Where it Begins (A Pucked Novella) by Helena Hunting

 

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Blurb

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.* *

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Review

5 stars!!

I absolutely loved being back in the Pucked world and seeing where it all begins with Violet’s mom, Skye, and Miller’s dad, Sidney.  These two share a sweet meet cute when Skye takes the wrong drink at a coffee shop. Sidney follows Skye to mention the mistake and what follows is a sweet, funny love story that gave me something I didn’t know I needed from this series.

Skye and Sidney are so cute together. From their first interaction I could tell there was a connection and Skye and her word vomit made me laugh so hard. I loved how Sidney kept pursuing her even when life and kids got in the way. Their relationship forms organically and I loved watching them get to know each other, and the sexual tension is off the charts because they just can’t find time to seal the deal. With all the hilarious interruptions, I enjoyed the buildup to when they finally get to the physical stuff.

I love Skye and Sidney’s relationships with their kids and their honest and open conversations. They both are able to parent in ways that let Miller and Violet know that they are loved but also give them wonderful role models.  I loved the way they handle situations with the kids and how real they are with them. I also loved that they took into consideration how the kids felt about their relationship.

Overall, I loved it. I love all the humor laced throughout and the sweet moments between not only Skye and Sidney but with their children. I adored seeing Violet and Miller as teens and how their friendship began, and we even got to see teen Randy, too.

*ARC generously provided by the author*

 

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