Yey, I got a Summer Sun Award

Thanks to the inimitable Shehanne Moore (jaw- droppingly gifted writer of The Unraveling of Lady Fury), for landing me with a Summer Sun Award, apparently an accolade for those bloggers who brighten the day in some way, either by their blog content or by what they do for others.
.......And as with all things Ms Moore, I have to prove my worth--by answering some 'sunny' questions and they identifying a further eight worthy bloggers (see list below) to whom to pass the baton.  So here goes:

Favourite song with summer in the title or the lyrics (give the line): School’s Out (for Summer) – Alice Cooper. This song never fails to invoke memories of passionate rebellion, the details of which must forever remain hidden.

Favourite book about summer: Any holiday brochure covering the  luxuary end of the market--admitedly not strictly a book, but if the weather is all I remember about a story, then I sure as hell didn't enjoyed reading it.

Favourite hot summer film: Ice Cold in Alex

The scene where the characters stumble into a bar in anticipation of an ice cold beer is forever stamped on my mind. Oh the sweat, the sand, the naked chests, the stiff...upper lips.

Favourite summer memory:  Though I could outrun, out climb and out punch most boys, I will forever relish the satisfaction of donning a bikini (aged 14)  to prove (contrary to popular opinion), that I was indeed female and had the 'assets' to prove it. Oh, and making tar babies--you know, when its so hot the tarmac bubbles and oozes and you get to roll the resulting thick black gloop into marble shapes and stick them together.  I made entire tribes and never once went down with flu.
 
Favourite summer holiday destination: South of France, every time!

What books will be in your suitcase this summer? As an impulse buyer, you’re guess is as good as mine, but my summer will be complete should I stumble across a series containing a minimum of eight smoking hot reads. (Recommendations welcome by the way--I've exhausted, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan, Lara Adrian and Stephanie Laurens' Cynster series). BUT Shehanne Moore's His Judas Bride will most certainly head the list if it's available.

What’s your likely destination this summer? In truth…the back garden (subject to a full and thorough eviction of the slow-worms)

I don't care how harmless these nasty reptilian creatures are reputed to be, if it looks like a snake and writhes like a snake, I need to move neighbourhoods--fast!

What hottie would you most like to be sharing the hot days and long nights with his summer?
Well, Josh Holloway is just plumb tired out, and Ian Somerholder has other distractions, so I'm easy, as long as he possesses the following levels of hotness:

Hips like this...

A smile like this...

...and a chest not dissimilar to this.

A face like this...

There that was relatively painless (though I sure would like to know how I managed to erase spell check from this programme).  To my fellow nominees, rules of the award are as follows:

1.  Display Summer Sun Award logo and link back to the blog of the person who nominated you.
2. Answer the questions as listed above.
3. Nominate a further lucky eight receipients (one for each sunray on the picture.

Good Luck!

Shehanne Moore

Jessica Baker

Meg McNulty

JM Stewart

Aurelia B Rowl 

Alison Lodge

Louise Rose-Innes

Fiona Chapman