It's August, it's summer, it's
hot... but how much hotter would it get if you were stranded on a deserted
island with nothing but some swoon-worthy fictional characters to help you
survive? Come visit the blogs below from August 13th to August 17th to
collect items from a group of true hotties. Then enter your 'gifts' into the
entry form for your chance to win a fantabulous grand prize - a Kindle and a
pile of books to load onto it!
Now... we can't promise you this
group will have the most traditional of survival gear for you. In fact, we can't
promise you that you have a hope in Hell of surviving this ordeal. But we can
promise... we can promise.. sorry, distracted by the twelve hot guys, waiting...
The
Rules:
Visit each blog beginning August
13th, 2012 at 12:01am EST
Collect
the 'gifts' from your favorite fictional hotties
Complete the entry form, listing
each 'gift' you picked up
Cross your fingers! (Giveaway open for U.S and Canada only.)
The
Stops:
The Grand Prize:
1 Kindle - Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display
+
ecopies of:
Anathema, and Asylum (Causal Enchantment #1
& 2) ~K.A.Tucker
Dante's
Girl ~ Courtney Cole
The Wild
Ones ~ M.Leighton
Stained and
Here ~ Ella James
Shadow
Slayer (Shadow Series #2) ~ Laura Elliott
The One ~Heather Self
The Childe & Dark Days ~
C.A.Kunz
Forever Changed ~
Tiffany King
Awaken & Echo
of an Earth Angel ~ Sarah M. Ross
Inescapable ~ Amy Bartol
+
Audiobook of 13 on Halloween (Shadow Series
#1) ~ Laura Elliott
Make sure to visit us beginning
Monday, August 13th to make some new fictional boyfriends, meet some new
authors, have some fun, and possibly win a fantastic prize! You'll find the
entry form and posts at that time, plus any additional information on the
scavenger hunt & giveaway
Plus...
If you're in the Atlanta area on
September 1st-2nd and want to meet these fantastic authors, come visit them at
the Decatur Book Festival!
Sounds fun right???? So I decided I would let Mason from Unlikely Allies share a scene between him and the main character Kimberly. I hope you enjoy it ;)
Unlikely Allies:
“All right. Mason, why don’t we let you give an example?” Rick asked.
“Sure thing,” Mason answered, sauntering over to
where Rick stood.
“Kimberly, why don’t you come up and help him,” Rick said, jotting something down on
his clipboard.
Mason looked at me sardonically as I
sat there for a second, trying to figure out the most tactful way to protest,
other than to just shout out, “Hell no!” I would rather crawl through a pile of broken glass than
play “doctor” with that jerk, but Rick stood there, staring at me with a
hopeful look on his face, so I had to suck it up. Besides, when our eyes met, I
could see that Mason expected me to chicken out and I definitely wasn’t going to give him that
satisfaction.
Every swear word I knew ran through my
head as I grudgingly stood up. This was no big deal. I’d been kissed before. I could get
through this and prove to Mason who was the adult here, and who was the creep.
“Okay, good,” Rick said, thankfully. “Kimmie, we'll have you be the victim
so you can see Mason go through the motions first, and then you can go next,” Rick added like it was no big deal.
“Fine,” I said, glaring at Mason as he
smirked at me.
As I lay there on the rough bench,
wishing more than ever that I was back home at the beach, I could feel everyone’s eyes on focused on me.
“It might be hard to pretend you can’t breathe with all the air in your
head,” Mason quietly mocked for my ears only as he leaned over
me.
I fought the urge to smack him in his
nose. I figured it wouldn’t win me any brownie points to bloody Rick’s star pupil’s nose in front of everyone.
“Enjoy the moment pretty boy, I’m sure this is the most action you’ve gotten in awhile,” I added, lacing my voice with
sweetness.
His eyes narrowed and I couldn’t help smiling in satisfaction.
Everything changed when he
moved into position over me. My smile quickly disappeared and I felt a tingle
as my body reacted to being so close to him. I was expecting to be disgusted,
considering he blatantly thought so little of me, but I found myself lost in
his blue eyes as they focused on mine. I continued my gaze down his face and
settled on his lips, anticipating how they would feel on mine. I could hear
Rick going over the procedures again, but his voice seemed to trail off in the distance
as Mason placed his hands between my ribs. My pulse quickened at his touch and
my confusion-laced eyes met his. What was happening here? I hated him and yet,
I never wanted the heat of his hands to leave me. Using the techniques Rick had
given us, he pushed on my torso three times before moving up to pinch my nose
closed. I was surprised at his gentle touch and couldn’t stop my body from tensing as
his lips moved closer to mine. I nervously moistened my lips with my tongue and
watched as his eyes followed, focusing on my mouth. He was a breath away and I
parted my lips, ready to know if his were as soft as they looked.
Don't forget to collect the "gift" from below and visit all the other blogs for a chance to win the coooooooooool prize listed above. Happy Hunting!!!
Gift:
