Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Current Rating on Goodreads: 4.55 of 5 stars
Pages: 464
Synopsis (via Goodreads):

Every touch has its price

Layla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.

But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers begin to evolve, and she’s offered a tantalizing taste of what has always been forbidden. Then, when she least expects it, Roth returns, bringing news that could change her world forever. She’s finally getting what she always wanted, but with hell literally breaking loose and the body count adding up, the price may be higher than Layla is willing to pay… 

This is the second instalment of The Dark Elements trilogy. A representation of my emotions (hint: my emotions go by a new name called Loki) for your visual entertainment.....

Soooo.....I took over a month to write up my review. Again. I did this exact same thing with White Hot Kiss, weirdly enough. I think I've developed a new habit o.O

Amaazing. This book......kakdjlehkdkjdhsfkj!! *dies* I couldn't keep my face away from the pages to the point I skimmed out of pure guiltylicious excitement. And then I had to wait till the story wasn't fresh anymore to reread it so I wouldn't get all the bookish deets confused. And the second time around I did a total bookfaceplant. Again. Except this time I managed not to skim. Achievement! Do I get a chocolate reward? Pwease?

The plot twists in SCT just kept coming. JLA really pulled out all the stops, and my brain was just going round and round in circles trying to figure out what was happening, why it was happening, and what was the cause. Or causes. It was madness, and that end, oh man, that ending was meaan. Everything took a 180 in the matter of two pages. The mother of all cliffhangers! Every Last Breath you better come soon or I'll unleash my very own personal Thumper ;)

Oh, and can I cheer for Layla with some pompoms?! She was so much more confident and defiant, and she didn't back down from a fight. In WHK she dealt the best she thought she could, but in SCT she was on fiiireee! *waves pompoms*
I admit she was a bit too reckless at times. She should've listened to Zayne when he told her not to go off anywhere with Roth *diehard Roth fans boo*, and not for the sake of listening to Zayne, but because going off with Roth seemed to end with either getting herself hurt, or hurting someone else. I don't suppose she has a slight problem with learning from her mistakes?

I warmed up to Danika in SCT, and I actually think that this weird Lanika friendship where they call each other sexy (I did say it was weird, okay) is sorta cool with epic proportions....and I admit I've been a bit harsh on her, especially in WHK, because I'm reading in, oh, I don't know, Layla's POV. Danika's innate Zayne-targeted flirtatiousness in WHK just got on my nerves, you know?
In truth, Danika is in as much of a tough spot as Layla is over Zayne.....well, she doesn't know Zayne nearly as much as Layla does, so it's a bit of a unsubstantiated crush on her side, but then again people expect for her to be with Zayne, so I guess having that expectation that she'd end up with Zayne, and being encouraged to have such an expectation must have influenced her feelings quite a bit, whereas Layla's crush on Zayne occurred naturally and perhaps (probably not, he's too hawt to be denied *wink*) denied at one point. After all, Layla knew even as a kid that she could never be with Zayne.....or so she thought.

Roth was a total jerk at first, but he didn't do it because he wanted to, and it was rather obvious, so it was hard to get mad at him when I could see he was in as much pain as Layla. Plus, he still managed to be hilarious. In other words, Roth was classic Roth. 'Nuff said.
And Bambi is officially my hero! *cuddles the oversized snake* She's the bestest familiar EVER! (view spoiler)[She made Zayla kisses possible *squeals* (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[I know a lot of people *cough*TeamRothies*cough* are mad at Zayne because of the possibility that he was present when Abbot threatened the kill Layla as a way to get Roth to stay away from her, but I think that's a moot point because Zayne never would've let Abbot threaten Layla's life like that. It's completely against his character, and it's obvious that the one thing Roth and Zayne share is their love for Layla. In other words, Zayne loves Layla. And a protective guy like Zayne would never let someone threaten the life of someone else, let alone the girl he loves. Plus, I doubt Roth would have 'grudging respect' for Zayne if he'd just stood by.
I am a little apprehensive why JLA wrote it so Roth didn't just tell Layla straight up whether Zayne had been there though, because if Roth won the polls (and it's very likely he did) and she uses that plot flexibility to 'make up Layla's mind on her choice between Roth and Zayne' in Every Last Breath, I will be really mad. Like, reaallyy mad.
If Zayne is going to lose Layla, it shouldn't be because JLA writes that he let Abbot threaten Layla and then took advantage of Roth's absence to get closer to Layla romantically as a plot tool to make Layla hate or distrust Zayne and inevitably choose Roth. Hell, even Roth said that Zayne would've done the same that he did for Layla and stay away from her if it meant her safety. So I really, really hope that Zayne's character will stay true and that if he does lose Layla, it'll be in a fair way that doesn't destroy the sincerity of his character. Please. Please. Pretty please. (hide spoiler)]

I loved how sweet and possessive Zayne was in SCT *dreamy look* My outlook of Zayne completely changed in this book. Layla pining over Zayne and Zayne being over protective/borderline possessive is a familiar scene, but when they're open about their feelings for each other? And actually act on them? Drastically different ballpark. You got to see an adorably vulnerable side to Zayne, as if he'd somehow lost some of his 21 years xD
*whispers* I can't believe he's never 'done the deed' with a girl before because he's liked Layla for ages omg how cuuuteee *high pitched giggle* I almost want to coo and pinch his cheeks.....expect that would be....yeah. Kinda creepy, considering he's a fullgrown Warden. A hot fullgrown Warden.
(view spoiler)[And the fact that he was able to look past the Tomas-Warden-gobble and when Layla took part of that woman's soul and when she accidently started to take his soul just shows how much he loves her because, come on! He's had Warden ideals drummed into him since he was a kid, and sure he got mad for a little bit when she took part of that woman's soul in the club, but he got over it. He totally ignored those wretched Warden ideals. (hide spoiler)]
Team Zayne? Should I? Could I??

Choosing between the Roth and Zayne is sooo hard. But I know only one will get to be with Layla, and I also know that it's pretty likely to be Roth.....almost everyone seems to love Roth you see *grins and rolls eyes*
I really don't want Zayne to lose Layla though, and it's probably cruel but I don't want him to be with Danika *sniffs resentfully*
Besides, Danika and Zayne aren't actually a good match in my opinion. She needs someone where she's not always second best, someone who will accept her for her, including her need for independence, adventure and fighting......and yeah, that just cut out all the prospective Wardens *snickers* because even tho I find some of the classic male Warden protectiveness cute, they generally take it a couple (a lot more than a couple) notches overboard into smothering land high up the creep-o-meter, and I hate how sexist and illogical they are as a society.

I mean come on, how exactly is it smart to refuse to let the women train to fight, or even learn self defence, when they're usually the ones targeted? *facepalm* Maybe if the male Wardens weren't so prideful over their macho protective abiltites, and let the females train, they'd actually stand a better chance......but oh no, Wardens (the males that is, since the females are treated like smothered baby-makers and aren't allowed to fight, let alone make decisions) are always right because they have pure souls, so surely everything they say is correct and holy and just. Yeah, whatever helps them sleep at night.

To be honest, I love Zayne and Roth going at each other......it's entertaining *cackles and joins Stacey munching popcorn* I'll be sad to see it stop in the next book when she ends up with one of them.

Secret Message to My Dutiful Followers

Even tho I love Roth (and would love to have his babies *cough*) I decided to vote for Zayne because he's adorable! Plus, he's the underdog and I don't want to see him become a lost puppy as well as an underdog *sniff* Well, if Layla rejects him in Every Last Breath, I'll have him ;) *coddles and glares at a certain Olivia from Fictionally Obsessed*

5 GARGOYLE BABIES......please? Cookie dough on top? *flutters eyelashes at Zayne* (yes I am aware I practice fictional polygamy, I came out of that closet ages ago, thank you for your concern)

—MissBloodsucker™ All Sucked Out!

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Teaser Tuesdays #7 – Stone Cold Touch

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Yess yess yess! I'm reading (or should I say rereading.....because I succumbed to bad habit and skimmed.....just a tiny bit, and now I'm rereading from scratch *whacks self over the head*) Stone Cold Touch, the second instalment in the The Dark Elements by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Let's just say.....it did not disappoint ;) And my review should be up soon enough. Hopefully.
I'm easily distracted xD

Now where were we, ah yes. TT! I won an ebook of SCT, for which I feel especially lucky, considering my lack of accessibility to physical books (including the library at the moment), and no sign of SCT in the Aus iBooks store.

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“He whipped the headphones right off Dean’s head. “Ignoring us is rude.”
The boy on the bed—the boy who’d always been quiet and had held doors open for other students—smirked as he folded his arms behind his head. “Do I look like I care?”
“Do I look like I won’t rip your head off your shoulders?” replied Roth.
“Whoa,” I said, shooting him a look. “That’s not helping.”
Dean looked over at me and sat up. He reached down between his legs and did something that made my ears burn. “You’re more than welcome to stay in here, honey. These two tools can hit the road, though.”
My mouth dropped open. “Okay. Commence with ripping the head off.”
Roth smirked.”

AND:

“I know what you are.” Dean flopped on his back. “Magnam de cælo, et tu super despectus.”
“And now he speaks Latin?” This was going nowhere fast. “What did he say?”
Roth chuckled. “Something that won’t make Stony happy.”

What's your teaser tuesdays post?

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RELEASE DAY LAUNCH: Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout!

We are thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Jennifer L. Armentrout's STONE COLD TOUCH! STONE COLD TOUCH is the second full-length novel in Jennifer's The Dark Elements Series, a young adult paranormal romance being published by Harlequin Teen!!

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STONE COLD TOUCH synopsis:

Every touch has its price.

Layla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.

But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers begin to evolve, and she’s offered a tantalizing taste of what has always been forbidden. Then, when she least expects it, Roth returns, bringing news that could change her world forever. She’s finally getting what she always wanted, but with hell literally breaking loose and the body count adding up, the price may be higher than Layla is willing to pay...

Belle: I'm so excited to read this omg! The Aus iBooks store doesn't have it yet so I thought I wouldn't get to read it straight away, but I just won an ebook copy of SCT and I feel so lucky! :D

EXCERPT:

I’d remained in bed after that, trying to sort through the odd tingling in my chest. There was a slight smile on my lips, because Zayne…well, he’d made my day, but then I’d remember what Roth had said to me the night before and the smile would wash away as if it had never been there. I probably needed to get used to the whiplash mood swings. It wasn’t until after dinner that I decided to scrub a day’s worth of gunk off myself.

Gingerly, I peeled the bandage off, happy to find that the cut in my arm was healing as expected. I didn’t need to cover it anymore. The arm was still tender, but the Warden blood in me was quickly undoing the damage from the iron.

After changing into fresh pj’s, like a total hermit, I padded over to my desk, where I’d left my cell phone. It had been on silent all day and when I tapped the screen, I wasn’t surprised to see a slew of texts from Stacey.

Where r u? R u skipping, u ho? A minute later:
Your locker misses u. Guess u sick with the herp? Oh my God. I laughed out loud, grinning as I thumbed through her texts.

Our bio sub is still hot. U r missing this. Bio is lonely. My boobs miss u. How weird is that? That was notably weird and yet not surprising.

If I get my cell taken from me, it’s ur fault. Holy shit, Layla, where r u?!? Air punched out of my lungs as I read the next text and the several following them.
U have no idea who just walked into bio!!! Roth is here! Holy Canola oil, why aren’t u here to witness this? Ok. He says he had mono. Srlsy? Do people still get mono? And who in the duck was he kissing? A second later—Duck? I didn’t mean duck. That’s SO not what I meant, autocorrect.
Another text had come in about fifteen minutes after the last one. He asked where u were. I told him u joined a cult. I laughed. He didn’t.
Finally, the last text was to call her if I wasn’t dead. “What in the Hell?” I tossed my cell onto the bed, mouth hanging open.

And don't forget! The choice is yours...

Beginning today you’ll have 3 weeks to visit the series website, www.thedarkelementsseries.com, to take a poll and decide which guy Layla should ultimately choose in the final book in the trilogy, Every Last Breath. At the end of 3 weeks, we will tally all the votes, and that’s when Jennifer L. Armentrout will start writing Every Last Breath.

The guy who gets the most votes is the one Layla will pick. To prevent early spoilers, we're not going to reveal who won the poll in advance…you’ll have to wait until Every Last Breath goes on sale on July 28th, 2015 to find out whether Zayne or Roth wins Layla in the end. We promise the book will be epic and definitely worth the wait! Who do you want Layla to end up with? Go to www.thedarkelementsseries.com and vote for your choice!

About Jennifer L. Armentrout:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV. She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Current Rating on Goodreads: 4.26 of 5 stars
Pages: 392 pages
Synopsis (via Goodreads):

One kiss could be the last 

Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. 

Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. 

Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul. 

But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne…it could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world.

Took me a while to write this up :/ Oppss *guilty look*

When I read Bitter Sweet Love, the warden/demon fight seemed so clear cut. Wardens are good, demons are evil. But I guess that's because we were seeing through the eyes of a pure warden. Now, we really get to see the shades of grey.
I think that the wardens and demons are opposite, but neither are 'good' or 'bad' as such.
Like Roth so wisely says XD
“People with the purest souls are capable of the greatest evils. No one is perfect, no matter what they are or what side they fight for.”
#quotelove

Layla is half demon, half warden, which is.....totally nuts because wardens and demons hunt and kill each other. In other words, they're mortal enemies. XD She's grown up living with wardens, and yet she's only been accepted and remotely liked by, like, four of them. Saad, I know >.<
At 17 and in love with her best friend aka Zayne the hot warden....errrr.......*cough* I'd say boy but he's 21, so yeaaahhh......hot warden man more like o.O *cough*, her relatively steady life (if you can even call her life steady) turns into a roller coaster ride (in more ways then one) with the appearance of a hell-hot demon by the name of Roth *waggles eyebrows* Question is, which hotness personified will she pick, or will she even get to choose?

What a charming read this was! Everythang is this book was quote-worthy! So I shouldn't break out too many quotes or I'll just go craaycraayy ^^ *nods sadly and monitors quote usage* XD
One of my fav scenes haass to be THE ZOMBIE SCENE. Hell yeaahh! XDD That was just hilariousness galore! You must read it peeps :DD *cackles*
“Roth snatched the arm out of the air, face incredulous. “Did you just throw this at my head? My head? Are you insane?”
It lumbered at me, groaning incoherent words.
“Roth!” I screeched, dodging the stinky arm. “This was a terrible idea!”
“You have to rub it in?”
I reached behind me, grabbing a box. I threw it at the zombie, hitting it on the side of the face. An ear fell off, landing on its shoulder. “Yes! Do something!”

“My whole life was built around one simple belief: demons deserved to be punished without question.”
What Zayne and Abbot have been doing with Layla is wrong. If they truly cared for her they wouldn't tell her what they do about her demon blood! Their teachings have made her conflicted. They've essentially made her hate herself for things that she can't control. *scowls*
But I thought that Layla was really strong considering her circumstances. But she keeps trying to go through the motions of her life even tho it's never going to change unless she takes control. And right now, her life sucks -___-
Like being treated like a child. Wanting someone she can't have. Being distrusted and even hated by her 'clan'. Practically being told to hate herself. Ohhh! And being treated like scum >:/ What's with this no-touching-a-hair-on-a-Wardens-scalp rule?? Even self-frigging-defence? :O
They obviously don't put this rule on each other! So basically they're saying, you have tainted blood blah blah you're lower than us blah blah we can bash you around if we want but you can't touch us, sucker. *frustrated growl*
The Wardens aren't any better than demons, and yet they act like they're gods! Gaaaahh.

“I can’t live like this.” *pats Layla's head*
What Layla needs to do is realize that her life isn't going to change unless she changes her whole life. She needs to take control of her own life.
Sure Layla has a room to live in, and any consumer products she wants, but those aren't really important. The wardens have really given her nothing but loneliness.
As a child she's been hated and been treated with wariness by practically all of the wardens. What kind of environment to grow up in is that?
And when she grows up? She can't be with a human or a warden. That just leaves demons. But wait, wardens hate demons. So basically not only has she been raised to hate demons, if she chooses to be with one, she'll become Zayne and Abbot's enemy and she'll be free to be killed.
Bottom line, wardens suck. XD

Roth *diies* Errrmeegosshhhh so haawttttt!!! *fans face* And vulnerable in his own way..........and funny, and charming, and sexyy hot demon ass with a side serving of baadness and player flirt ^^ *giggles* I really don't have anythang else to saayyy! At the moment, Team Roth rules *throws confetti* :DD
“Roth dipped his head again, and when he spoke, his breath was warm against my ear. “But I want to talk about Stony. Remember when I said he cared for you, Layla?”
My grip on his wrists tightened. “Yes. Like I said—”
“You’ve known him all your life. I get that.” His lips brushed the space below my ear, and I gasped. “But has it ever been...like this?”
Before I could even ask “like what,” Roth’s lips traveled across my cheekbone. Tiny, fiery shivers darted along my nerves. His lips brushed the corner of mine, and my pulse fluttered wildly. I was so far out of my league with him it wasn’t funny. “Is it like this, Layla?”
Like this? Ah, the touching...the almost kissing. “No.” I barely recognized my own voice. “I can’t...”
“Can’t what?” The very edges of his teeth came down on my lower lip. A little nip, like he’d mentioned before, and my entire body arched against his. “Can’t what, Layla?”
“I can’t be this close to him,” I admitted in a breathy voice.
Roth’s lips curved into a smile against mine. “What a shame.”
The lack of sincerity was epic.”
Ohhh, and I waaaant his kittens <3 So cuuteee ;P And Bambi is hilarious! *grins* Gooo Bambi!

Okay. I liked Zayne, but he annoyed me. Greatly.
Even tho Zayne grew up with Layla, he also grew up apart from her because he was in a completely different environment. A loving one because he 'fits in'. So he can't really understand what it's like for Layla. And he can be so inconsiderate sometimes. I mean seriously? Telling Danika about Layla's 'sickness'??? *scoffs* Yeaaahh good one Zayne. Zayne tells Danika about Layla's problems so she can help him 'look out for Layla' as if she's a child?? Niiice. Danika's going to think that Zayne and Layla are a package deal. So if she wants to be with Zayne, she just needs to be nice to Layla 'cause she's this little kid that Zayne took pity on and tucked under his stone wing. Aaand he's confiding in Danika as if they're a 'couple'. Meehh.

In Bitter Sweet Love, Zayne was so close and protective of Layla, but in this? Yess, he was protective, but I felt he was purposely trying to separate himself from her and do what his father wants....aka getting closer to Danika -__- Which meant abandoning Layla when she needed him, pushing her away and into the arms of Roth (so jeez, don't blame her for all of that hot demon mess......XD), and leaving her alone when he knows she had no one else.....until Roth came along, but he didn't know about Roth's existence at first ^^
I exactly can't blame him tho :/ I mean, he is in a bit of a tight situation, and we can't expect him to outright defy his father just to what? Be with a girl who he can't even kiss? XD Sounds a bit ludicrous doesn't it? I can't help feeling sorry for the Zayne and Layla ship, it's just so......what's the word.....t.r.a.g.i.c. xD Yuuup.
Mind you, from what I've read of the synopsis for Stone Cold Touch, I can't help assuming that Layla and Zayne may miraculously be able to get hot and bothered, and then down and dirty in the next book ^^ And if so, it'll be a whole new ball game for team Roth vs team Zayne XP *waggles fingers*
May the best ship wiiinn!!!! :DDD

4.5 stars ;)

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Teaser Tuesdays #2 – Double Feature!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Okaayyy XD So......I'm kinda reading two things right now, so I decided to do a double feature haha!! :DD

First up is Bitter Sweet Love a prequel novella to White Hot Kiss :) I'd actually already read BSL, but that was quite a few months ago so I've forgotten most of it, and I really wanna read WHK with optimum up-to-date info, sooo yahhh :P *extravagant sweep of arm*

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“What if I find someone else?”

His eyes narrowed. “I doubt that’s going to happen.”

“You never know.”

“Oh, I know.”

I rolled my eyes, but the grin I was fighting peeked through. “Just saying.”

“And I’m just saying that by the end of these seven days or maybe a week from then, or a month, you’ll say yes.” He cupped my cheek and leaned in, pressing his forehead to mine. “And I’ll be waiting. No matter how long it takes.”

AND:

“It’s a pukwudgie.”
The thing’s oversize, floppy ears twitched at the sound of its name.
I looked at Dez slowly. “A what?”
“Earth demon,” he replied, brows knitted. “I’ve never seen one before. Thought they’d been eradicated years ago. Not much is known about them other than they caused a bit of mischief during their heyday. Usually they were only seen up north, near Massachusetts and places like that.”
“It’s kind of cute.” I grinned when his look turned dubious. “What? It’s so ugly it’s cute.”

And da second is Biggest Flirts, which I'm buddy reading with the awesomesauceeee Natasha who friend requested me on GR and told me how she loves da blog! :D *beams* That TOTALLY made my year! <33 Plus she's amazeballs ;D

Luv yah hon *waves merrily* Whoops XD Back to the teaser! *cracks up*

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“It’s hot as an ahffen out here.”
I popped open my beer. “A what?”
“What,” he repeated.
“You said ‘ahffen.’ What’s an ahffen?”
“An ahh . . .” He waited for me to nod at this syllable. “Fen.” Suddenly he lost patience with me. Before I could slide away—actually I would have had nowhere to slide, because Brody and his girlfriend Grace were making out right next to me—Will grabbed my wrist and brought my hand to his lips. “Let me sound it out for you. Ahhhffen.” I felt his breath moving across my fingertips.
“Oh, an oven!” I giggled. “You’re kidding, right? It’s ten o’clock at night.”

AND:

“We had misgivings about a place called the Crab Lab, like there would be formaldehyde involved. If there was, we couldn’t taste it.”
“The Crab Lab may sound unappetizing, but it’s an unwritten rule that names of stores in a tourist town have to alliterate or rhyme. What else are you going to call a seafood joint? Lobster Mobster? Hey, that’s actually pretty good.” I doubled over, cracking up at my own joke. “The slogan would be, ‘We’ll break your legs.’ Get it? Because you crack open lobster legs? No, wait, that’s crab.”
He watched me with a bemused smile, as if waiting for me to pull a prescription bottle out of my purse and announce that I’d missed my meds.”

P.s. Oven is pronounced ahffen *indignant look* XDD

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