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Feature & Follow Friday #8

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Q: Favourite Literary Quotes:

Classic:

“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.”

― Jane Austen, Persuasion

Inspiring:

“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Funny:

“I don't think he meant to kiss me," I said finally.

"What? Did he slip and fall on your mouth? Those things are known to happen.”

― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Obsidian

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Swoon Thursday #9

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog.

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: Lost

Series: Lost & Found #1

Author: Nadia Simonenko

Published: March 25th 2012

Genre: New Adult Romance

Rating: 4.5/5

Goodreads | Amazon | Review

"He's lips brush gently against my skin, hovering tenuously above me as I tremble in excitement, and just as I feel I can't wait another second, he dives in and lets me join him in a loving passionate, kiss. He softly caresses my cheek as our lips play together, and an uncontrollable shiver shoots down my spine, igniting every nerve it passes on the way...

...My brain is so lost in the haze of desire that it's letting my body do what it want without question now, and it doesn't even register when my hand darts out and grabs his again. I pant breathlessly, gasping for air between kisses as I wrap one leg around him and pull his hand down to the hem of my skirt."

Maria and Owen are both so adorably innocent and their intimate scenes are so sweet. I loved these two so much :)

So what's making you swoon this week?

Top Ten Tuesday #1

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Top Ten Tuesdays is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Summer TBR List:

(1) In This Moment by Autumn Doughton (August 1st 2013)
After reading her previous novel On An Edge of Glass & absolutely LOVING it, I am incredibly excited to read this one!

(2) Frigid by J. Lynn (July 30th 2013)
Who isn't excited about this one :) You can read the first few chapters here

(3) Found by Nadia Simonenko (July 15th 2013)
This is the sequel to Lost, which was so beautiful and I can't wait to see what happens next in Maria & Owen's story

(4) The Redemption of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (August 6th 2013)
The first book, The Coincidence Of Callie & Kayden, left us with a cliff hanger so I'm been hanging to read this one for a while now - and there is still a bit a wait before it comes out yet too :(

(5) Inbetween by Tara Fuller (August 28th 2012)
After reading No Strings Attached by Nicolette Day (Tara's alter ego), I now feel all her books are MUST READS!

(6) Between The Lives by Jessica Shirvington (May 1st 2013)

Jessica Shirvington is one of my favourite authors with her Violet Eden series making my all time favourites list. This stand alone novel is a bit different from what's out there at the moment with the main character switching between two separate lives every 24 hrs. She write stories with such strong emotions, and I highly recommend checking her books out!

(7) Unbreakable by Elizabeth Noris (April 23rd 2013)

The sequel to Unravelling a YA sci-fi with multiple universes & of course of love story!

(8) Eversea by Natasha Boyd (June 4th 2013)

I don't know much about this book but I've seen some positive reviews and I am so intrigued by the cover!

(9) Obsession by Jennifer Armentrout (May 31st 2013)

Well what can I say her books are on my auto buy list, and after reading so many excerpts on Swoon Thursday I have to read it!

(10) Romancing The Bookworm by Kate Evangelista (July 9th 2013)

This looks like a super sweet little summer romance story that I just can't pass up :)

Well those are my Top Ten - what's on your Summer TBR list?

Swoon Thursday #8

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: No Strings Attached (Novella)

Series: Falling For You #1

Author: Nicolette Day

Published: June 10th 2013

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Goodreads | Amazon | Review

"Yes," she said with bated breath. "I want you."

"Then we’re done talking."

Before she could respond, his lips slammed against hers, hard and urgent like he needed her to breathe. She opened her mouth with a whimper, and Jace took advantage, sweeping his tongue inside to taste her. He groaned and brought his body flush against hers, pressing her into the door so that all she could feel was the heat of him, warming all the places where her too tight clothes were plastered against her body.

That's all I can give you from this novella without making it an R rated post!!! This was one hot little short story *fans self*

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #7

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Q: Q: Have you broken up with a series? If so which one and why?

Sadly yes I have broken up with a couple of series:

Fallen by Lauren Kate

I just found this one to be so boring, nothing really happened and I just couldn't be bothered to continue. I keep saying maybe one day I'll check the next book out, but I know I won't.

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

This book was so frustrating, all I wanted to do was slap Beth for being so stupid (and I NEVER want to slap heroines!)

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Swoon Thursday #7

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden

Series: The Coincidence #1

Author: Jessica Sorensen

Published: December 13th 2012

Genre: New Adult Romance

Goodreads | Amazon | Review

"He leans in, shutting his eyes, and for a second I contemplate running. I keep my eyes open until the very last second, and then suck in a breath as his lips touch mine. My knees buckle as his tongue delves deep inside my mouth and I clutch into the net to keep from falling down.

Without question or hesitation, I untangle my fingers from the net, and slide my hands up his chest, wrapping them around his neck. His hot breath is mixed with passion and tequila and his chest crushes against mine. A gasp escapes from my lips as his searing hot palms move down my back. He trusts his tongue deeper into my mouth and grabs at my hips, drawing me closer as the floor sways under our feet."

I loved the innocence of Callie in this scene, it's her first real kiss and she's scared, but trusts Kayden enough to open up to him. Kayden is such a sweetie!!

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #5

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Q: What blogger would you most like to meet in real life? Tell us about him or her.

Wow, that's a tough question. I've only been blogging for a couple of months, and haven't really gotten to know anyone that well yet! I hope that this blog hop will help me meet other book lovers out there and make some new friends. I would like to meet Jessica @ Lovin' los Libros, and thank her for being my very first follower, plus she always pops by my blog on Swoon Thursdays!!

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Swoon Thursday #6

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: Dare You To

Series: Pushing The Limits #2

Author: Katie McGarry

Published: May 28th 2013

Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

Goodreads | Amazon | Review

Just before you read this swoon, I'd like to mention that this scene takes place in a barn…in the hay…

My Hands roam over his back, clawing for the hem of his shirt, eager to explore the glorious muscles underneath. Ryan follows my lead and picks up the pace. Cooler air pricks at my back as he sweeps an arm beneath me and pulls my tank over my head.

Ryan pauses for a second. His hesitant eyes meet mine and I quickly reclaim his lips...

We roll and I help Ryan lose his shirt. In seconds, our legs tangle. My hands curl into his muscles as Ryan generously trails hot kisses along the nape of my neck. He grows bold, inching my bra strap off my shoulder. I reward bold.

We loose control - quickly, so fast we've broken beyond floating to flying."

For a young adult book this was quite a steamy scene! And let's face it, the fact that this was in the barn just makes it so much sexier doesn't it? =D

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #4

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Q: The #FF is 150 weeks old! And we want to hear from you! What would you change about the hop? What do you like about it? Or just suggest a question to be used for next week!

Wow #150, I'm only up to #4!!

Well, at the moment I can't really think of anything I would like to change. So I guess I could suggest a question, although since I've only done #4 of these, chances are my questions has already been asked….

If you could be any character from any novel, who would it be?

Is there a book that your ashamed to admit loving (or maybe even an entire genre)?

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Swoon Thursday #5

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

(I actually read this a while ago, but I was rereading the series this week and had to have this scene as my Swoon!)

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: Enticed

Series: The Violet Eden Chapters #2

Author: Jessica Shirvington

Published: September 4th 2012

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

Review

My towel was draped at the back so it dropped all the way to the top of my butt. It didn’t show any more than a backless dress would, but it’s different when the only thing between you and stark nakedness is a loose sheet of cloth.

I turned back just in time to catch the corners of Lincoln’s mouth go up.

“You do realize I’m coming over there, don’t you?”

“No. Why?” I replied, but I was already laughing...

…His lips found mine and though we had to go, nothing was going to stop us from sharing this moment. He pulled me close and the towel dropped from my back as my hands wrapped around him. His touch glided gently over the contours of my shoulders and down the sides of my body, and suddenly there were a million places I wanted them to be and I knew his hands wanted to be there too. Instead, they reached down and picked up the dangling towel, gently rewrapping it over my back then running his hands down, smoothing it over. Always the gentleman.

Every scene between Violet & Lincoln makes me swoon, Jessica Shirvington is an amazing writer, who makes you FEEL so many emotions!

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #3

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

School is out! What is your favourite Summer Reading book?

This is a funny question since I'm no longer at school and I live in Australia, so it's actually Autumn and getting kinda cold.

But I do have a couple of books that I love to read over Summer. For some reason Summer usually puts me in the mood for Chick Lit!? Julie Cohen is one of my favourite authors - her books a light hearted, romantic and always make me laugh out loud! Two of my favourites are:

Title: Girl From Mars

Author: Julie Cohen

Published: December 11th 2008

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb:

"I, Philomena Desdemona Brown, do solemnly swear to forsake all romantic relationships . . ." It's not like the vow, made by Fil and her three nerdy male best friends, seemed much of a big deal at the time. Frankly, Fil wouldn't know romance if it hit her in the face, and with her real love being her artist job at Girl from Mars, the comic whose heroine has never had a love interest, she doesn't exactly mind being relationship-free anyway. Until her world is rocked to its core when one of her long-standing quartet and Girl from Mars herself both unexpectedly fall in love. Is it time to give in to temptation and finally fall in love?

Title: Getting Away With It

Author: Julie Cohen

Published: 28th October 2010

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Blurb:

A gorgeously romantic, funny and heartbreaking read for anyone who’s ever run away from home - and found their way back...Liza Haven couldn’t wait to escape the small village where she grew up with her perfect identical twin sister, Lee. Her life in LA as a stunt woman is reckless, fast and free - and that’s just the way she likes it. But when a near-fatal mistake drives her home, she finds Lee gone and everyone in the village mistaking her for her twin sister. Liza has to deal with her ailing mother, the family ice cream business, and Lee’s dangerously attractive boyfriend. Liza’s always been the bad twin, but as she struggles to keep up the masquerade and puzzle out where her sister has gone, she realises it’s not so simple. She’s spent her whole life getting away with it - is it finally time to face up to who she really is and where she really belongs?

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Swoon Thursday #4

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: The Only Exception

Author: Magan Vernon

Published: April 9th 2013

Genre: New Adult Romance

Review

"I raked my fingers through his hair, tugging it lightly. His kisses became more passionate, more eager and full of desire. They were short and then fast, each move of his tongue made my body tremble. He reached his hands lower down my back, until he cradled my butt in them.

I felt a low groan gather in my throat and travel out of my lips into his mouth as his hands caressed me…

…his lips trailed down my neck, nibbling at the delicate skin that met my shoulders. I gasped, his fingers working their way up and down my back. My whole body responded, and I shivered underneath his touch, rocking my hips against his. I wanted to rip his dress clothes off right here in the backyard.

A loud, throat-clearing sound came from behind Trey…"Senior, Chapman, sorry to interrupt. I just need to get to the begonias" (the gardner said)

Damn the gardner for interrupting Monica & Trey!!

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #2

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Happy Mother's Day! Who id your favourite mum from fiction?

This is interesting because I mostly read YA/NA books which usually consist of neglectful mothers :(

Of course Mrs Weasley is probably one of the most loveable literary mother's.

There is also Marmee from Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott

And I have to give honourable mention to Miss Honey from Matilda by Roald Dahl!

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Swoon Thursday #3

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: Unravelling

Series: Unravelling #1

Author: Elizabeth Norris

Published: 24th April 2012

Genre: Sci-fi Romance

Review

"And then his lips touch mine...And then he opens his mouth, our tongues touch, I taste mint, and his other hand slides around my waist, settling on my back.

My mouth opens wider, and I don’t know if I’ll ever get enough of him.

And his hand at my back pushes me into him. Hard.

There’s no space between our bodies anymore, and all thought turns to frenzy.

Our lips are pressed together, our tongues moving, exploring. There’s biting and sucking, and I don’t have time to think about what I’m doing. Our hands are all over each other, gripping and puling as if we can get any closer without merging into the same person.

When I back into the dryer, I realize he’s been slowly pushing me. And then his hands slide down my back and he grabs my ass and lifts me up so I’m sitting on top of the dryer, the steady hum of vibration underneath me.

Out of surprise, our lips break, and Ben kisses his way across my jawline. He stands between my legs, and without thinking, I wrap them around him and pull him closer. His kisses trail from my ear down my neck, and a moaning sigh escapes my lips, mingling with my panting breaths." - Janele

Well I couldn't pass up a scene with a vibrating dryer for this weeks swoon :)

So what's making you swoon this week?

Feature & Follow Friday #1

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"The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read."

Question:

Give us a sneak! What are you reading? Tell us about a fun or fail scene in your current read.

Right now I'm reading

Title: A Song For Julia

Author: Charles Sheehan-Miles

Genre: New Adult Romance

This is a really beautiful story so far. There was a really touching scene where Julia connects with her boyfriend's brother Sean, who has Asperger's. It was wonderfully written, with Julia genuinely respecting Sean.

"They do the same stuff to me sometimes. Call me names. Push me around."

She put her right arm around his shoulder. Usually, when someone touches Sean, he moves away and quickly. He didn't this time.

"It gets better"

"How?" he asked, his voice full of grief.

"Time" She said. "Distance"

"But you said you'd never trust anyone ever again. Why did you tell me?"

"Because you're special. You're just like me. So I know I can trust you"

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Swoon Thursday #2

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Swoon Thursday is a weekly event hosted by YA Bound.This is how it works:

This week, I’m SWOONING over:

Title: Wait For You

Series: Wait For You #1

Author: J. Lynn

Published: February 26th 2013

Genre: New Adult Romance

Review

"He captured my lips in a searing kiss as he settled between my legs, muffling the pleasant groan that had worked its way up my throat. Hips hips rolled into mine, and my nerve endings were suddenly on fire….

His kiss turned deeper, more urgent as he slid his hand from my cheek, down my neck. His hand brushed the swell of my breast, so close to the sensitive bud before following the curve of my stomach to the flare of my hips. He curved his hand around my thigh lifting my leg around his hip…." - Avery

What can I say…Avery & Cam, you make me melt every time!

So what's making you swoon this week?

It's Monday...What Are you Reading?

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It's Monday…What Are you Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, and is the perfect way to start the week!

Visit Book Journey to sign up and discuss what your reading this week! Sheila is also giving the chance for one lucky winner to score a $5 Amazon gift card, so head on over to check it out!

I've just finished reading: