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Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This week's question:

Christmas in July! Someone gives you a gift card for two books (whatever that costs). What two books will you buy?

HeatherJay's Answer:

Since this is hypothetical and in my hypothetical mind all of my friends are rich, I will assume this is a REALLY good gift card. Let me preface my first choice by letting y'all know that I'm a total foodie. Unfortunately, I'm a broke-ass foodie so I do not get to partake in my passion as often as I would like. My absolute favorite chef is Thomas Keller. Since I don't have money falling out of my ass I cannot afford to go to his restaurant, The French Laundry, in Napa Valley. I have wanted his cookbook forever and for some reason my friends don't feel like shelling out $500 to let me live my dream so I've always thought buying the $100 cookbook would be a close second.

Second would be to pre-order Gun Metal Magic by Ilona Andrews which comes out next month. It's the first spin-off to the Kate Daniels Series and I'm fricking dying to read it.

 

There are two releases that Im dying to read but since they come out this winter Ill just hold my GC til then...LOL! 

Follow Friday

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This week's question:

Birthday Wishes — Blow out the candles and imagine what character could pop out of your cake…who is it and what book are they from??

HeatherJay's Answer:
After careful consideration, I would have to choose Jamie Fraser from Outlander. I know he isn't a familiar character among the Paranormal/UF crowd but anyone who has read this historical-time travel series knows the yumminess that is Jamie. No one comes close!!! 

Follow Friday

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This week's question:

Q: If you could “unread” a book, which one would it be? Is it because you want to start over and experience it again for the first time? Or because it was THAT bad?

HeatherJay's answer:
I couldn't pick just one but I did narrow it down to two. The first is Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Sometimes a topic is so disturbing that it should not only never be a topic of conversation let alone the entire subject of a book. Call me crazy but child rape and murder is at the top of the list. I found this book to be gratuitous and ridiculous and just because the topic is shocking does not mean that you are a good author. The second is Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I was brought up to believe this was a classic and one of the best literary pieces of the 20th century. FYI, it BLOWS!!!!! It's the story of a privileged, spoiled, shallow brat who spends the entire book feeling sorry for himself. I'd read Twilight again 10 times instead of reading either of these books! TEAM EDWARD!!!

Follow Friday

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This weeks Feature:

Q: You are a matchmaker — your goal, hook up two characters from two of your favorite books. Who would it be? How do you think it would go?

HeatherJay's Answer: I'd choose Charley Davidson (Charley Davidson Series) and Bones (Night Huntress Series). First of all, it would be an absolute nightmare. They would constantly be one-upping each other with smart-ass comments and it would be EPIC....

Follow Friday

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This weeks Feature:

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This week's activity:

Dream cast your current read.


HeatherJay's Answer:
Well, I'm in the middle of a highland romance marathon binge and moments ago I finished Monica McCarty's, The Chief!

Tor MacCleod, Clan Chief! 6'5" and massive. Here's my visual:

Christina Fraser, new wife of Tor!

Im reading Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane

Mike Ness for Terrible

 

Amy Lee for Chess

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Follow Friday

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

This week's question:

Q: Summer Break is upon us! What would be the perfect vacation spot for you to catch up on your reading & relax?

HeatherJay's answer:
This one was easy. Living in Reno, it's just a quick 3 hour drive over to Napa Valley. I get over there as often as possible 'cuz it is HEAVEN! My first stop is always Mumm Winery. They have a beautiful patio over-looking the vineyard and it is so quiet and peaceful. Perfect for an afternoon of book reading. Not to mention the copious amounts of sparkling wine.

The Patio

The View

Thats pretty beautiful!!

Well since I live in Chicago going down out to Lake Michigan would be nice! I would sit in one of my chairs and just chillax with the sun and the breeze! I would love to go to Wisconsin and chill at Lake Geneva...that would be great! I'd just have to make sure the kiddies are occupied so I get no interuptions ;)

North Ave Beach(My Fav!)

Lake Geneva, WI

Follow Friday

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read

Every Friday Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read hosts Feature and Follow Friday. One lucky blog is featured and interviewed while the rest of us post our own responses to the question of the week and blog hop to say hello to each other!

Here is this week's question:

Q: This Sunday in the U.S. is Mother’s Day, in celebration, what are some of your favorite books with strong mother/child relationships?

HeatherJay's answer: This was a hard one. I mostly read Paranormal or Urban Fantasy and most of those involve orphans. However, I am a hardcore fan of the Outlander series (Time Travel/Scottish Highlands/Historical Romance/ Best Male Lead EVER, no really, EVER) from Diana Gabaldon and the relationship between the protagonist, Claire, and her daughter Brianna is perfection. With a plot that is way to complex to go into, what transpires between the two spans 200 years, two fathers and a helluva lot of drama. One of my favorite quotes from Brianna to her mom after discussing her marriage:

"Catholics don't believe in divorce. We do believe in murder. There's always Confession, after all."