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February 10, 2008 | Filed under: Stuff
I get tagged for a lot of meme’s and I’ve never done one. Call it laziness on my part. But this one by The Ancient One amused me, so here we are.
The directions were:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open it at page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence/ phrase.
4. Blog the next four sentences/ phrases together with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig your shelves for that very special or intellectual book.
6. Pass it forward to six friends
I’m going to skip number six because I don’t feel like making anyone do any work. But oddly enough, the book by my bed was my own GET A CLUE, because I was getting ready to send it to a friend. Anyway, here we go, page 123, fifth sentence, plus the next few phrases. Oh, and I should tell you, at this point, the heroine has been dumped at the alter and gone on her honeymoon alone, only to discover the honeymoon house is already being used by another. A man. A tall, dark and rather irritating man.
Excerpt:
Cooper looked at her from the bluest, most sexiest eyes she’d ever seen. “Dante said you were around, talking to yourself about mysterious hotties. You did mean me, right?”
She rolled her eyes, but his had locked on her body. “Wow,” he said huskily. “More honeymoon attire?”
“No. I burrowed some clothes.”
“Hmmm.” Wearing worn cargo jeans and a long-sleeved Henley the exact color of his eyes, he picked up the book she’d sent flying and looked at the cover – a nearly naked man, pulling a dress off a nearly naked woman. “Oh, goodie,” he said. “A bedtime story. You can read it out loud to me tonight.”
“We are not sharing a bed tonight.”
“Feel free to skip straight to the good spots.” He opened the book to somewhere in the middle. “Right here, for example.” He cleared her throat and read out loud: “’Elizabeth tingled at the thought of putting her mouth to his throbbing manhood’.” He lifted his head, sending her a lopsided grin. “Hey, I have a throbbing manhood.”
Breanne crossed her arms over her chest, refusing to admit she felt his smile from her roots to her toes, and in every single erogenous zone between, of which she apparently had more than she remembered, damn him. “Get out.”
“Sorry, Princess, there’s nowhere to go. Come eat breakfast with me.”
“Why? So you can turn that into something dirty as well?”
His grin went positively wicked. “You think sex is dirty?”
“Go. Away.”
Of course he didn’t budge.
“You know what?” she asked, tossing up her hands. “Never mind. I’ll go.”
“You can run, but you can’t hide.”
“What does that mean?”
“Means we’re still stuck, baby. Snowed in. With no cable services and nothing to do except—“
“Don’t say it.”
“Okay. I’ll just think it.”
P.S. I’ll be giving away one copy of this book to a randomly drawn commenter . . . check back tomorrow.
UPDATE — Randomly drawn winner is . . . Robin! Email me with your snail mail addy!
Posted by Jill @ 8:52 am | Make a Comment
Nancy says:
GET A CLUE is my favorite book this year . . .
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 8:55 amGail says:
I loved this one, too.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 9:16 amLeon says:
Thanks for responding to the meme. But I must say that you have an interesting way of counting up to “4″ sentences/phrases. :~D :rotfl:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 9:52 amBayou Woman says:
Gee. Those words sound awfully familiar!!! Steamy stuff, Jill!!!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 10:08 amBW
Kim A. says:
Steamy indeed! Will that kind of “steam” clear up my cold/congestion? :sick:
-Kim, in snowy and now FREEZING Kingston, ON
P.S. Maybe if I read that aloud outside the snow will melt….
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 10:12 amJill says:
Yes, the book is a steamy one, lol. But there’s also a dead body and some quirky characters, for those not reading for the steam.
And Leon . . . you’re right. I never was good at math.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 10:21 amCourtney says:
I loved Get a Clue when I read it last month. Cooper is HOT.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 11:01 amAsthmagirl says:
I did not get a chance to tell you how happy I am that you’re feeling better! I worry when people have pneumonia!
I got that meme last week and the closest book was a cookbook… so mine was about Calzones. I’ve been craving them ever since!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 11:13 amVickiJane says:
Whew…. welll that has woken me up better than the cold shower I was going to have!!!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 11:22 amCaryn says:
I still haven’t read this one.
It’s in the plans, though. I have to say, I love that she’s reading a romance novel, though.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 11:43 amAmy L says:
Jill, I love that you have started blogging 7 days a week! Now I don’t have to miss my morning “Jill-fix” just because it is the weekend. :thumbsup:
“Get a Clue” is still my favorite book by you, though I have lots of near-favorites of yours. :yes:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 11:52 amSusan says:
Get a Clue is the book I always pick up and reread when I’m down, even with a dead body, it makes me laugh! :thumbsup:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:03 pmKris says:
Get a Clue was a funny hot read. I loved it.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:32 pmJane says:
It’s a great excerpt with humor and sexual tension.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:34 pmshirley says:
Back in my day, I used to love good romance novels,but now in my golden years my favorite reads are the Bible and true crime stories. Love your journal anyway tho’
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:41 pmMental Pause Mama says:
So that’s how you stay warm in all that snow… That was a fun meme, I did it last week:)
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:43 pmBailey Stewart says:
I’m glad you are feeling better.
yes, Get a Clue is a wonderful book full of steamy sex, mystery and fantastic humor.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 12:53 pmShelly says:
So is it just me or is it just a tad synchronistic that the tag was to turn to and read from a random page on which you found the character turning to and reading from a random page? Seems like the romance God’s were playing woo-woo with us today.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 1:00 pmStephanie S. says:
After reading that excerpt, I want more. I have been meaning to read Get a Clue but haven’t gotten around to it (like so many other books, unfortunatley).
Glad you are feeling better.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 1:29 pmJSL says:
Hi Jill – glad you’re feeling better. Nice post- you got to respond to a meme, and get in an excerpt of your book!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 2:25 pmSue says:
I loved this book
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 2:58 pmJennifer says:
Love that excerpt!! :bananadance:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 3:04 pmcathy M says:
Very fun, you definitely have me wanting to read this book.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 3:06 pmJen(aside) says:
Oh my! Sounds… sizzling.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 3:32 pmJennifer says:
Oh my…quite the change from the snow covered dogs, cats and bears! lol Love it!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 4:09 pmCryna says:
Loved the excerpt. So glad that you are starting to feel better.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 4:41 pmChrista says:
what a way to warm up on a -12C, windy day
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 4:54 pmRobin says:
Hi Jill~ I haven’t read Get A Clue, but boy do I want to now! I just read and finished Strong and Sexy yesterday – yes I read it in one day. It was too good to put down!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 5:40 pmjules says:
I will now be making a detour by the bookstore tomorrow to find a copy of your book! I’m intrigued! And glad you didn’t actually stop at four sentences/phrases!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 5:59 pmChristina says:
a good book! I read it the first time around and now that makes me want to go and pick it up again to reread it!
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 6:53 pmsoftdrink says:
Ooh, I want to read more!
And thanks for stopping by my blog. :wave:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 7:59 pmHélène says:
Just finished ‘Strong and Sexy’, and Wow! let me tell ya that it’s gotten a lot warmer around here today! :wigglebrow: :heart:
Another wonderful read Jill. :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Have a great week everybody! :wave:
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 8:06 pmAnn M. says:
lol.. glad you didn’t ask us to do the exercise. Loved the excerpt.
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 8:46 pmSuzanne says:
Jill, I love this excerpt….actually, it fits in perfectly with the weather reports you’ve been sharing on your blog. I lived in Incline Village for a year and boy do I miss all that snow, it’s so beautiful!!!!!!
(great writing, I didn’t mind the extra sentences at all!)
Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 8:49 pmMichelle B says:
This is a fun meme! I think I’ll have to try it out on my blog. As it’s 2:30am, though, I think I’ll wait until I get home tomorrow. I’m going to use the book sitting closest to me right now though:)
Thanks for the excerpt, Jill!
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 2:34 amellie says:
Great Excerpt. Please stay well and out of the snow or dressed adequately.
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 7:04 amkim h says:
:wave: get a clue and love teh book, congrats on the re lease. :bananadance: :thumbsup:
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 11:02 amBrandy says:
Don’t enter me, I already have a copy. I do have to say, this is the book that made me a fan and I LURVE IT! *G*
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 11:33 amDru says:
am I too late to make a comment?
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 12:16 pmDonna M says:
I’m not in the contest! If I had known yesterday that you posted I would have checked in!
If I picked up the closest book it would be The Big Heat by Jennifer LaBrecque! You would not believe how many books are at my fingertips!!
Fun post!
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 12:21 pmJoyce says:
I loved get a clue and I don’t think I’ll ever forget the substitute flashlight.(lol)
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pmjeanne says:
Oh, I remember reading this part :yes: I tried it on a nearby book and it wasn’t anywhere as good!
Posted on February 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm