Welcome to my stop on The Winner’s Kiss Blog Tour! I can’t tell you how excited I am for The Winner’s Kiss! The way The Winner’s Crime was left, I feel like I’ve been dying for nearly a year. Y U DO THIS TO US, MARIE?! Now that I have that out of the way, this blog tour is all about the kissing! This time, the tables are flipped and Marie wants to know who our favorite literary kisses are. So without further delay, let’s do this thang!
What book is your favorite literary kiss in? Anyone who knows me knows I am a Fever Series mega fan. The kiss (and, *ahem* other things…) that still gets my insides all twisted is in DreamFever by Karen Marie Moning. Who is kissing? Barrons kisses Mac. And, uh, they do others things that aren’t for polite conversation. 
Why is it your favorite? Besides being totally hot?! Barrons shows a very human side of himself when he kisses Mac. He’s this hard bad-ass but in that particular scene, he reveals a part of himself that is not domineering and shows just how much he cares for MacKayla. I’ll never forget that scene and it gives me chills thinking about it now. Bonus Question: what kiss do you hope will occur in Marie Rutkoski’s The Winner’s Kiss? DUH! I want Arin and Kestrel to kiss! And also to live happily ever after. *side-eye at Marie Rutkoski* If that doesn’t happen, I’ll revolt! 
Guess what I get to do! I get to send a Kiss to a friend!
I want to spread the love of such an awesome series, so I am sending a Kiss to my friend, Nicole! And hey guys, don’t forget to pre-order The Winner’s Kiss from Amazon! This is a series worth kissing your UPS man for!
The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy, #3) by Marie Rutkoski on March 29th 2016
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 352
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War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can’t quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: someone who cared more for the empire than for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she cared for him. At least, that’s what he thinks.\r\nBut far north lies a work camp where Kestrel is a prisoner. Can she manage to escape before she loses herself? As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover unexpected roles in battle, terrible secrets, and a fragile hope. The world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and Kestrel and Arin are caught between. In a game like this, can anybody really win?\r\n
Hey, I’m just the second stop on this two-month blog tour! Go give these other blogs your love and make sure you stop into their The Winner’s Kiss posts, too!
Monday, January 11th – Adventures of a Book Junkie
Tuesday, Jaunary 12th – Bookshelfery
Wednesday, January 13th – Andi’s ABCs
Thursday, January 14th – Miss Print
Friday, January 15th – Jenuine Cupcakes
Saturday, January 16th – The Quiet Concert
Sunday, January 17th – Icey Books
Monday, January 18th – Book Rock Betty
Tuesday, January 19th – Forever YA
Wednesday, January 20th – Love is Not a Triangle
Thursday, January 21st – Art, Books, & Coffee
Friday, January 22nd – Belle of the Literarti
Saturday, January 23rd – Step Into Fiction
Sunday, January 24th – Swoony Boys Podcast
Monday, January 25th – The Windy Pages
Tuesday, January 26th – Bookish Lifestyle
Wednesday, January 27th – YA Bibliophile
Thursday, January 28th – Fiction Fare
Friday, January 29th – Across the Words
Saturday, January 30th – The Book Addict’s Guide
Sunday, January 31st – Teen Lit Rocks
Monday, February 1st – Addicted 2 Novels
Tuesday, February 2nd – My Friends Are Fiction
Wednesday, February 3rd – What Sarah Read
Thursday, February 4th – YA Book Queen
Friday, February 5th – The Irish Banana Review
Saturday, February 6th – Reading with ABC
Sunday, February 7th – WinterHaven Books
Monday, February 8th – Falling for YA
Tuesday, February 9th – The Eater of Books
Wednesday, February 10th – Supernatural Snark
Thursday, February 11th – Michelle & Leslie’s Book Picks
Friday, February 12th – The Hiding Spot
Saturday, February 13th – BookHounds YA
Sunday, February 14th – Novel Novice
Monday, February 15th – Bookish Antics
Tuesday, February 16th – A Backwards Story
Wednesday, February 17th – Lost in Ever After
Thursday, February 18th – Lost in a Great Book
Friday, February 19th – A Thousand Lives Lived
Saturday, February 20th – Esther’s Ever After
Sunday, February 21st – Out of Time
Monday, February 22nd – Me on Books
Tuesday, February 23rd – Ryley Reads
Wednesday, February 24th – BookCatPin
Thursday, February 25th – Empress of Books
Friday, February 26th – Jaimiesam
Saturday, February 27th – A Cupcake and a Latte
Sunday, February 28th – A Glass of Wine
Monday, February 29th – Swept Away by Books
Tuesday, March 1st – The Book Wars
Wednesday, March 2nd – Stuck in YA Books
Thursday, March 3rd – Hiver & Café
Friday, March 4th – Candid Cover
Saturday, March 5th – Burning Impossibly Bright
Sunday, March 6th – Read. Sleep. Repeat.
Monday, March 7th – Just Another Story
Tuesday, March 8th – Kinderlit
Wednesday, March 9th – Chapter by Chapter
Thursday, March 10th – Padfoot’s Library
Friday, March 11th – Working for the Mandroid
Saturday, March 12th – Ex Libris Kate
Sunday, March 13th – Bookiemoji
About Marie Rutkoski
Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society and the children's fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globe and The Jewel of the Kalderash. Her next project is a YA trilogy that begins with The Winner's Curse, which is scheduled to be published in March 2014. Marie grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She holds a BA from the University of Iowa and a PhD from Harvard University. Marie is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children's literature and fiction writing. She usually lives in New York City with her husband and two sons, but she and her family are living in Paris for the 2012-2013 academic year.
