Books and PG Blogfest

A few things for this post.  I went to Cheyenne today and the Barnes and Noble located there. Stepdad loves books so we went together. It was kind of cool because a number of the books I've been seeing in blogs as giveaways and interviews were on the shelf. I browsed the YA section after noticing Hex Hall. Then found Hush, Hush, and Fallen. Also, saw three books about gay characters in the YA section. Two were by the same author and with the same characters but still. Good to find some at least. Considered buying one of the three books I'd seen on blogs but had two issues. 1.hardback. I prefer books to be paperback. 2. all are first person pov. I can get past number 2, but not for hardback copies. So, I'll wait if I ever see them in paperback. I went over to the regular fantasy/sci-fi section and saw And Falling, Fly in paperback.
Books I bought:
And Falling, Fly
Terry Brooks book on writing
Ray Bradbury book on writing - for blog giveaway
a nice blank page notebook with tree on cover - for blog giveaway

So, when my blog gets 50 followers, I have something to giveaway.
Now to the other topic.

So, I signed up for the pg/mg love scene blogfest not long after finding it posted in the blogworld. It seemed fun and more like something I could handle in comparison to the fight scene blogfest. But I have no understanding of pg/mg and even had to ask what mg was. So, even though I have a scene, I don't think it quite qualifies. I didn't understand what did, so went with whatever I wanted. I do not write under 16 having sex and won't. I have teen characters, but they don't have sex young. It's hard enough pulling off a gay scene that would be allowed for a younger audience, adding an even younger character would almost disqualify it at once. Not fair but right now, that's how things go. And I'm writing a novel with college age characters for MarNo. So, I used my Hero book which is not middle grade, or even YA. I focused on having the language so that it is possible to understand what is going on without being erotica graphic. With all that said... guess I should post the scene now. At leasst I tried.

Excerpt from "Hero":

Energy ebbed and flowed within Noah, swirling in choreographed dances that had been perfected over time. He kept most of it deep within and made sure the sparks that escaped didn't enter Bastian as they lay together, intertwined. The only sounds that filled the room was the labored breaths of the two and the occasional crack of a spark that sizzled in the air during brief seconds of excitement. Each movement, the gentle caressing of skin, and tender kisses pulled from desired lips tingled with bliss.

After almost an hour, Noah collapsed on the bed beside Bastian, exhausted. As he struggled to calm his breathing, he pushed the excess energy into a special stand he'd created. It was from an insulation material that would handle energy without causing a full on power shortage or a small fire. That done, he settled back and allowed himself to cuddle up closer to Bastian without fear of shocking him.