Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts # 100 – Accidentally on Purpose

Posted 19 January, 2017 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts / 19 Comments

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Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts #100

WOW, the 100th TT&HH post – who’d have thought? Welcome to Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts, an original weekly meme hosted here at (un)Conventional Bookviews. So many of the books I read have food or drinks in them, some I’d love to try, and others I’d never ever want to taste… and I thought it could be interesting and fun to share some food and / or drink quotes…  If you want to participate, you can grab my logo if you’d like, or you can make your own, but please link back to me in your own post.

The idea of Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts is to share a quote with food or drinks that showed up in a recent read, as well as if it’s something you think you’d like or not. Please share the title of the book it happened in, as well as the character who ate or drank the special little something you discovered between the pages of a good read. Please link up beneath, and visit other bloggers who are participating in Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts as well.

Today, my Hungry Hearts quote is from Jill Shalvis’ newest Heartbreaker’s Bay novel, Accidentally on Purpose. The two protagonists, Archer and Elle have history, but nothing romantic in their past… there’s a lot of chemistry, and a lot of reticence – Elle wants to make it on her own! She’s not exactly a cook, though, and this scene happens after she almost put his whole balcony on fire while attempting to grill some steaks.

My Hungry Hearts quote:

“Italian,” he said with a smile, staring down at the table. “I thought so. Chicken Parmesan? Looks amazing.”
She took a breath and smiled with relief.
I had no idea you could cook,” he said.
“Oh, well, I -” She gasped when he curled an arm around her waist and tugged her into him. He gave her a smacking kiss on the lips and then pulled back, cocking his head as he studied her.
“What?” she asked.
“Like the look.”
Pulling free, she turned to eyeball her reflection in his stainless-steel refrigerator and barely repressed a shocked shriek. Her hair had rioted and there were streaks of what looked suspiciously like charcoal across her jaw and cheek and forehead.
Archer came up behind her, leaving not even air between them, his hands on her hips, his jaw pressed to hers. He had to bend to do it too because she’d left her shoes on the patio. Along with her brain, apparently.
“Barefoot in my kitchen,” he murmured, his hot mouth against her ear.
[…] “I didn’t cook it,” she blurted out.
He flashed her a smile. “I know.”
She stared at him. “You knew the whole time?”
“Well, yeah.” He was slathering a thick hunk of Italian bread with enough butter for a heart attack with one hand, spooning more chicken parm onto his plate wit the other. She had no idea how he ate the way he did and stayed so leanly muscled.
Bastard. “How?” she demanded. “How did you know?”
He slid her an amused glance. “My barbeque’s still smoking and smells like you torched it in a bonfire. You’ve got sooth on your face and on your feet. The trash isn’t shut all the way and even from here I can see the take-out container near the top.”



Thanks for stopping by today, I look forward to reading your Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts quote. Have a terrific Thursday and don’t forget to link up.

Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms

Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.

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19 responses to “Thirsty Thursday and Hungry Hearts # 100 – Accidentally on Purpose

  1. Berls
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    Hahahaha I’m LMAO that’s great! I think a great hint to him would also be you don’t cook Chicken parm on a BBQ grill lol! Great one and I’m curious about what happens in that ellipses 😉

    Happy Thursday – we’re almost there! Hope you’re having a great week! {{HUGS}}

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