New Adult Book Club discussion

Welcome to another wonderful week and another wonderful Q&A, this week with the amazing Helena Hunting! Helena is the author of Pucked, Clipped Wings, Big boy, Shacking Up, and many more! Please leave your questions for Helena below! <3

What do you do when you have a writers block? Thank you so much for sharing you characters with us! <3 Love your writing!!

Hi Helena!
What is one of the weirdest or most unusual things you had to research for any of your books?

Who is your favourite character from all your books & why? Thank you!

Will you come to Malaysia and meet your fans here someday? Me and one of my friend is crazy about your books!! Love all the characters. Will read anything you write ❤️

How do the ideas fir you books come to you? Do the characters come fullt formed?

Who are you favourite authors? And, do you have plans to come to the UK soon?

Any chance we’ll get a novella of Sunny and Miller once the baby is born?

Who or what inspired you to start writing?

Out of all the books you have written, which one is your favorite and why?

For someone who hasn't read your books, where is the best place to start?

Will there be anymore books from the Pucked series? Love your books!

Hello Helena (waves)
My question is: If you could bring one of your characters to life, who would you choose and why?
Thank you! <3

Out of all the characters, who is your favorite and why?

If you could be one of your characters, which one would you be?

Where do you get your inspiration?

LeAnn wrote: "

Welcome to another wonderful week and another wonderful Q&A, this week with the amazing Helena Hunting! Helena is the author of Pucked, [book:Clipped Wings|183445..."


Thanks so much for having me here to chat this week with all of you! <3

Steffi wrote: "What do you do when you have a writers block? Thank you so much for sharing you characters with us! <3 Love your writing!!"

I tend to listen to music, or go for a run when I'm struggling with a certain scene or a chapter. Sometimes I'll go back and read a previous chapter or scene, review my outline or just switch to another project for a day to give me a break so I can go back to it with a clear mind.

Betul wrote: "Hi Helena!
What is one of the weirdest or most unusual things you had to research for any of your books?"

Researching spider bites in Ontario (Canada) was interesting and super gross--there were more visuals on spider bites than I would ever care to see.

The ferret research was fun--and how I discovered they're illegal to have as pets in NYC!

When I wrote Clipped Wings I did a lot of research on tattooing over scar tissues, and that was also eye opening.

Sophie wrote: "Who is your favourite character from all your books & why? Thank you!"

That's a difficult question to answer, I love them all for very different reasons. I think since Hayden was my first, he will always hold a special place in my heart.

But Violet is my favourite female character--I loved making her absolutely filterless.

Hani wrote: "Will you come to Malaysia and meet your fans here someday? Me and one of my friend is crazy about your books!! Love all the characters. Will read anything you write ❤️"

Thank you! That's one heck of a trip, but it's on my bucket list!

Heather wrote: "How do the ideas fir you books come to you? Do the characters come fullt formed?"

I usually start with a scene and then go from there. I'll have an idea, write the scene from one person's POV and then build the hero and the heroine from there. It's about finding what compliments the flaws in each character and how they help each other grow.

Caroline wrote: "Who are you favourite authors? And, do you have plans to come to the UK soon?"

I have such a long list of favourite authors, Debra Anastasia, EL James, Liv Morris, Ruth Clampett, Katherine Stevens, Penelope Douglas, Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland, SM Lumetta, JM Darhower, LJ Shen, Daisy Prescott, Tijan, K. Bromberg, Melanie Harlow. There's more . . . I'll have to come back to this list.

I have tentative plans to visit the UK again in 2019.

Kelly F 📚 wrote: "Any chance we’ll get a novella of Sunny and Miller once the baby is born?"

Sunny had the baby in Pucked Off, but that would be a super cute short!

Ashley wrote: "For someone who hasn't read your books, where is the best place to start?"


I think if you like romantic comedies, Shacking Up and The Librarian Principle are complete standalones, Pucked is also a standalone and the first book in a series, are all good places to start.

Clipped Wings and Inked Armor are an angsty duet and Fractures in Ink is a spin off standalone.

Lindsey wrote: "Will there be anymore books from the Pucked series? Love your books!"

Hey there and thank you!

Darren and Charlene are getting a book in 2018! I'm excited to share more about that soon!

Katrina wrote: "If you could be one of your characters, which one would you be?"

Violet, hands down. But if I was one of the guys I'd be Randy, lol.

Helena, helloooo!

Besides Felony Ever After, have you ever thought about co-authoring a book with someone? If so, who and why?

What has been the scariest part about becoming a full time author?

Have you ever thought about writing stories involving a different sport?

What is your favorite book and why?

Is the Pucked series completely done? Or will there be any featuring the kids or anything?

Do you ever get frisky after writing a particularly steamy scene?

Who is your husband's favorite character?

Is there a author you would love to write with?

Are any scenes from your books based off of events that have actually happened to you or someone you know? If so how much detail do you keep the same?

If you could be any book character for a day, who would you choose and why?

Hi Helena,

Will there be another Violet and Alex book/novella. (I'm desperate to read about her being pregnant and how Alex handles her pregnancy!!!!)

I LOVE the Pucked series so much! It has to be one of my all time favourites!!! :) xx

What are you working on now?

Do you laugh along with your writing or do you write a scene then read read it back and think damn I'm so hilarious! ?

Two questions:

Besides Darren and Charlene, do you plan on writing more books on Pucked Series? Maybe new characters or revisiting old ones??

Do you plan to come to Brazil?

I love love love love love your books!!!

Heather wrote: "Helena, helloooo!

Besides Felony Ever After, have you ever thought about co-authoring a book with someone? If so, who and why?"

I sure have, and it would be Debra Anastasia because we have weird imaginations and she's my writing bestie. I have a lot of projects currently on the go, and so does Deb, but hopefully we'll have a chance to put something down at some point together. I also have some ideas that I'd like to toss around with the hubs, but those will have to wait for a while.

Heather wrote: "What has been the scariest part about becoming a full time author?"

Probably the lack of stability. I went from having a full time job that was nice and secure to one that requires me to very self directed and disciplined. I'm bad at down time, so I tend to feel compelled to work all the time.

Trudy wrote: "Have you ever thought about writing stories involving a different sport?"

Definitely, I have some plans, but those are a little ways off into the future, and depend a lot on my current projects.

Christa wrote: "Is the Pucked series completely done? Or will there be any featuring the kids or anything?"


Darren and Charlene will have a book in 2018, but I have no other books planned directly in the Pucked series after that.

Cali wrote: "Do you ever get frisky after writing a particularly steamy scene?"


Hahaha. Taking the fifth on this one.

Cathy wrote: "Who is your husband's favorite character?"

Probably Violet!

Chloe wrote: "Hi Helena,

Will there be another Violet and Alex book/novella. (I'm desperate to read about her being pregnant and how Alex handles her pregnancy!!!!)

I LOVE the Pucked series so much! It has to..."

I have a plan for an outtakes books and I agree that a pregnant Violet would be absolutely ridiculous!

Nicole wrote: "What are you working on now?"

I'm currently working on three separate projects, two are in the edit stage (I FLIPPING LOVE YOU) is one of them. The other two have yet to be announced, but hopefully will be soon!

Nora wrote: "Do you laugh along with your writing or do you write a scene then read read it back and think damn I'm so hilarious! ?"

Sometimes I go back and look at what I've written and laugh, and then wonder if I'm the only one who will find it funny.