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PUCKED Up is LIVE!

October 25, 2015

Who’s ready to get PUCKED Up?

Along with the revamping of my website by the amazing Shannon Lumetta–isn’t it beautiful???–I’m pleased to report that PUCKED Up, the second standalone novel in The Pucked Series, featuring Miller “Buck” Butterson and Sunny Waters, is now AVAILABLE!

I loved writing Miller and Sunny’s story. They were such fun characters to be with, and I sincerely hope you enjoy reading about their adventures, and Miller’s challenges as he navigates his first serious relationship with his team captain’s sister. Love isn’t ever easy, but sometimes unforeseen situations make everything that much more challenging.

Check out this gorgeous cover, also designed by the talented Shannon! Front cover art is from Scott Hoover Photography, and I think it’s the perfect representation of Miller!

You can purchase PUCKED Up in ebook and paperback format HERE!

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, unlike team captain and all-around nice guy Alex Waters—who happens to date his stepsister, 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.

More news is coming soon about this series, including audio books, translations and next books!

Thank you to all my readers, the bloggers, friends both inside and outside of the writing community, and my amazing family for all your support on this journey. I couldn’t have done any of this without you.

I’ll have an interest form for signed copies soon, which I’ll be sure to post as soon as it’s ready.

Love and gratitude,

Helena

WELCOME TO THE NEW SITE!

October 17, 2015

Huge, MONSTER MC thanks to the amazing SM Lumetta for creating this gorgeous site!!!

I have such wonderful news…

First: PUCKED is on sale for a limited time for only 99¢!!!!

Go HERE to get it for super cheap!

SECOND and most important . . . PUCKED Up, Book 2 in The PUCKED Series is now available for pre-order!

Check out the awesome cover also created by the amazingly talented SM Lumetta, then click HERE to pre-order!

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, unlike team captain and all-around nice guy Alex Waters—who happens to date his stepsister, 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.

More AWESOME news coming soon!

Much love,

Helena

A Whole Lot of AWESOME Updates

June 19, 2015

I’m going to apologize in advance for the excessively long post, but when it rains it pours and there’s lots happening in the Hunting household that I want to share with you!

Super Cool News About PUCKED

We’re working with Audible on an audio version of PUCKED. Soon you’ll be able to listen to Alex and Violet be their ridiculous selves.

I’ll keep you updated with news on narrators and the expected release date!

Check out this super cool GIF
Ivana made for PUCKED!

NEWSLETTER AMENDMENT

I linked a SIGNED COPY order form in my newsletter earlier this week, however it was the wrong form. If you are interest in ordering signed copies of PUCKED and/or The Librarian Principle, you can fill out this FORM.

I’ll also keep a copy of the form available on my FAQ Page for easy reference.

***There have been some requests for stuffed beavers. I’m working out the mailing logistics of this, however currently I have them available for pre-order at the LoveNVegas and RARE Events Montreal signings.

PRE-ORDER BOOKS HERE

NOTE: Clipped Wings and Inked Armor will be available through the bookseller at these events.

You can also find the form on my FAQ Page

NEW Project Announcement

Thanks to the incredible response to PUCKED, the series will continue! More news regarding blog tours, ARC’s etc will come through this newsletter.

Miller “Buck” Butterson has been banging his way through life ever since he got his braces off in his senior year of high school and he was drafted into the NHL. After five years of scoring goals with puck bunnies across the Continental US and parts of Canada, Miller is ready for a girlfriend. A real girlfriend. One he takes on dates and doesn’t jump into bed with him after five seconds of conversation.

Miller thinks he’s found that woman in his teammate’s sister. Except, unlike Alex Waters’, center, team captain and all around nice guy, Miller’s manwhore reputation is well earned. He is clueless about the intricacies of having a girlfriend, but he’s sure he can make it happen.

What Miller doesn’t take into account is the amount of time and effort that goes into a relationship, or that accidentally letting his phone autocorrect her name to his standard puck bunny greeting isn’t going to win him any points. Miller learns—not so quickly—that if he wants to make Sunshine “Sunny” Waters fall for him, he has to do more than charm her into his bed.

Add PUCKED Up to your Goodread TBR

CLIPPED WINGS
is Now Available in Brazil!

You can get it HERE

It’s also coming to Italy! More news on that soon!

Shameless Book Awards

Huge thanks to everyone who voted for PUCKED in the Shameless Book Awards! I’m overwhelmed by the love and support for this story, and I’m so fortunate to have such amazing readers <3

You can check out the list of winners and stock up on some fabulous reads for the summer over at SHAMELESS BOOK CLUB.

I’m looking forward to updating you with more news and projects as they unfold! Thank you for being a part of this journey.

Love, cupcakes and hockey sticks,

~HH

PUCKED Giveaway on Goodreads!

June 2, 2015

Hi there!

With the success of PUCKED hitting the New York Times Bestseller List, I thought it would be a good idea to do giveaway for SIGNED copies! All you have to do is enter through the widget below.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Pucked

by Helena Hunting

Giveaway ends June 30, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to Win

If you want to stay updated on new projects and exclusive giveaways, you can also subscribe to my NEWSLETTER. (So far I’ve put out one, but I’ll do another soon). I include sneak peeks at new and upcoming projects, information on signing events and any other news. I won’t spam you, I promise!

I’m attending three events over the coming months.

Sexy in the City: Toronto, June 13th, 2015
LoveNVegas 2015: Planet Hollywood, Vegas, July 18th, 2015
RARE, Montreal, September 12, 2015

If you would like more information on any of these events or to pre-order books please click HERE

Thanks so much to everyone who has supported my stories on this journey. I can’t even begin to express how exciting the unexpected success of PUCKED has been. I’m so fortunate to have amazing readers.

~xo Helena

The PUCK Drops Here!

May 3, 2015

PUCKED is LIVE

I’m so pucking excited to share this with you!

SUMMARY

With a famous NHL player for a stepbrother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation of many a hockey star. She isn’t interested in legendary team captain, Alex Waters, or his pretty, beat-up face and rock-hard six-pack abs. When Alex inadvertently obliterates Violet’s misapprehension regarding the inferior intellect of hockey players, he becomes much more than just a hot body with the face to match.

Suffering from a complete lapse in judgment, Violet discovers just how good Alex is with the hockey stick in his pants. Violet believes her night of orgasmic magic with Alex is just that: one night. But Alex starts to call. And text. And email and send extravagant—and quirky—gifts. Suddenly, he’s too difficult to ignore, and nearly impossible not to like.

The problem is, the media portrays Alex as a total player, and Violet doesn’t want to be part of the game.

BUY LINKS

EXCERPT

“What you said about your beaver, is it true?”

It sounds so ridiculous; I laugh uncontrollably.

“F$#k me,” Alex mutters.

I stop laughing. First off because I think it’s an actual request. Secondly, I have this fantastic image of me underneath him.

“It’s true.” My voice is all breathy and soft, courtesy of the porno running through my head.

“Seriously?” He sounds excited. Like really, really excited.

“About stroking my beaver? No. Beavers are dangerous. They shouldn’t be stroked.”

“Can you stop saying ‘beaver‘? Look, what are you doing right now?”

“Drinking beer and watching porn, why?” Tomorrow I’m sure I’ll be appropriately ashamed of the content of this conversation. For now, I’m thoroughly entertained.

“Because I’m standing outside your suite. Do you want company?”

I sit up so fast, the room spins. “You are not.”

“I am. Suite six-oh-nine. Want me to knock?”

“No! Don’t! Hold on.”

I sprint across the room and yank the bedroom door open. The common living room is empty. I consider a tuck and roll across the floor for fun, but I’m uncoordinated, so I settle for running. Throwing open the door, I find Alex with his jacket slung over one arm and his phone to his ear.

I step out into the hall. “You weren’t kidding.”

“Nice.”

I follow his gaze. Oh yes, now I remember. I’m wearing Spiderman jammies designed to fit pre-pubescent boys. It’s cold in the hallway and I’m braless, which draws attention to my chest. My nipples are clearly saluting him through the threadbare fabric.

“I forgot my lace teddies at home.” I almost wish I owned one, except lace is uncomfortable and impractical. “What are you doing here?” I cup my boobs to protect my nipples from further visual molestation.

His eyes drop for a split second, as if my nipples have their own force field, and then return to my face. “I, uh . . . do you want to hang out?”

I cringe. “I’m staying with my parents.”

“You could come up to my suite.”

“I was going to bed.” So lame.

“I figured.”

And there’s the smile again. He rocks those damn dimples. The banged-up face and the bruises seem to elevate the level of pretty.

“I’m not having sex with you.” Dear Lord, my mouth needs a censor.

He doesn’t even flinch. “That’s cool. I wasn’t expecting sex.”

“Really?” I assumed by hang out he clearly meant get naked.

“Really. Promise.” He puts his hand over his heart, his eyes softening as his cheeks flush. He’s blushing. It’s kind of cute.

“Oh. Well, then. I guess—I’ll get changed.” There I am, agreeing to go up to a hot-as-hell hockey player’s room in the middle of the night for not-sex.

THANK YOU!

As always, I could never do this without all the input, love, and support of the people who helped make this book possible.

The list is virtually endless, but special thanks goes to my husband for allowing me to pursue my dream.

To my team at Write Divas; Lauren and Jen for editing this beast, Marla for being a final set of eagle eyes, especially with all the last minute changes, Shannon Lumetta for the amazing cover art and all my swaggity swag, Mayhem Cover Creations for the awesome interior work–I love all the beavers and the tiny little details.

My author friends: Debra you’re one of my best friends and you’re always there for me, no matter what, I love the crap out of you (quite literally sometimes). Emma for being so incredibly sweet and kind, Daisy for walking me through a million things, Liv for being a sounding board. SL for bringing me to the 101 girls, Shay and Adam (TST) for all your generosity of time and your amazing support.

To my Filets for having had my back through this entire journey, the HH Street Team and the Locker Room ladies for always getting excited about the ridiculousness I write.

To Alex, my dear friend, for having worked with me on so many an MS and my Writers Collective team for being the voice in my head as I edit, the Fandom for giving me a place to figure this whole thing out in the first place.

To Kimberly Brower at RF Literary, and Meire and Flavia at Bookcase Agency for being an amazing team. I’m so excited for whatever comes next!

Nina Bocci; you’re incredible. I have no idea what I would do without you, you’re made of magic.

To my family, thank you for all your support. I love you.

Now everyone go GET

~HH