• Where It Begins

  • A Pucked Novella (1001 Dark Nights)
  • By: Helena Hunting
  • Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon
  • Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (58 ratings)

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Where It Begins

By: Helena Hunting
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon
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Publisher's summary

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes a new story in her Pucked series. The untold story of Skye and Sidney, and the origin story where Vi and Miller are teens when their parents start dating and fall in love...

I accidentally grabbed the wrong drink at the coffee shop. On the upside, the hot guy it belonged to chased me down to kindly swap with me. On the down side, the reason I grabbed the wrong drink in the first place is because the hot guy had just caught me checking out his ass…sets.

In my defense, his rear view is rather magnificent.

In true, humiliating form, I word-vomited a bunch of horrible nonsense. Including an unnecessary explanation of the trauma I’d evaded thanks to his chasing me down. Nothing could ruin my lactose-intolerant day faster than my one true nemesis: dairy.

I did not expect him to ask me out on a date after that.

I also didn’t expect the date to go well since my tendency to truth-vomit is high, and not everyone finds that quality endearing.

But apparently he does. Because he asks me out again.
And again.

Sidney Butterson (yes, it’s a weird last name) ticks all my boxes.
He's smart, he's funny, he's employed and he's ridiculously hot.
There’s one catch.

We’re both single parents. With teens.

And if our kids don’t like each other?
Well, we’re doomed.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

©2023 Helena Hunting. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all right reserved. Foreword © 2014 by M. J. Rose.

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Entertaining

Teenage Violet, Buck and Randy OMG, love it. This was entertaining, informative, and explains so much. The terms were hilarious and her relationship with her mom Skye was awesome. Buck and Sydney relationship was also great. This was awesome and loved every minute of it. Really Love Joe Arden wish he would have had more parts.

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Absolutely perfect!

Once again, Helena Hunting nailed it! What a wonderful story of the beginning of our beloved Pucked series!!

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Where it all began!

This was a wonderful flashback to the Pucked world. Learning about Sky and Sydney was great. And teenage Miller and Violet! Hilarious and fun, as always! Thanks Helena Hunting!

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Skye & Sidney BEAUTIFUL characters!

I never get enough of the characters from the Pucked series. This novella was everything I didn’t know I needed! Getting a better look at how Violet and Miller became step-siblings was a wonderful reading experience. Love Skye and Sidney’s meeting and relationship.

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Sidney and Skye are EVERYTHING!

Where It Begins was everything I didn’t even know I needed. Complete and utter hilarity from start to finish! I loved the peeks of young Vi and Miller. I loved Sidney and Skye’s origin story. Sidney was just a sweetheart, pure and simple, that charm of his just won you over without even trying. Skye with her candidness that never left you with a dull moment. She had such a beautiful heart and was a rockstar mom! These two were just so meant for each other. Their story was sexy and steamy and so freaking funny, like belly hurts, laugh out loud funny. A feel good romance all around. I’m so torn because while this little taste was just perfect, it’s a Helena Hunting book that had me living in one of my all time favorite worlds so of course I wanted more.

Then on top of this fantastic story, you add in two of my faves, Joe Arden and Erin Mallon. The distinction in tones between the different characters just blew me away. If you see their name on an audiobook, just know you’re in for a treat. Their performance was impeccable as usual.

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Sky and Sidney’s Origin Story

This is Sky and Sidney’s origin story. Sky is Violet’s mom and Sidney is Buck’s dad, and it was a pretty funny story. It was a lot of fun reading how their family came to be. It was fun to see teenage Randy, Violet, and Buck. Helena Hunting can write some pretty cringy things, but her steamy scenes are not cringy. I really enjoyed it this one!

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Great Pick Me Up

I am a huge fun of Helena Huntings Pucked series. This book was a great addition. To finally get Sidney and Sky’s story is a treat.This audiobook was performed beautifully. It was a great pick me up after a hard day.

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Fun Novella

This was everything I wanted it to be! It was so fun to see how Skye and Sidney met and to see them as the awesome parents that I figured they would be from Violet & Buck's stories in the Pucked series. It was a treat to see Violet & Buck as teens and to see how their relationship as step-siblings progressed. You get the sense that they really cared for one another as siblings and how it carries over into the rest of the series. Another great read from Helena Hunting and a fabulous addition to the Pucked series of books.

This novella can be read without having read the Pucked series, in fact it's a great place to begin if you are new to Helena Hunting. That's one of the best things about the stories from 1001 Dark Nights & Blue Box Press, you get to try on a new author and discover a new world to dive into.

Stellar narration from Joe Arden and Erin Mallon, two of my all time favorite narrators.

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love it 🤩

I loved everything about this book!!! exactly what I was expecting from one of my favorite authors.

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So good!

It was so fun seeing the backstory of Violet and Miller's parents. We got to see how the infamous wedding moment played out, too. ❤️❤️❤️

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