Wednesday, July 4, 2012

My Book Boyfriend #2: Carmine DeMarco




 My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader.
I'm a sucker for boys with troubled pasts.
 Eversince Christian Grey, My literature preferences along with their fictional characters have never been the same!





My Book Boyfriend #2:
Carmine DeMarco
     from Sempre (Forever) by J.M. Darhower

About him:
- He is part Italian and part Irish
- Has green eyes that he inherited from his mom and 
olive skin from his dad
-Tall & muscular
- He calls Haven his "tesoro" or treasure
- He loves Cherry Coke (By that I mean, regular coke with cherries on it!)
- He's tattooed. One of 'em said "Trust No One" 
yet he's able to bring himself to trust Haven 
- He witnessed the murder of his mother
- Speaks freaking Italian!
- He had virgin lips before Haven but definitely screwed around with a lot of girls
- Very temperamental, will almost fight anyone especially his bestfriend Nicholas
- Protective & Possessive
- He is known as the "Mafia Prince"
- Despite a hard shell, he will sacrifice his life and more for the people he loves

By his own words: “I'm not that bad,” he said. “I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention I have a really big—” 
Quotes that made me swoon:
“He never went looking for it but trouble seemed to find him everytime he turned a corner and Carmine turned a lot of motherfucking corners."
“Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it can’t be denied. It’s beautiful and messy,
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.”  
"This peculiar girl had come out of nowhere, and he was afraid she was going to leave as quickly as she’d appeared. That she’d vanish from his life without a trace before he had a chance to know her. His chest ached at that thought, his insides on and the girl who caused it was oblivious to it all. In other words, Carmine thought, he was royally fucked."
 “Sogni d'oro, mia bella ragazza,” he mumbled, closing his eyes. Sweet dreams, my beautiful girl.
He shook his head.  “You must not have any sense of self preser-vation left.” 
  “Fuck my life,” Carmine said. “She’s worth dying for.”

He is played by the extremely swoon-worthy model, Justin Sampson. He might not have fully vibrant green eyes but agh, one look at him just screams "Carmine!" to me.

Sempre (Forever) by J.M. Darhower is one of the books I've recently fallen head over heels for. It's a beautiful and heartbreaking story that had me on edge, furiously flipping page to page. I swear, I couldn't read fast enough at the time. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it!


What about you? Who's your Book Boyfriend?
PS. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!

You can purchase it here on Amazon:

Read my review of Sempre (Forever) on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/350118980

Be my friend on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/annejhoycexo
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  1. Melissa from the Nifty Novels BlogJuly 4, 2012 at 5:25 AM

    I have never heard of this book, but oh how I love the Italian quotes! This looks like something I would really love! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 6:10 AM

      This book is amazing! If you don't know a lick of Italian like I do, you will definitely learn some swoon-worthy lines in this book.

      Delete
  2. Missie, The Unread ReaderJuly 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Oh, just what I needed! An olive skinned hottie to speak beautiful Italian words to me. *le sigh*

    So, tell me more about the really big....

    LOL

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    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:01 AM

      Haha, I think you're gonna find that one out for yourself Ms. Missie!

      Delete
    2. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:02 AM

      *gonna have to

      Delete
  3. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    Oh. My. Goodness! I seriously can’t wait to read this one! Those pictures are just wow and those quotes definitely have me fanning myself. This is one I’m putting at the top of my TBR pile – Thank you so much for sharing and adding more to the books I must read right away! Have a great weekend! :)

    Here's mine:
    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-book-boyfriend-17-jase-garrett.html

    ReplyDelete
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    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:27 AM

      Sempre is an amazing book! The characters are just flawed but beautiful. I still have yet to read My Life Next Door but your MBB post is tempting me to read it now!

      xo

      Delete
  4. Ari (Reading After Midnight)July 5, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Italian sounds so romantic, it might go well with this cutie ;)) Great pick ;)
    I also love the cover for the book, so I might give it a try someday.
    Happy midnight reading!

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    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:47 AM

      Oh please do! You won't regret it. There's mystery, definitely lots of action and romance :)

      Delete

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

My Book Boyfriend #2: Carmine DeMarco




 My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader.
I'm a sucker for boys with troubled pasts.
 Eversince Christian Grey, My literature preferences along with their fictional characters have never been the same!





My Book Boyfriend #2:
Carmine DeMarco
     from Sempre (Forever) by J.M. Darhower

About him:
- He is part Italian and part Irish
- Has green eyes that he inherited from his mom and 
olive skin from his dad
-Tall & muscular
- He calls Haven his "tesoro" or treasure
- He loves Cherry Coke (By that I mean, regular coke with cherries on it!)
- He's tattooed. One of 'em said "Trust No One" 
yet he's able to bring himself to trust Haven 
- He witnessed the murder of his mother
- Speaks freaking Italian!
- He had virgin lips before Haven but definitely screwed around with a lot of girls
- Very temperamental, will almost fight anyone especially his bestfriend Nicholas
- Protective & Possessive
- He is known as the "Mafia Prince"
- Despite a hard shell, he will sacrifice his life and more for the people he loves

By his own words: “I'm not that bad,” he said. “I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention I have a really big—” 
Quotes that made me swoon:
“He never went looking for it but trouble seemed to find him everytime he turned a corner and Carmine turned a lot of motherfucking corners."
“Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it can’t be denied. It’s beautiful and messy,
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.”  
"This peculiar girl had come out of nowhere, and he was afraid she was going to leave as quickly as she’d appeared. That she’d vanish from his life without a trace before he had a chance to know her. His chest ached at that thought, his insides on and the girl who caused it was oblivious to it all. In other words, Carmine thought, he was royally fucked."
 “Sogni d'oro, mia bella ragazza,” he mumbled, closing his eyes. Sweet dreams, my beautiful girl.
He shook his head.  “You must not have any sense of self preser-vation left.” 
  “Fuck my life,” Carmine said. “She’s worth dying for.”

He is played by the extremely swoon-worthy model, Justin Sampson. He might not have fully vibrant green eyes but agh, one look at him just screams "Carmine!" to me.

Sempre (Forever) by J.M. Darhower is one of the books I've recently fallen head over heels for. It's a beautiful and heartbreaking story that had me on edge, furiously flipping page to page. I swear, I couldn't read fast enough at the time. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it!


What about you? Who's your Book Boyfriend?
PS. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!

You can purchase it here on Amazon:

Read my review of Sempre (Forever) on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/350118980

Be my friend on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/annejhoycexo
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9 comments:

  1. Melissa from the Nifty Novels BlogJuly 4, 2012 at 5:25 AM

    I have never heard of this book, but oh how I love the Italian quotes! This looks like something I would really love! Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. UnknownJuly 4, 2012 at 6:10 AM

      This book is amazing! If you don't know a lick of Italian like I do, you will definitely learn some swoon-worthy lines in this book.

      Delete
  2. Missie, The Unread ReaderJuly 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Oh, just what I needed! An olive skinned hottie to speak beautiful Italian words to me. *le sigh*

    So, tell me more about the really big....

    LOL

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:01 AM

      Haha, I think you're gonna find that one out for yourself Ms. Missie!

      Delete
    2. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:02 AM

      *gonna have to

      Delete
  3. AmyJuly 5, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    Oh. My. Goodness! I seriously can’t wait to read this one! Those pictures are just wow and those quotes definitely have me fanning myself. This is one I’m putting at the top of my TBR pile – Thank you so much for sharing and adding more to the books I must read right away! Have a great weekend! :)

    Here's mine:
    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-book-boyfriend-17-jase-garrett.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:27 AM

      Sempre is an amazing book! The characters are just flawed but beautiful. I still have yet to read My Life Next Door but your MBB post is tempting me to read it now!

      xo

      Delete
  4. Ari (Reading After Midnight)July 5, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Italian sounds so romantic, it might go well with this cutie ;)) Great pick ;)
    I also love the cover for the book, so I might give it a try someday.
    Happy midnight reading!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. UnknownJuly 5, 2012 at 4:47 AM

      Oh please do! You won't regret it. There's mystery, definitely lots of action and romance :)

      Delete

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