Ruby Scott needs a break. She has a promising audition that she never makes it to due to a mystery man's kiss and cough. She blows her audition in a big way and soon finds herself looking for a new agent, new job, and new apartment. 
 Bancroft Mills didn't intend to kiss a stranger outside of a bathroom, but a large amount of cough medicine clouds his judgement enough to fog his brain and lead to the aforementioned lip-lock. 
 They don't know each other except through mutual friends. Ruby needs a job and a place to live, and Bane needs someone to watch his unique pets. Though the chemistry between them crackles, they keep things platonic during the short time they share the apartment before he leaves on an extended business trip. It was the phone calls and video chats during the trip that forged the bond between them, keeping the sexual tension brewing while also letting them get to know each other. But when Bane returns, things are bound to change. 
 These characters were great fun to read. Ruby has a fiery personality, borderline rebelling against the upper crust expectations of her family. Bane isn't particularly interested in keeping the closed circles his mother would prefer. 
 I loved the things Ruby learned during her extended search for a job. She was determined to do things her way, without the help of a wealthy man. The tension she has with her job prospects keeps things moving even as the two main characters are continents apart. 
 This was an entertaining read with great humor throughout. I was hoping for an easy, funny story and that's exactly what I got with Shacking Up. There are several side characters that make this a well rounded book, and will make for great future installments of the series. 
 I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.