Swoon Thursday (75): The Swoons Are Getting Steamy

It's that time again! We created a HOT meme, and if you're new to the game, here's how to join in the fun:

From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering.

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the steamy button above and share it on your blog. We want to know!

As my writerly brain is complete mush this week and my creativity well is coming up with no cute tie-in for all the yumminess that is below, let's ignore my lack of entertaining words and focus on our brand new button above, shall we? ~Stares at the pretty~ Since most of our swoons tend to be on the spicier side of life, we thought it was time for a button facelift :) Be sure to grab it above!

And as always, remember to check out the comments where our lovely readers share links to their favorite swoony scenes, too!

RACHEL:  Swooning over Just One Day by Gayle Forman

I have two...One with the kissing, and one that just made me smile:

I tangle my hands into that hair of his and pull him toward me. Willem cups the back of my neck, runs his fingers along the little outcroppings of my vertebrae. Ping. Ping. Ping, go the electric shocks. His hands encircle my waist as he boosts me onto the table, so we are face-to-face, kissing hard now. My cardigan comes off. Then my T-shirt. Then his.

And

And then he looks at me, really looks at me, and the expression on his face is sad and wistful and tender and yearning, and it tells me everything I need to know.

KELLY: Swooning over Hunted by Ednah Walters

He kissed me, his touch igniting fire in my blood so effortlessly, making me feel wanted and special at the same time. Our  breaths mingled and hearts pounded in perfect rhythm.

TARA: Swooning over by The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen:

Panic starts screaming inside my head, but I tell it to shut up and suck the water off his lips as I find the bottom of his shirt to lift it over his head. He pulls back and helps me out, slipping it off and tossing it to the side, instantly reuniting his lips with mine. My fingers trace along the lines of his muscles and the pattern of the tattoo on his rib cage; the lyrics to the first song he ever wrote. 

 

EILEEN: Swooning over Belladonna by Fiona Paul

She gave in, pulling him close, tangling her hands in his hair, tasting his skin and his lips and his tongue. She expected him to taste like ale, but he just tasted warm, like summer and sunrise. And happiness. Happiness Cass hadn't felt in weeks. And in that moment she knew that she would go home with him, that she would give in. She would let him return her to his meager lodgings and undress her, and their bodies would flow together like rivers.

TRISH: Swooning over Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Tohon pressed his lips to my wrist. His magic shot up my arm and straight into my core. A wave of sensations radiated out, turning my muscles into a spongy mess. Unable to stand, I sank to the ground. Tohon followed, pushing me flat.

He leaned over me. "You can't hide from me, my dear. I will find you. I promise." Tohon pressed his lips to mine.

NEREYDA: Swooning over The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Adrian Ivashkov wasn't easy to surprise, but I surprised him then when I brought his mouth toward mine. I kissed him, and for a moment, he was too stunned to respond. That lasted for, oh, about a second. Then the intensity I'd come to know so well in him returned. He pushed me backward, lifting me so that I sat at the table. The tablecloth bunched up, knocking over some of the glasses. I heard what sounded like a china plate crash against the floor.

Whatever logic and reason I normally possessed had melted away. There was nothing but flesh and fire left, and I wasn't going to lie to myself--at least not tonight. 

And Nereyda says this is only one of their many swoony moments.... :)

SO NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! On your blog (and be sure to leave us a link), and/or on Twitter... SWOON us!

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