Beautiful Beginning

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Grace Grant, Sebastian York

Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

One beautiful bastard of a groom. The most beautiful bitch of a bride. A panty-ripping office hook-up turned true love everlasting.

Wedding bells can't chime soon enough for Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan. Chloe, exasperated and stressed by all the last-minute to-dos, is on the verge of saying "I do" to eloping. For his part, Bennett's so worried about being distracted by Chloe's body that he makes a no-sex-until-the-wedding-night rule that only seems to be making things worse by continually backfiring on him. As their crazy families descend for the big day - only a few of them actually trying to be helpful - the fiery lovers are about to test whether the couple that argues together can keep it together long enough to exchange rings, and not just heated words.

©2013 Christina Lauren (P)2013 Simon & Schuster

Dry Humping a t the Alter? Hell - yes Please!!

Any additional comments?

Chloe and Bennett sure didn't disappoint in this wedding novila. I laughed and laughed. Probably laughed the most out of all the books in the series so far. As always the story was sexy hot and made me fall in love with all the characters just that we bit more. This story was such fun, fun, fun.....

Fun Ending, I LOVE the Continuity!

I have really liked this series. That said, I have other series I have liked more. That was until I stopped focusing totally on Bennet and Chloe totally . Beautiful Bombshell was a fun focus on Vegas, I dug it. Beautiful Beginning was great because it was sooo Bennet and Chloe! Thanks for the Continuity! Please read: Beautiful Player was left off my list because I didn't know if it would pay to step away from focusing on Bennet and Chloe (Did I like the series enough to pay for this one??). I was wrong. After I finally listened to Beautiful Stranger (Max and Sara) , I realized I needed to Listen to Will's story on this one. Both Stranger and Player go into Depth in their characters - I love the his and hers versions and the accents by the way on these narrations as well - this is one of the cases where the narration surpasses the written book. Perhaps it's the evolution of the series in my mind, but I prefer to think it's the evolution of the writing (getting better and better) and the redeeming qualities of the characters in this story that puts it on top. Bennet and Chloe still need more personalization more inner dialogue on Chloe's part especially. Don't get me wrong, love them, but what they're feeling is never as clear as it is with Will and Hannah and Max and Sarah - I look forward to your continued growth in writing

Sweet Jesus...what a series!

The wedding of BB and Chloe and all the fun, laughter, sexual tension and disasters that come with it! I would love to just sit and watch these two ladies, Christina Lauren write....This whole series is original, sexy, funny and occasionally heart-warming. Grace Grant is the voice of the Beautiful Series and Sebastian York joining her, they are fabulous. I've got these beauties tucked away in my cloud for listening to over and over and over!

Great addition to the series!

Great story! Loved the fun easy bantering and bickering between Chloe and Bennet. The building of sexual tension was phenomenal. Would love to see more of these two.

Sexy and surprisingly funny and well written

These writers, as usual, are great at writing characters you care about, and describing fantastic intimacy and sex.

This novel is best read as part of the series. Has all the regular and secondary characters... Chloe, Bennett, Max, Sara, Will, Hana, et.al.

Amazing

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES, and I have. This is one of the best and most addictive series.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Man so many to choose from. I loved Bennett but I really loved Chloe and all the supporting characters as well. They are all great and very lovable.

What about Grace Grant and Sebastian York ’s performance did you like?

I love the inflections they use. I will be listening to more books by them.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The day of the rehearsal was my favorite.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this series to anyone. I fell in love with every character.

best love story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

this is the why I would like to get marry. the best wedding story I have even read

Who was your favorite character and why?

all the character. because you could the story would not have been so good with all the character

What does Grace Grant and Sebastian York bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

grace was alright but Sebastian was great

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

the end

Beautiful Ride - Sad it is Over (?) - But What Fun

Would you be willing to try another book from Christina Lauren? Why or why not?

Absolutely, these two women are fantastic! I cannot wait for Audible to get Sweet, Filthy Boy....

Their only other work is Young Adult I do not care about reading anything in that genre.

Which character – as performed by Grace Grant and Sebastian York – was your favorite?

I LOVE Grace Grant and she has such a broad range-very talented. Any of her character portrayals are pure perfection. Beautiful B*stard narration was fabulous because of it.

Sebastion York is fine and I enjoy his voice - however, I do not care for the dual narration.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was and I did.

One beautiful bastard of a groom. The most beautiful bitch of a bride. A panty-ripping office hook-up turned true love everlasting.

Wedding bells can't chime soon enough for Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan. Chloe, exasperated and stressed by all the last-minute to-dos, is on the verge of saying "I do" to eloping.

For his part, Bennett's so worried about being distracted by Chloe's body that he makes a no-sex-until-the-wedding-night rule that only seems to be making things worse by continually backfiring on him.

As their crazy families descend for the big day - only a few of them actually trying to be helpful - the fiery lovers are about to test whether the couple that argues together can keep it together long enough to exchange rings, and not just heated words.

Any additional comments?

Cheeky humor, a tiny bit of angst and a lot of sex and profanity.

Wow!

The stories just keep getting better and better! Hot, passionate and gripping with amazing sexual scenes combined with an inspired love story has me coming back for more each time.

Great Read

Beautiful Beginning (Beautiful Bastard #3.5) was a great read by Christina Lauren. Bennett and Chloe never thought they would end up married after not being able to stand each other. Chloe is an exasperated bride, that just wants to elope. Bennett is a determined groom that is focusing on getting to the wedding night. I enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more by the author.