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"Waiting On"

A book I cannot wait to get my hands on.

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Quintana of Charyn (Lumatere Chronicles #3)

by Melina Marchetta

Expected publication: March 12th 2013 by Candlewick

Quintana of Charyn is the spine-tingling and unforgettable final volume in the Lumatere Chronicles, which began with Finnikin of the Rock andFroi of the Exiles. An achingly satisfying and masterfully plotted novel from the pen of internationally best-selling and multi-award-winning author Melina Marchetta.

Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi and his companions travel through Charyn searching for Quintana and building an army that will secure her unborn child's right to rule. While in the valley between two kingdoms, Quintana of Charyn and Isaboe of Lumatere come face to face in a showdown that will result in heartbreak for one and power for the other.

I know that this book will be released in Australia on the 26th of September, but since my country (The Philippines) usually follows after the US release dates, I would have to wait until March 2013 to read the final installment of the Lumatere Chronicles. For this reason, I am seriously considering in asking my cousin who lives in Sydney to get this book for me as soon as it comes out and mail it here as I am already itching to find out what happens.

Swoon:

Lines and/or scenes from a book that made me swoon.

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Today's swoon comes from The Dark Light by Sara Walsh.

“How can life change so quickly?” I whispered to Sol.

Our hands remained entwined, tight between our chests. Inches more and we’d be as close as you could get without doing things you really shouldn’t do in an alley behind somebody’s house. This was the place I’d prayed to be, right? But being close to Sol felt more complicated than ever. He was still the king’s son. And I was now the girl with my head on an executioner’s block.

But staring death in the face had done something to me. I didn’t care about consequences anymore. What could be worse than what I knew? I had to tell Sol how I felt about him before it was too late.

“Sol—”

Before I could start, Sol’s lips drew closer to mine. Hands holding the side of my face, he guided me into his kiss. Everything forgotten, I reached for him, too. His fingers grazed the back of my neck, the pressure of his touch increasing as he held me to his lips—not that I had any intention of pulling away. His other hand slid down my back and then gripped me tightly at the waist, drawing me in until our bodies touched at every point.

With my head tipped back, I swayed in his arms, but Sol wasn’t about to let me fall. Never once missing the beat of his kisses, his arms encased me and he effortlessly drew me closer, almost lifting me off my feet. Heat rose between us.

Craving the touch of his skin, I reached for the hem of his shirt and felt the firm muscles in his back. He responded immediately to my touch, his gentle kisses taking on a harder edge until it was impossible to know who wanted this more.

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