Book Review: JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta

Jellicoe Road

by

Melina Marchetta

Release date: April 9, 2010

Publisher: Harper Teen
Format:  Paperback
Source:  Personal Collection

In this lyrical, absorbing, award-winning novel, nothing is as it seems, and every clue leads to more questions.


At age eleven, Taylor Markham was abandoned by her mother. At fourteen, she ran away from boarding school, only to be tracked down and brought back by a mysterious stranger. Now seventeen, Taylor's the reluctant leader of her school's underground community, whose annual territory war with the Townies and visiting Cadets has just begun. This year, though, the Cadets are led by Jonah Griggs, and Taylor can't avoid his intense gaze for long. To make matters worse, Hannah, the one adult Taylor trusts, has disappeared. But if Taylor can piece together the clues Hannah left behind, the truth she uncovers might not just settle her past, but also change her future. (Summary from Goodreads)

Fictitious Delicious Rating: 5+

Yeah. I'd really just like to copy the review that Amy did for this book into my review because it contains everything I wish I was eloquent enough to say. But rules are rules. I read Jellicoe Road as a part of the 2013 TBR Pile Challenge hosted by Roof Beam Reader and he insists that I write my own review with my own words. GEEZ.

This book had been on my radar for a long, long, LONG time. Mostly because Amy told me to read it.  "I must warn you, Grasshopper," she said. "Don't give up on this book. It may be confusing to the fluff in your head at first, but just go with it and, most importantly, keep reading!" To which I replied, "PFFT! I'm a very smart girl, Amy. This book will not confuse ME. Here, have some magical smart beans!" (said the college dropout to the one who has a Masters degree in Library Information Systems.)

This book IS confusing to begin with. I know you, too, are super smart and not easily confused but you're supposed to be. The magic lies in the way the seemingly unrelated story lines in this gem of a book weave together during the second half.  I think I've actually done myself a disservice by not reading this immediately after finishing it for the first time. You should carve out enough time in your reading schedule for just that.

Lest you're not convinced that you should read this book, I'd like to give you a little warning. If you don't read this book, you will begin dreaming about it. You'll dream that the dreamy love/anti-love interest is a jolly fellow dressed in red leading a rough & tough gang fighting for the west side of the town they love. (I'd like to confirm that Jonah Griggs is NOT Santa Claus, but there ARE gangs in this story. Just not as tough as you'll dream.) Why not head off such miserable dreams right now and pick up JELLICOE ROAD today. 

As an extra special treat, I'd recommend listening to this story on audiobook. The narrator is Australian and really adds authenticity to the voice of Taylor Markham.

Thank you Amy. And Denise. And half of Twitter for insisting that I read this book. It now sits high on my list of all time favorites. Just like you said it would. You guys are SO SMART! :)

 

Waiting on Wednesday: TWO BOYS KISSING by David Levithan

At Fictitious Delicious, this week's most-anticipated read is...

Two Boys Kissing

by 

David Levithan

Publisher:

Knopf Books for Young Readers

Expected Release Date:
August 27, 2013

New York Times bestselling author David Levithan tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record—all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS.

While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, navigating gender identity, and falling deeper into the digital rabbit hole of gay hookup sites—all while the kissing former couple tries to figure out their own feelings for each other.

This follow-up to the bestselling Every Day showcases David's trademark sharp-witted, warm-hearted tales of teenage love, and serves as a perfect thematic bookend to David's YA debut and breakthrough, Boy Meets Boy, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2013.

There is so much I want to say about the importance of this book, but because you didn't come here to read about my ideal perfect world, here's me saying, "YIPEE! I can't wait for this book!" And I can't wait to share it with my teenage daughter. 

The world needs more writers like David Levithan.

Tell us what you're waiting on this week!

Blog Tour: THE CRYPTID TALES by Brina Courtney

Cryptid Tales: The complete bestselling series with over 35,000 readers!

You think seeing ghosts is weird? Tell me something I don't know.

My childhood best friend Jeremy happens to be a ghost.

My life is a puzzle, and the biggest piece missing has been my dad. Since his disappearance when I was six it's been tough, but Jeremy has been by my side through it all. But now Jeremy has gone missing too and I feel like I'm never going to get all the answers I've been looking for.

Fate intervenes when Hugh, a real live college beefcake, starts taking an interest in me. He divulges that he also shares my little "gift" of seeing the dead and I know I'm finally getting closer to finding all the pieces.

However, the more the puzzle is completed, the more questions I have.

Senior year is hard enough as it is, but clearly I like a challenge.

Purchase the complete Cryptid Tales Series today for only $5.99 at Amazon!

About Brina:

Brina Courtney is a young adult author obsessed with chocolate, crime shows, and fantasy movies.
She's spent the last few years as an elementary teacher and a high school cheering coach. She lives in a small town in Pennsylvania with her husband and two very loud, small dogs.




Find Brina: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

Tour Schedule

5/1/2013             Paranormal Reads            

5/2/2013             Only God Can Make a Tree            

5/3/2013             Ren's Rambles    

5/6/2013             Ramblings of a Diva Booknerd     

5/7/2013             Musings of a Blogder       

5/8/2013             The Unbecoming of Books            

5/9/2013             Paranormal Book Club    

5/10/2013           The YA Bookshelf             

5/13/2013           A Chick Reading 

5/14/2013           Book Briefs         

5/15/2013           Inside the Pages of a Book            

5/16/2013           My Two Cents    

5/17/2013           Steele Reviews   

5/20/2013           Two Chicks on Books    

5/21/2013           Caught Between the Pages           

5/22/2013           Reading The Paranormal               

5/23/2013           Bookish Things & More   

5/24/2013           TSKTSK What to Read     

5/27/2013           Fictitious Delicious           

5/28/2013           Teen Blurb             

5/29/2013           New Adult Addiction        

5/30/2013           Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews    

5/31/2013           Book Nerds Across America          

Special thanks to Jaime and Rachel of Rockstar Book Tours for including us in this blog tour!

Giveaway:

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YA CRUSH TOURNEY: The Crushes

Here they are! Here are the top six crushes as determined by YOU! These boys are in the YA Crush Tourney! *throws confetti*

REALISTIC

1.  Aiden Arrington (Keatyn Chronicles) 

2.  Augustus Waters (TFiOS)

3.  Etienne St. Clair (Anna and the French Kiss)

4.  Jase (My LIfe Next Door)

5.  Adam (If I Stay)

6.  Alex (Perfect Chemistry)

Wild Card

7. Oliver (Statistical Prob. of Love at First Sight)

8.  Sebastian (What a Boy Wants)

9.  Conrad (Summer I Turned Pretty) 

The boys in the wild card positions will have a chance to make it into the crush tourney in a vote off happening on the YA Sisterhood RIGHT NOW. They're up against the wild card boys from all other categories so be sure to vote for your favorite!

Thanks to everyone for your passion in getting your crush in the tourney! We've already added a good number of books to our TBR pile and at the end of the day, THAT is what it's all about.

Book Club: THE PROGRAM by Suzanne Young

As some of you already know, Amy and I belong to the coolest book club in America. We're a rowdy group of women who get together once a month and talk about a book (or sometimes a complete series!) our hostess is excited about. There's a lot of food, a lot of wine and A LOT of laughter. We think we're hilarious! Someday I'll tell you more about this book club, but for now you only need to know that our book club exists.

We were offered an incredible opportunity to read THE PROGRAM by Suzanne Young before it hit bookshelves. We were all provided finished copies of the book, bookmarks, a perfectly sized book bag for our hostess and a $100 VISA gift card for snacks. (More on THIS a little later.) We took that opportunity and ran with it!  Hang out with us for a bit as we talk about this amazing book and the fun things we did to express our love of all things related to James this beautiful book!

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Program (The Program #1)

by Suzanne Young

Release Date: April 30, 2013

Format: Hardcover

Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.

Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them. (Summary from Goodreads)

About the Author

Originally from New York, Suzanne Young moved to Arizona to pursue her dream of not freezing to death. She currently resides in Tempe, where she teaches high school English. When not writing obsessively, Suzanne can be found searching her own tragic memories for inspiration.

Suzanne is the author of several books for teens, including THE PROGRAM, A NEED SO BEAUTIFUL, and A WANT SO WICKED.

 Find Suzanne : Blog | Twitter | Goodreads | Facebook

Visit the Official Site of THE PROGRAM to read and listen to an excerpt from this incredible story.




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BOOK CLUB FUN

TOP ROW: Jen, Deb, Christy, Aydrea, Nikki
BOTTOM ROW: Lynna, Marta, Bethany, Heidi
MIA: Amy, Denise
NOT MIA BUT ALSO NOT IN PICTURE BECAUSE SHE'S TAKING THE PICTURE: Amber

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Heidi hosted our crazy group and treated us to a plethora of Program related food and drink. The biggest hit came from this cheesy, delicious concoction that was aptly named, "QuikDeath". Pretzel rods made for perfect dippers.

QuikDEATH

1 T. Oil
1 C. finely chopped onion
1 C. finely chopped green pepper
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
3 habanero peppers, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
dash of oregano
1 - 14 oz can of tomatoes, mashed or briefly blended
1 1/2 lb American cheese

Saute oil, onion, green peppers, habanero peppers, garlic, cumin, salt, and oregano until softened. Add tomatoes. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in cheese. Heat until all cheese has melted. (do not burn).

For a "less quik death" sub 4 finely chopped jalapenos for the habanero peppers.

Yes, some of us ate our pretzel rods Realm style.

Our group had a mixed bag of feelings over THE PROGRAM. Some felt it was too depressing and didn't finish it, but the large majority of our group loved it! Amber (Me, My Shelf and I) wrote a review of the book on her blog that I encourage you to check out. She does a great job of outlining exactly why most of us loved this book. (Though I would have included a whole paragraph about James and a certain scene involving mud. :)  Bottom line: READ THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY. It is one of my favorite reads of the year, guys. I loved it. HARD.

Bethany looking all depressed in her standard issue Program outfit.

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THE PLAYLIST

Heidi is famous for her love of playlists. She asked us each to provide a song that reminded us of THE PROGRAM and look at this incredible list of songs. Lots of really great tie-in's to the story.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (Nikki)
The Immortals - Kings of Leon (Bethany)
Break - Sara Skinner (Jen)
For the First Time - The Script (Jen) (omit the bar reference, lol)
Love the Way You Lie - Eminem feat. Rhianna (Heidi)
It's the End of the World - REM (Heidi)
Clarity - Zedd (Heidi)
Uprising - Muse (Heidi)
Bad Things - Jace Everett (Heidi)
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne (Heidi)
Saved By Zero - The Fixx (Heidi)
Choose- Color Me Badd (Heidi)
Sadness (Pt 1) - Enigma (Heidi)
Control - Janet Jackson (Heidi)
Tape Song - The Kills (Heidi)
D'Yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin (Heidi)
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson (Heidi)
I'm Not Dead - Pink (Heidi)
I'd Die Without You - PM Dawn (Heidi)
On My Way Down - Ryan Cabrera (Heidi)
Outside - Staind (Heidi)
All The Things She Said - Tatu (Heidi)
Don't Dream its Over - Crowded House (Heidi)

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THE MONEY

As mentioned earlier, our book club was given a $100 VISA gift card to use for snacks at our meeting. Now, we all love free food & drinks as much as the next person, but we decided to use this money to feed the minds of some children in a heartbreaking predicament instead.

See, the Elementary School that Heidi's daughter attends was recently burned in an act of arson. The library was one of the areas hardest hit and the entire collection was lost. This breaks our booknerd hearts. The school is in particular need of non-fiction titles, so our $100 VISA gift card was spent on non-fiction books at our favorite indie store, Red Balloon Bookshop. (Thanks to Red Balloon for making that money go even further by providing books at a discounted price for this transaction. We love you!)

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (SPOILERY)

Much of our discussion centered around the environment in which these characters lived. What circumstances led to such a high level of suicide in their society? Why is the "the program" the answer to these circumstances? None of these questions were addressed in this first book of the series so we can only speculate on the reasons at this point and it was fun to speculate. What do you think? Is the Program causing more suicides than it is preventing?

Another question that prompted lots of discussion at our meeting came from the perspective of the parents (most of us are moms). Would you send your child to the Program if they were showing signs of depression? We all said we would. It's really interesting to think about the concept of the Program from other perspectives. No doubt the Program sucks from Sloane's perspective, but what about her parents?  Even they had differing feelings about the Program. Would the Program be a good thing for your child?

My most burning question is...OMG! Is that Sloane in the epilogue? Everyone seemed surprised by my question so I'm certainly in the minority here, but I thought that was her for sure! Heck, Realm even calls her Sloane at one point. If it's not her, where are her and James? They better be spending some quality time in a tent. Just sayin'.

I hope you'll leave your two cents on these discussion questions in the comments below.

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THE GIVEAWAY

Simon & Schuster wants YOU to be part of THE PROGRAM Book Club, too! Here's your chance to win five (5) copies of THE PROGRAM and a $50 Visa gift card.  Enter by completing this Rafflecopter form. This giveaway is open to ages 13+ with U.S addresses. Thank you so much, Simon & Schuster! 

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YA CRUSH TOURNEY: Realistic Fiction Nominations

Welcome to Fictitious Delicious! We're so very excited to be hosting the Realistic Fiction category for YA Crush Tourney nominations with the fabulous ladies at YA Sisterhood. So excited, in fact, that we've both been talking in limericks ever since we were asked to be a part of this epic event. So let's kick off the Realistic Fiction nominations Fictitious Delicious style, yo!

An Ode to the YA-Crush-Tourney-Realistic-Fiction-Category-Nominations

It’s time for the YA Crush Tourney!
So, put on a love song by Journey!
Submit six crushes,
Whose name you gushes
As you faint from the feels on a gurney.

Here, it’s about Realistic Fiction
And we’re making a big, bold prediction!
The top six guys
Will be easy on the eyes
And feed our YA Crush addiction!

Now. Before you start, read the rules.
They’re not mere suggestions, they’re tools
To make your nomination
Turn into realization.
Follow them or you’re wasting your joules*!

*(This note is for Amy since everyone else will surely know the meaning of joule.) Per Wikipedia, the definition of a joule is, "A derived unit of energy, work, or amount of heat in the International System of Units. It is equal to the energy expended (or work done) in applying a force of one newton through a distance of one meter (1 newton meter or N·m), or in passing an electric current of one ampere through a resistance of one ohm for one second. It is named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889)" Please don't confuse this with a newton-meter, okay? 

A Note from YA Sisterhood:

Rules for the YA Sisterhood Crush Tourney 2013

***PLEASE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CATEGORY DEFINITIONS.  THEY WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR EACH CATEGORY.  THIS WILL SAVE TIME AND A LOT OF FRUSTRATION  FOR THOSE COUNTING THE VOTES***

*  YA only (No NA, No Middle Grade, No Adult, NO EXCEPTIONS) The lines between MG/YA/NA will be more clearly defined in the definitions of the categories.

*  Previous winners of the tournament are ineligible to participate.

*  You can nominate 6 crushes from each category on the specified blogs.  We will take the top 6 from each category.  If a crush makes it into the top 6 of more than 1 category, he will be placed in the category in which he received the most votes.

*  After the nominations are complete, we will have a wild card vote.  The 7th-9th places in each category will be taken, and we will have a vote off on YA Sisterhood to determine the final 4 spots in the tournament.  This will leave us with a 28 seed tournament with the 1st crush in each category getting a bye in the first round. 

*      This year we’re limiting it to 1 character per author in the tournament.  You can still nominate more than 1 character from an author.  However, once nominations are finalized, if more than 1 character is nominated from an author, we will only take the character with the highest votes.  We realize that this might upset some of you because you love many characters, some of which are written by the same author. But the goal of this tournament has always been to introduce new books and new characters to readers, so we want to share the love. So you’ll have to decide which team you’re on, and make your votes count.  

*  This year, advocate sign-ups will be after nominations, May 28th - June 1st. (more on advocates will come later)

*  Keep it clean. Keep it respectful. We have no problem banning you from the tourney. We’ve had MAJOR drama issues in the past, and even though we swore we weren’t going to do another tourney, we’re back because we love books and we love authors and we love you.  But PLEASE… this time… let’s leave the hate and drama at the door.

DISCLAIMER: We reserve to add or adjust any rules as needed during the tournament.

CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: 

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Debut: The debut category will include any author whose very first novel came out in either 2012 or 2013. Please double check your nominations as any vote for a crush that isn't a debut will be thrown out. Again, this is the author's first novel, not just their first YA novel. 

Visit Page Turners Blog and nominate your crushes in the Debut Fiction category.

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Realistic Fiction: The category is for crushes from books that are contemporary, historical, thriller, etc. that could truly happen in our world. So if a book has any hint of the paranormal, sci-fi, or the other-wordly--it does not fit in this category. Again, please double check your nominations so that you don't waste a vote! 

You're right where you need to be to nominate your crushes in the Realistic Fiction category! Submit your nominations at the bottom of this post.

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Speculative Fiction--This is by far our biggest category, as it includes anything that is not considered realistic fiction. That means dystopian, paranormal, government super spies, sci-fi, futuristic, etc.--all these fit into the speculative fiction category. 

Visit Fantasy Book Addict and nominate your crushes in the Speculative Fiction category.  

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Indie: The indie category includes any crush in a self-published novel or any crush from a small publisher like Entangled, Spencer Hill, Inkspell, etc. If the book is published by traditional New York Publisher, then it does not fit in this category. Furthermore, if a book started out as a self-pubbed book, but then got picked up by a major publisher, it NO LONGER qualifies for this category. Here is the definition from the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group: "The term 'indie' traditionally refers to the independent art--music, film, literature or anything that fits under the broad banner of culture--created outside of the mainstream and without corporate financing. Although many independent book publishing companies are incorporated, they are independent of the major conglomerates that dominate the book publishing industry. Independent book publishers include small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors."

Visit Stuck in Books and nominate your crushes in the Indie Fiction category.

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***Many crushes will fit in multiple categories!!! You may vote for them in multiple categories if you would like, but keep in mind that we will only take the Top 6 in each category. Be strategic. If you have a crush that has a better chance of making it in one category than the other, then rally support for people to vote for that crush in a specific category. Use Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr--anything and everything to spread the word about your man! Keep in mind that Speculative Fiction is by far the largest category, so the most competition will be seen in that category!***

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Top 10 Nominations (as of 05/24/2013 1:30 PM CT)

Aiden, The Keatyn Chronicles by Jillian Dodd    71
Augustus, Fault in Our Stars by John Green    66
Noah,  Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry    61
Étienne, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins    60
Jase, My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick    44
Tristan Daniels, Shark Bait by Jenn Cooksey    36
Cricket, Lola & the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins    32
Adam, If I Stay by Gayle Forman    30
Alex, Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles    25
Pete, The Other Fish in the Sea by Jenn Cooksey    19

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THE FORM, YO: 

Cover Reveal: ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME by Cindi Madsen

I'm a huge fan of Cindi Madsen (Read my reviews of her two YA books here) and I am happy to report that she is as awesome in real life as you'd expect her to be. (I met her at the RT Convention in Kansas City, MO, last week. EEP!) In addition to writing YA, Cindi writes these super fun romances for Entangled's Bliss imprint. (This means all the magic happens behind closed doors) Being the Cindi fan that I am, I'm looking forward to this!

Introducing....

ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME by Cindi Madsen

All’s fair in acting and amore...

Brynn McAdams isn’t the awkward drama geek she was in high school—she’s grown up and confident, or at least she likes to think so. But when her old crush, the impossibly handsome and impossibly unattainable Sawyer Raines, comes back to town to direct her community play, Brynn finds herself determined to be someone other than the girl he doesn’t even recognize. Good thing she’s an excellent actress.

After his bad breakup in NYC, the last thing Sawyer wants is to get involved with another actress. But the glamorous and beautiful Brynn draws him in, even though as her director, he knows she’s off-limits. There’s just something about the woman that feels…familiar. Like home.

As Brynn’s lies start to snowball, she struggles to stop acting and come clean. But what if Sawyer is already falling for the fake Brynn, not the Brynn she truly is?

EXCERPT

“Cut, cut cut!” Sawyer stood. “Was that supposed to be more passionate? Because it sucked.”

“This is supposed to be the eighteen hundreds,” Brynn said. “It can’t be too passionate or it would seem inappropriate for the time.”

The next instant Sawyer was charging up the steps to the stage. “I’m not saying it’s got to be a kiss with tongue, I’m saying you’ve got to look at each other like you’re in love so the audience will want it to work out. Our modern audience.” Sawyer shook his head. “Take it again, from before the proposal.”

It was impossible to concentrate with Sawyer standing right there, so close she could hear every shift of his body and feel his gaze on her like a weight. All her lines were swimming together.

Leo knelt, told her she was an angel. She said her line, trying to peer into his soul like she wanted to be with him, and then Leo kissed her. And it was sloppier than usual.

She did her best to not jerk back, though it was her first instinct.

“Okay, that was just…” Sawyer moved in front of her. He looked at the playbook, then lowered it by his side and stared into her eyes. The air thickened around them and she could feel every thump of her heart. “What a perfect angel you are, Cecily.” He said it so tenderly, his smile close-lipped but full of joy.

“You dear romantic boy,” she said, all out of instinct because thoughts were getting fuzzy.

He leaned in and kissed her, a soft kiss with his lips barely parted. The pressure of his lips increased for a delicious moment, and then they were gone. A quick, simple kiss, but when his mouth left hers, she felt its absence so strongly that she couldn’t think about anything else for a couple seconds. Her breath was stuck somewhere in her lungs and her lips still tingled, living the sensation over and over again. Heat wound through her body, her hands itched to reach out and touch him. And then she remembered she was supposed to. She ran her fingers through his hair and felt the whisper of his breath on her wrist as he exhaled.

“Wow, that was good,” Wendy said from the front, breaking Brynn from her trance.

Brynn stepped back and swallowed, but her throat wasn’t working right. Sawyer’s eyes never left hers, and one corner of his mouth curved up in a smug, self-satisfied way.

“It was all right, I suppose,” Brynn said, working to keep her voice steady. She crossed her arms and shrugged. “For a first-timer, anyway.”

That only made Sawyer’s smile grow wider.

Brynn couldn’t help but watch Sawyer as he jumped off the stage. Funny how she’d dreamed of kissing him all the time in high school, but her fantasy wasn’t even close to the real thing. Her heart felt like it’d just been wrung out and shoved back in her

And her scene with Leo was better. She was sure it had nothing to do with the fact that she closed her eyes and pretended it was Sawyer kissing her again.

Nope. Nothing at all.

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*jumpy clap* This is going to be AWESOME! Cindi was born to write kisses. ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME is due for release next month which means now is the PERFECT time to go pick up FALLING FOR HER FIANCE, book 1 in Cindi's "Accidentally in Love" series.

PRE-ORDER ACT LIKE YOU LOVE ME

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cindi Madsen sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it, she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her husband and three children. She is the author of YA novels, All the Broken Pieces and Demons of the Sun, bestselling short romance Falling for Her Fiancé and the women's fiction novel Cinderella Screwed Me Over.

Visit Cindi: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads