“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ” 
― Mary Ellen Chase

“Sean reaches between us and slides a thin bracelet of red ribbons over my free hand. Lifting my arm, he presses his lips against the inside of my wrist. I'm utterly still; I feel my pulse tap several times against his lips, and then he releases my hand.
"For luck," he says. He takes Dove's lead from me.
"Sean," I say, and he turns. I take his chin and kiss his lips, hard. I'm reminded, all of a sudden, of that first day on the beach, when I pulled his head from the water. 
"For luck," I say to his startled face.”

Ayé, j'ai trouvé MON COUP DE COEUR de l'année 2012. Il s'agit du roman de Maggie Stiefvater, Sous le signe du Scorpion.

Je suis tombée complètement amoureuse de ce livre. Il est magique, puissant, bouleversant. On resterait indéfiniment sur l'île de Thisby, avec Puck et Sean...  Je vous le recommande fortement ! 

Sous le signe du Scorpion, par Maggie Stiefvater 
Hachette, coll. Black Moon (2012) - traduit par Camille Croqueloup

“I stare at him. "You can't risk not winning. Not because of me." Sean doesn't lift his eyes from the counter. "We make our move when you make yours. You on the inside, me on the outside. Corr can come from the middle of the pack; he's done it before. It's one side you won't have to worry about." I say, "I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick." Now he looks at me. He Says, very softly, "It's late for that, Puck.”