Swoon Thursday (38)

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 adorable button above and share it on your blog! We want to know :-)

Without further ado, here's ours:

RACHEL: My read this week is Meg Cabot's UNDERWORLD, an ABANDON novel. I love this series, and my man John? Well, I think as a death diety, he brings new meaning to the word bad boy. And you know I love me some bad boys :)

First, the Twitter swoon:

He reached out to take me by the waist and pull me against him, then lowered his mouth to mine and kissed me--UNDERWORLD Swoon #YABound

And now, the extended bloggy version:

He looked puzzled. "Why would I do that, when I waited almost two centuries to find you?" As he spoke, he reached out to take me by the waist and pull me against him, then lowered his mouth to mine and kissed me with a thoroughness that left no doubt in my mind that he had no intention of abandoning me anywhere. 

TARA: Totally swooning over INSURGENT by: Veronica Roth

Twitter Version:

I can't stop. I fit my mouth to his, and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air.

Extended Bloggy Version:

He touches my face, covering my cheeks with his hands, sliding his fingertips down my neck, fitting his fingers to the slight curve of my hips.

I can't stop

I fit my mouth to his, and he tastes like water and smells like fresh air. I drag my hand from his neck to the small of his back, and put it under his shirt. He kisses me harder.

Kelly: Swooning over INSANITY by Lauren Hammond:

Twitter version:

We don't even make it a step before he tugs on my lower lip with his teeth and presses into my body, pinning me against the side of my house.--INSANITY SWOON #YABound

Extended Bloggy Version:

My eyes flit over to Damien's. His blue eyes cut into the darkness, a needy hungry look in them. At the same time I feel like my skin is itching for his touch. After a few more seconds, I'm at the window and Damien has me by the waist, lifting me out the window and lowering me to the ground. We don't even make it a step before he tugs on my lower lip with his teeth and presses into my body, pinning me against the side of my house. My hands are in his hair and his tongue slips between my lips and I breathe softly into his mouth.

JJ: Also swooning over INSURGENT by Veronica Roth:

"Sleep", he says, "I'll fight the bad dreams off if they come to get you"
"With what?"
"My bare hands obviously" -Insurgent #YABound

EILEEN: Swooning over OF POSEIDON:

Twitter approved:

He brushes his lips against hers, cutting her off. They're softer than he ever imagined. And it's not enough--OF POSEIDON Swoon #YABound

And the extended bloggy version:

He brushes his lips against hers, cutting her off. They're softer than he ever imagined. And it's not enough. Moving his hand from her jawline to entwine it in her damp locks, he pulls her to him. She tips up on her toes to meet him and as he lifts her from the ground, she folds her arms around his neck. Just as hungry for him as he is for her, she opens her mouth for a deeper kiss, pressing her soft curves into him. And Galen decides there is nothing better than kissing Emma.

TRISH: "You're beautiful." I brushed her hair over her shoulder, away from her face, watching her kiss her way back to my mouth. "Every single bit of you." I shopped breathing when she tugged her sweater over her head to reveal an ivory lace camisole...Reaching out, I drew a line with my index finger from her bottom lip to the button on her jeans. --TIMEPIECE SWOON #YABound

SO NOW IT'S YOUR TURN: In 140 characters . . . or, perhaps a bit more if you need to cheat LOL, SWOON us!