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Where We Began (Stone Lake Book 3) Kindle Edition
Juniper Sellers definitely fits that description.
I’m not ready for her, but damn do I want her.
She’s a beautiful bird with a broken wing and that spells nothing but trouble.
I’m not strong enough to walk away. I should, because I’m as broken as her.
She’s fire and sass.
I’m a moth drawn to her flame.
It’s a toss up which one of us will get burned first.
This novella is a prequel story to Before We Fall. No prior books needs to be read to understand this story.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 23, 2019
- File size1.4 MB
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- ASIN : B07WPLBR9L
- Publisher : (August 23, 2019)
- Publication date : August 23, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 1.4 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 82 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #14,226 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Customers enjoy this novella as a sweet prequel that serves as a great lead-in to the main series. The book features well-developed characters with relatable flaws, and customers appreciate Jordan's writing style, with one noting her unique way with words. Customers find the story emotionally engaging, with one review highlighting the intense and playful tone, while another mentions the banter that made them laugh.
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Customers find the book readable and enjoyable, particularly appreciating it as a sweet prequel that serves as a great lead-in to book #3 in the series.
"Ben and Junie drew me in to this exciting prequel to their story...." Read more
"This amazing series continues with a FREE novella before the full length book is released...." Read more
"The blurb tells you what this wonderful book's about and you should get it on that alone really, plus IT'S FREE!! 😳..." Read more
"...character development, smooth writing style, and a story that pulls at the heart strings and yet, is relate-able on so many different levels...." Read more
Customers enjoy the character development in the book, appreciating the great characters and their flaws, with one customer specifically mentioning the chemistry between Junie and Ben.
"...Okay. I can't say for sure how I feel about him. He's great character, but not so great H atm. He wasn't on right mind to start, anything with Junie...." Read more
"...Great character development, smooth writing style, and a story that pulls at the heart strings and yet, is relate-able on so many different levels...." Read more
"The perfect introduction to this couple to have me salivating for the next book in this series!!!..." Read more
"...The characters had loads of chemistry. I can not wait to read the rest of their story. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book from..." Read more
Customers love Jordan Marie's writing style, with one customer particularly appreciating her character Junie's sassiness.
"...Loved her sass. Ben... Sighs. Okay. I can't say for sure how I feel about him. He's great character, but not so great H atm...." Read more
"...can stop being STURBORN, but that's not how love works, great job Miss Jordan Marie." Read more
"...Love, love, love everything Jordan Marie. She has created this little morsel with both the main character's slaying it...." Read more
"I need more!! I just love Junie's sassiness. She has been threw a lot. Ben's heart was broken. They both have scares...." Read more
Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, finding it engaging and drawing them in from the start, with one customer noting its intense and playful emotional tone.
"For only being 80 pages long, this story grabbed me right from the beginning and didn't let go till the very (almost) ending...." Read more
"...Jordan again succeeds at drawing you in and you feel like you are right there with the characters! You can't help but fall for them!" Read more
"...were sassy hotness.. It didnt sound much but the overall feelings were intense and playful. Tall Dark Handsome Alpha always a charmer.." Read more
"...She just pulls you in. Can't wait to see what happens to Ben and Junie." Read more
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as well-written and a great quick read, with one customer noting that Jordan has a way with words.
"...Great character development, smooth writing style, and a story that pulls at the heart strings and yet, is relate-able on so many different levels...." Read more
"Jordan has a way with words that takes you to another place. Junie and Ben's story is perfectly..." Read more
"I really enjoyed this. Couldn't stop reading it. My heart went out to Juniper. She has had alot of grief in her life...." Read more
"Quick read that gets you ready for the next book. It's also a great quick read if you read it after Before We Fall. I just love these characters...." Read more
Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with one describing it as heart-warming and another noting how Ben is a heartthrob character.
"...Ben is sweet, kind, caring, patient and funny. He's tall, dark and handsome, with muscles for days and tattoos to boot. And, guess what else? Ya'll!..." Read more
"...A sweet prequel which is both heart-warming and heart-breaking...." Read more
"...You just can't help but love Junie and Ben is a heart throb. I found myself rooting for them to get together and felt the headache of Junie...." Read more
"What an amazing pre-quel, a great beginning, that draws you in, emotionally and I am loving the characters flaws and all...." Read more
Customers appreciate the strength of the character development in the book.
"...Despite what she been through, and that she was a bit cracked, Junie was strong and still had her spirit. Loved her sass. Ben... Sighs. Okay...." Read more
"This was a really nice beginning. Juniper "Junie" Seller is one strong 💪 woman. To go through all of what she went through...." Read more
"...With every book I am proven wrong. It just gets better and better and better...." Read more
"...I just love these characters. They are so instantly likeable and very well developed." Read more
Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with one mentioning that the banter had them laughing up a storm.
"...Their banter is endearing, and I can't wait for the next book!" Read more
"...Ben is sweet, kind, caring, patient and funny. He's tall, dark and handsome, with muscles for days and tattoos to boot. And, guess what else? Ya'll!..." Read more
"...The banter had me laughing up a storm, just enough angst even with it's short length to leave you breathless, and the attraction between these two..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022Ben and Junie drew me in to this exciting prequel to their story. She has just undergone a traumatic experience and has put men to the side but Ben who is the sheriff finds his way through her walls. Their banter is endearing, and I can't wait for the next book!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019This amazing series continues with a FREE novella before the full length book is released. I love that Jordan always wants her readers to have the best background we possibly can for her characters. We get to see where Ben and Junie left off right after the big incident in When You Were Mine. This is super important because Before We Fall (book #3) actually begins a year after book #2 ended. By reading this novella we'll be able to jump right into book #3 without missing a beat!
Ben definitely has a soft spot for Junie and it's great, but he's been through a lot with his past relationship and is carrying around a lot of baggage. Junie hasn't exactly had a smooth past either. This last incident certainly didn't help her either. She likes Ben but will that be enough to make her open up to new possibilities?
The ending of this book had me screaming at the characters and I am dying for the next installment of this series. Write faster please Jordan Marie!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2019This quick read, didn't surprised me. I guessed right, how Ben will mess up with June. It didn't helped to his case, that Ben wasn't open with Junie about his relationship with Luna. So, probably everything looked worst. Not that, I say Ben 'mess up' wasn't ouch moment.
I really liked Junie. Despite what she been through, and that she was a bit cracked, Junie was strong and still had her spirit. Loved her sass.
Ben... Sighs. Okay. I can't say for sure how I feel about him. He's great character, but not so great H atm. He wasn't on right mind to start, anything with Junie. Or at least, he should had been open about his own demons. I guess, the jury is still out there, and we will see in Before We Fall.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2022I was hesitant to read this story as it goes from adult relationship back to high school. Sadly, it was just as juvenile and immature as I expected it to be
- Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019The blurb tells you what this wonderful book's about and you should get it on that alone really, plus IT'S FREE!! 😳
What I'm gonna tell you about is my wonderful book boyfriend,
❤Ben Kingston❤, and 🦋Juniper Sellers🦋, the woman I wanna be.
Ben is sweet, kind, caring, patient and funny. He's tall, dark and handsome, with muscles for days and tattoos to boot. And, guess what else? Ya'll! He's the local sheriff AND rides a motorcycle! Perfection wrapped in dark hair and eyes, tattoos and a uniform! Could it get any damn better? You'd be quick to say "No" but I'm telling you, it does! On top of all that hotness, Sheriff Kingston's got some kinks in the bedroom! Hell yes! ::Sigh:: I'm dead, in the best way, and you will be too!
Junie's a beauty and a hoot! Her blonde hair, blue eyes and curves in all the right places are enough to make you love her (maybe hate her too?) but then she opens her mouth and loads of sass, humor and fire pour out. See? Perfect! She's been through hell but her determined grit and heart of gold shines bright, unsnuffable (Is that a word? Is now, 'cause I like it). Junie's badass with plenty gumption and spirit-the woman we all could be.
So, what are you waiting for? Don't pass this story up! Stop thinking about it and get Where We Began!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019For only being 80 pages long, this story grabbed me right from the beginning and didn't let go till the very (almost) ending. Unfortunately, Sheriff and Junie still have more of their story to unfold. But what Marie gives us (the reader) in this short prologue is awesome! Great character development, smooth writing style, and a story that pulls at the heart strings and yet, is relate-able on so many different levels. I'll say it again, awesome!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019Silly me. I thought from the title this was the beginning of this series, not the beginning of Ben and Junie. That will teach me to make sure I've started a series at the beginning.
I love Jordan Marie's books. Pretty much every single one so I was surprised to see that I had missed this one.
There is a ton of angst between Ben and Junie in this short novella, and I really want to like Ben. But that man really needs to get his head around what he wants before he tries to start anything with Junie. To find out how everything that happened in this book starts, I'm going back to the beginning with Letting You Go to find out how Luna broke Ben's heart and how Gavin came back into the picture.
But, I have to say this novella sucked me into this series big time.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2019We got a peek at the relationship between Ben and Junie in When You Were Mine, the 2nd book of the Stone Lake series, and I was itching to learn more about them. This short prequel gives us some inside info into what happened between these two. Ben is Sheriff of this small town and Junie is the sister of his nemesis, who gets caught up in a horrible situation. Ben is dealing with heart ache of his own but takes a liking to Junie. The chemistry is sizzling between these two until Ben makes one fatal mistake that changes Junie's perception of him. Will Junie ever forgive Ben?? I sure hope so but I hope she makes him work for it. I can't wait to see what happens in Before We Fall.
Top reviews from other countries
- Amanda SorrassonReviewed in Australia on September 5, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved Junie & Ben
I knew it! I just knew that’s what Ben did/said to get into Junie’s bad books. I can’t wait to read how Ben is going to get back on her good side.
- Pauline HutchinsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars And what a begining
This book begins with a bang and keeps on popping.
Two broken people share a growing attraction; despite being bonded by horrific circumstances.
Despite Junnie and Ben both begin to mend the broken pieces of each other before they become blown apart once and for all.
- Alison GooderhamReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars book
ok
- Ann ShearerReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
I love every book this author has written, jordan marie is an incredable writer, and this prequel to Before We Fall is a must read, its absolutely amazing, i recomend this to everyone
- Mrs Z GreenshieldsReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2019
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok but not for me
Ok so I read this on a wim as it sounded interesting and the story arch is a good one but I dont feel this was written to it's full potential and found to be a but disappointing.
But I give this a 3 out 5 as I liked the arch its self and I felt issue was a serious one but written well for some.
I think the author is on the right track but it didn't stand out to me and struggled to finish it.