôt se terminer et Randy devra partir s''entraîner loin de Lily, pendant des semaines. Alors, pour chasser ses angoisses, il veut profiter au maximum de la belle jeune femme. Quitte à filmer leurs ébats pour se les repasser plus tard... Randy se pose aussi des questions plus profondes sur l''avenir de son couple et sa famille. Surtout quand quelqu''un venu de son passé resurgit avec son lot de secrets et de problèmes. Cet intrus indésirable pourrait bien venir briser la magnifique harmonie qui unit les deux amants...

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. Filled with hilariously awkward encounters and enough sexual tension to heat a New York City block, Shacking Up, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting, is sure to keep you laughing and swooning all night long.

« Délicieusement sexy. J’ai savouré chaque ligne. » (Emma Chase, auteur de Love Games) « Il a tout d''une fleur délicate. Sur la glace, il devient un joueur agressif. Le mélange des deux est très excitant. » Un sportif au corps de rêve, un grand romantique et un salaire faramineux : le hockeyeur Alex Waters a tout pour plaire. Chez lui, tout est de taille XXL : son talent, son cœur, incroyablement généreux et... tout le reste ! Violet, sa petite amie, a vraiment touché le gros lot. Il n''y a qu''une ombre au tableau : ils ne rêvent pas vraiment de la même vie. Quand Alex demande à Violet de démissionner de son job pour lui consacrer plus de temps, la jeune femme freine des quatre fers. Et lorsque sa belle-mère la presse pour fixer une date de mariage, elle fait carrément une crise d''urticaire. Mais un jour pendant un match, Alex a un accident qui pourrait ruiner sa carrière. Violet se rend compte qu''elle l''aime vraiment et tient à lui profondément. Est-elle prête, pour autant, à accepter une vie entière à ses côtés ? Sexy et intense : une love-story fascinante ! L''auteur : Helena Hunting vit au Canada, près de Toronto. Diplômée en littérature, elle a publié plusieurs romans devenus de véritables succès, notamment en France avec Bad Boy, Dark Love, Hard Boy, Perfect Boy et Big Boy (City).

***A STANDALONE novel*** Sometimes the things we shouldn’t want become exactly what we need . . . Waitressing at a seedy strip club isn’t ideal, but it pays Sarah Adamson’s tuition. Her goal is to finish her master’s program and get a job that doesn’t involve tight skirts and groping hands. She doesn’t need distractions. Especially not the one that comes in the form of a hot-as-sin tattoo artist who works across the street from her apartment. Kicked out at sixteen, and a high school dropout, Chris Zelter is familiar with wanting things he can’t have. His fractured life has never been easy. As the product of someone else’s bad decisions, he knows exactly what happens when the wrong person controls your marionette strings. Now an accomplished tattoo artist in a renowned studio in Chicago, Chris has it together. Mostly. Apart from his infatuation with Sarah. She’s way out of his league, and Chris knows it. But he’s willing to be her bad decision. At least for now.

When the itch for new ink takes over, NHL star Randy Ballistic commissions his trusted tattoo artist to design a new sleeve, and the rest of the PUCKED boys decide it’s time to commemorate their love of hockey with a team tattoo. But it can’t just be about the boys—the PUCKED girls want in on the action, too. Ink cherries will be popped, cupcakes will be consumed, and the hazards and enhancements of boob bling will be pondered. Worlds collide when the hockey boys pay a visit to Inked Armor, the renowned Chicago tattoo studio where master artists Hayden Stryker and Chris Zelter ply their trade. Don’t miss the resulting action and insights in this Pucked series and Clipped Wings crossover novella. Paperback ALSO includes the novella BETWEEN THE CRACKS (from Clipped Wings series).

Arrogant, prétentieux, exaspérant, trop sûr de lui... mais terriblement beau, sexy, et attirant. Randy, joueur star de hockey, fait des ravages. Toutes les filles se jettent à ses pieds. Toutes sauf une : Lily qui ne veut pas se comporter comme n’importe quelle groupie hystérique. Elle est pourtant profondément attirée par Randy. Et après sept ans d’une relation compliquée qui vient de se terminer, elle est prête à se laisser aller pour « un coup d’un soir ». Après tout, cela n’engage à rien... Qu’est-ce qui pourrait bien déraper ? Le problème, c’est que le sexe occasionnel ne suffit plus quand les émotions et les vrais sentiments viennent tout bouleverser... Sensuelle, palpitante, intense : une love story passionnante.

From Pucked and Forever Pucked: An Area 51 breach on the kitchen table that was cut from the final draft, a holiday outtake including a special costume just for Super MC, plus a deleted scene and a sneak peek at Forever Pucked. From Pucked Up: Discover just how bad Miller''s luck really is in these deleted chapters, and fall even more in love with the snuggly, reformed manwhore yeti. From Pucked Over: Revisit the sexiest, horniest couple with a series of outtakes and alternative POV''s all from Randy Ballistic.

Being engaged to Alex Waters, team captain and the highest paid NHL player in the league, is awesome. How could it not be? In addition to being an amazing hockey player, he’s an incurable romantic with an XL heart, and an XXL hockey stick in his pants. And he knows how to use it. Incredibly, orgasmically well. Alex is the whole package and more. Literally. Like his package is insane. Total world record holder material. So it makes complete sense that Violet Hall can’t wait to nail him down to the matrimonial mattress and become Mrs. Violet Waters. It’s so romantic. Violet is totally stoked to set a date. Eventually. At some point. Likely before the next millennium. Or when Violet stops getting hives every time someone brings up the wedding, and their mothers stop colluding on stadium sized venues. Whichever comes first.

A selection of outtakes and deleted scenes from The Pucked SeriesFrom Pucked:An AREA 51 breach on the kitchen table that was cut from the final draft and a holiday outtake where Super MC gets dressed up yet again! From Pucked Up:Discover just how bad poor Miller''s luck really is in these deleted chapters and fall even more in love with the snuggly reformed manwhore yeti.From Pucked Over:Revisit the sexiest, horniest, most prolifically active Pucked Series couple with an outtake and an alternate POV scene from Randy.

Lily LeBlanc isn’t versed in the art of casual sex, but after seven years in an on-again, off-again relationship, she’s definitely willing to give it a shot. And who better to try it with than her best friend’s boyfriend’s best friend? What could possibly go wrong? NHL player, Randy Ballistic, lives up to his last name on the ice and in the bedroom. His best friend and teammate has recently given up the puck bunnies and traded them in for a real girlfriend. And she just happens to have a seriously feisty, extra-hot best friend on the rebound. Randy’s more than happy to be Lily’s spring board back into the dating scene. But casual sex is only casual until those pesky things called emotions get involved. Once that happens, someone’s bound to get pucked over.

Avec un célèbre joueur de hockey pour demi-frère, Violet connaît bien la réputation sulfureuse de ses camarades de jeu. Notamment du capitaine de l''équipe, le légendaire Alex Waters qui fait rêver toutes les filles. Mais un jour, la jeune femme découvre qu’Alex n’a rien du simple sportif écervelé, qu’il sait aussi se montrer intelligent et subtil. Complètement sous le charme, elle passe une nuit avec Alex qui se révèle très doué dans le maniement de tous les styles de bâtons... Violet pense que cette nuit magique n’était justement que cela : une nuit. Elle se trompe. Il est impossible de ne pas s’attacher à quelqu’un comme Alex. Le problème c’est que les médias décortiquent la vie du joueur vedette et Violet n’a pas du tout envie de se retrouver sous le feu des projecteurs... Intense, haletant et sensuel : une Love Story incomparable.

Longs cheveux noirs, courbes sexy, Tenley est une jeune femme magnifique. Hayden, le tatoueur auquel elle demande un dessin complexe pour orner son dos, est littéralement fasciné. Derrière les apparences flateuses, il devine une jeune femme sensible, avec des tragédies et des blessures. Hayden, lui, est tout ce dont Tenley a toujours rêvé : beau et fort, un vrai bad boy qui éveille le désir d’explorer leurs corps. Prise au piège d’une vie compliquée, la jeune femme voit aussi en Hayden un moyen de s’évader et de laisser ses lourds secrets derrière elle. L’intense passion physique qu’ils expérimentent pourra-t-elle résister au poids du passé ? Intense, déchirant, sombre et sensuel : une histoire d’amour incomparable.

"Miller ''Buck'' Butterson has been banging his way through life ever since a puck to the face fixed his messed up front teeth. After five years in the NHL, deflecting goals on the ice and scoring them with puck bunnies, Miller has decided he’s ready for a girlfriend. A real, non-bunny girlfriend to take on dates, and not jump into bed with after five seconds of conversation. Miller thinks he’s found that woman in his teammate’s sister. Except ... Miller’s media reputation as a manwhore is well earned. Beyond that minor detail, Miller doesn’t know the first thing about relationships or the time and effort they require. Miller learns - eventually - that if he wants to make Sunshine ''Sunny'' Waters fall for him, he''s going to have to do a whole lot more than show her his stick skills in the bedroom"--Publisher''s description.

Annaliese Harper knows that one tiny mistake can jeopardize a career before it''s even begun. Letting your boss find the extensive collection of porn on your personal laptop is one way. Sleeping with him is another. Liese manages to do both. As the new librarian at a prestigious small-town private high school, Liese is drawn to her sexy, charismatic principal, Ryder Whitehall-an attraction she refuses to acknowledge given their relationship, and her recent liberation from a delusional ex-boyfriend. Liese is certain Ryder''s flirtation is the product of her sex-deprived imagination-until he discovers her digital porn stash during working hours and demands a private meeting. Behind closed doors, their attraction explodes into a dangerous, passionate affair that not only threatens their jobs and reputations, but most of all, their hearts.

Ensemble, ils ont vécu une intense passion : Tenley, jeune femme fragile s’est jetée à corps perdu dans son amour pour son « bad boy », le beau et ténébreux Hayden. Il a tatoué de magnifiques motifs sur le corps de la jeune femme et y a imprimé sa marque. Mais les jeunes amants sont rattrapés par leurs passés respectifs. Hayden est tourmenté par des cauchemars concernant le meurtre de ses parents. Quant à Tenley, la tragédie que sa famille a vécue laisse une blessure qui ne cicatrise pas. Alors qu’Hayden se rapproche de la vérité concernant la mort de ses parents, il doit réussir à faire taire son sentiment de culpabilité. Sinon, il risque de perdre la femme qu’il aime. Une femme et qui parvient peu à peu à briser son armure et à trouver le chemin de son cœur... Intense, déchirant, sombre, sensuel : une histoire d’amour incomparable.

Chris, a sexy tattoo artist, tries to win the heart of Sarah, a grad student with little interest in him, in this second e-short and follow-up to Helena Hunting’s gripping love story, Clipped Wings—“twisted, dark, incredibly erotic…a love story like no other” (USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton). Part owner of the Chicago tattoo shop Inked Armor, Chris Zelter is a talented artist who decorates skin with gorgeous designs. He might look the part of the typical jacked-up, inked-up bad-boy, but underneath is a fiercely loyal, complicated man. Kicked out at sixteen, Chris has had to fend for himself for the last twelve years, making his Inked Armor crew as much family as they are business partners. For him, it’s enough—until he meets Sarah Adamson. A grad student waitressing at the local strip club, Sarah is used to propositions and crude comments. The job is a means to an end—finish her MBA, pay off the tuition loans, and get a good job. Then she won’t have to rely on anyone to take care of her. So when brawny, tatted up Chris begins hanging out at the club, she rebuffs his advances. At first. But Chris isn’t like her usual clientele: despite his hard exterior, he’s almost…sweet. Sometimes, the people with the roughest edges have the biggest hearts.

In this follow-up to Clipped Wings, the emotional love story continues between Hayden and Tenley; two young people who desperately want to love and be loved but are afraid to completely let go of their pasts. In the wake of losing Tenley Page, tattooist Hayden Stryker''s tumultuous past is haunting him. Plagued by nightmares about the murder of his parents, Hayden reaches out again to Tenley. Having run from the man she doesn''t believe she deserves, Tenley finally lays her guilt to rest. Despite their intense physical attraction, Hayden and Tenley struggle to repair their fragile emotional connection. As Hayden gets closer to the truth, he must find a way to reconcile his guilt over his parents'' death in order to keep the woman who finally cracked his armor, and found her way into his heart.

An emotional love story that follows the touch-and-go relationship of Hayden and Tenley; two young people who desperately want to love and be loved but are afraid to completely let go of their pasts. Their body art is hot. Their chemistry is even hotter. From her dark hair sweeping below her waist to her soft, sexy curves, Tenley Page intrigues tattoo artist Hayden Stryker in a way no one else ever has…especially when she asks him to ink a gorgeous, intricate design on her back. Yet for all her beauty, there is something darkly tragic and damaged about Tenley that Hayden is everything. Covered in ink and steel, Hayden is everything Tenley has never dared to want, awakening a desire to explore more than the art adorning his stunning body. Trapped by a past that leaves her screaming from nightmares, Tenley sees Hayden as the perfect escape. Although he has secrets too, if they both keep themselves guarded perhaps their intense physical connection will remain only that. But nothing, not even passion, can keep them safe from their pasts…

The prequel to Clipped Wings—“twisted, dark, incredibly erotic…a love story like no other” (USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton)—this emotional tale follows Hayden and Tenley as they struggle to let go of their pasts and maintain an emotionally safe distance from each other. Tenley Page is looking for a new start: a new city, a new apartment, a new life. Her plan is to keep to herself and stay focused. But leaving her past behind and starting over isn’t as easy as she thought. And neither is maintaining her solitude. As Tenley settles into her new surroundings, she finds herself drawn to Inked Armor, the tattoo studio across the street. But it’s the gorgeous, dark-haired tattoo artist who captures her interest. There’s something about his severe beauty that captivates her—and not just in her waking hours. Covered in the ink he inscribes on other people’s skin, Hayden Stryker has made a career out of being a tattooist. He’s got his own business and a tight circle of friends. As far as he’s concerned, that’s all he needs. At least until his aunt, who owns the antiques and used book store across from his tattoo studio, hires a new employee. At first his intrigue is based on physical appeal; hot chick equals something nice to look at. But as he begins to catch glimpses of the fiery personality under the fragile, feminine exterior, his fascination with Tenley grows. Annoyed by his inability to control his fixation, Hayden decides the best way to cure him of the new obsession is to get to know the girl under her skittish façade. But like the ink he wears as armor, Tenley has the ability to get under his skin and stay there.

Tenley has gone. And in the wake of her leaving, Hayden''s carefully ordered world threatens to spiral out of control. Balanced on the brink of self-destruction, he realises he needs to face the truth about his past if he has any hope of a future. Back in her hometown, Tenley lays her ghosts to rest. And despite her grief, her feelings for Hayden remain as intense and all-consuming as ever. Desperate to repair the damage she has done to their relationship, she returns to Chicago and the man she loves. But there are still so many obstacles in their path. Will their love conquer all? Or will it tear them apart?

Tattooist Chris Zelter doesn’t always make the best decisions when it comes to the people he cares about, or the women he gets involved with. Things have changed recently, though. Chris has lost interest in casual flings as he finds himself wrapped up in Sarah Adamson, a waitress at the local strip club he frequents. It takes months of persistent attention before she finally agrees to date him, and he''s determined not to mess it up.Just as things are finally going his way, Chris receives a troubled phone call in the middle of the night from Hayden Stryker, his best friend and business partner. Unexpected revelations and the sudden departure of his girlfriend, Tenley, has nearly sent Hayden over the edge. Add in a speeding ticket and an impounded car, and Hayden is balanced on the precipice of a total meltdown. Worried about his friend, Chris sets out on a rescue road trip, first to get Hayden, and then to bring back Tenley. The two men run into unforeseen roadblocks, proving even the best intentions don’t guarantee results.Chris and Hayden return to Chicago empty handed, and Chris is left feeling as if he’s let down all the people who matter, especially Sarah. But Chris discovers that sometimes the best way to deal with failure is to find a way to forget about it. And losing himself in Sarah is the perfect way to do just that.