Are you ready for some romantic, swoon-worthy scenes?
I joined the “That´s YAmore” Blogfest organized by Oasis for YA…The description: Starting the Saturday before Valentine’s Day 
(that’s February 11th), we invite you to post 250 romantic, swoon-worthy words from your YA WIP. Then check out the entries from some of the other participants. (Just be sure you have a fan and/or a cold glass of water on hand.) We know your Valentine will appreciate you getting yourself in a romantic state of mind…And, as an added bonus, this year we will select one lucky participant to win a swoon-worthy YA read, shipped direct from the Book Depository (meaning the contest is open internationally, so long as TBD ships to your country).
I chose two short swoon-worthy moments from my YA paranormal romance Falling into you: a kiss (because who does not like these tingly feelings before an awaited kiss?) and…a scene where Aleksi shows his sweet self to Erin.
Excerpt 1
“Let me help you.” His mouth almost touches my ear. I shiver and my heart forgets to beat. I tilt my head and move a bit closer to him. I can’t help it. His lips find mine. The fire melts the ice and as I lose myself in his arms, I find a home I did not know I had been looking for.
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Excerpt 2
When Aleksi gets up, I turn to him: “I guess you have to go too.” I hug my knees, looking at the floor.
“No I don´t. I took the day off, remember? I think I am running a fever according to what my dear grandmother told the school office this morning.”
He takes my face in his hands and gently brushes my lips.
“I´m going to make some coffee. Maybe some French toast.”
“Don´t tell me you can cook” A pang of guilt grasps my heart as a smile forms on my lips.
Aleksi’s arm embraces my shoulders.
“Not much but my mother always told me that a man should know the basics. French toast. Basic.” I smile again, more easily. Before I can speak, he continues. “How about you go lay down while I do this and I´ll call you when it´s done” He searches my eyes. “You really could not have done anything, Erin.”
“But maybe now I can.” My voice breaks a little. I pause, looking for words. “Thank you for trying to help, it…it means a lot.”
He kisses me again, this time more deeply. “Don´t mention it”.
I cannot wait to start reading what others came up with 😀 (you can check their entries here)
And as always, I´m curious: what is your favorite swoon-worthy, romantic, steamy scene from novels you read?
Elodie Nowodazkij 