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Oct 25, 2013

Guest Author: Alicia Nordwell And A Giveaway!

Today marks the return of an old friend. Alicia – Cia to the word – is one of my oldest author friends.  Not only is she a wonderfully talented authors, she a great friend who’s always there to help.  Today she’s here to talk about the magic of a first kiss and how much it connects readers to the character. She’s also come with a free copy of her latest book, Picked At The Peak, to give away. Read on to the end, after the excerpt for details on how to win.

Guest Author: Alicia Nordwell

First Kiss Clips!

Okay, first off… I have to thank Andy for letting me crash his blog to promote my newest eBook, Picked at the Peak. Read on to the end, because I’ve details of the contest at the bottom of the post. For this promo, I thought this time I’d do something a little different. Picked at the Peak is one of those stories where I tried to write the characters into the same stage of life as me age-wise. I like to mix it up though, and often vary the ages of my characters from late teens to early forties. One of the things that nearly every single of my stories has, though, is a brand new romance.

Now, that’s not something I can claim to have recent experience with, lol. My first real boyfriend when I turned sixteen became my husband thirteen years ago. I think part of my fascination in bringing two characters together is remember that moment through the distance of time. Those jittery feelings discovering your feelings, and if they match the other person’s, the torturous but titillating task of ‘are you or aren’t you’ inspires me.

Then… then, we have the kiss. What about you? Do you remember yours? I still remember my first kiss, and of course, my last first kiss. I try to use all of my experience (*coughs* No, I won’t say exactly how much, lol) when I write those moments into my stories.

That moment can come from two teens flush with new love:

Tap stood up suddenly and leaned over the bed, carefully cradling Dane’s face with his hands. He locked eyes again, trying to get Dane to see him, to see how he really felt. “I’m not joking,” was all Tap said before he gently stroked his mouth over the soft lips he had been craving since the moment the two had met. He pressed his lips against Dane’s twice, three times before he let out a sharp breath and slid his hands down onto Dane’s neck and gently pressed him into the pillow. Tap flicked his tongue across Dane’s mouth in a quick swipe before he pulled back to smile in a sweet, gentle way that Dane had never seen before.

“You have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that.”

Dane was unable to say a word.

* * *

Or new intimacies between old friends, now lovers, that’s been planned forever but just. can’t. wait. another. second like:

He stood close enough I could feel the heat of his body. I’d planned on kissing him at midnight but … I yanked Mack close, one hand on his neck and the other against the small of his back.

“I’m tired of the teasing,” I growled.

Mack raised one eyebrow. “So?”

A week of being too sick to do anything about the bulge that kept growing in his jeans made me impatient. Our teeth clicked together as I shoved my tongue in his mouth, tasting and exploring every inch.

His hands clutched my shoulders as Mack kissed back. It was every bit as good as I’d imagined but now my pants were too tight. My cock ached as I rubbed against him, feeling the ridge of his erection.

“Bedroom.”

*  *  *

Or the chance taken between two new friends when you’re not quite sure if that kind of affection is welcome:

With thanks to my friend Jason. Without him this picture wouldn’t have been possible.

Jason just stared, and then looked at Sean, tears in his eyes. “You didn’t have to do that.”

“Yes I did,” Sean insisted, “It’s true. You saw this even before I did, without you I would never have taken this picture. You’ve come to mean a lot to me, and I wanted to say thank you in a special way.”

With that Sean did what he had wanted to do almost since he first met Jason. He grabbed the back of Jason’s neck and going up on tiptoe he laid a soft kiss on his mouth. It was just a gentle brush against those enticing lips but when he moved back their eyes met and locked, both holding the promise that kiss offered.

That’s just a few of my favorite kisses in my stories! They’re a lot of fun to write, infinitely variable depending on the characters and the situation they’re in. Do you have a favorite kissing scene?

Synopsis:

PatP 200x300 CoverAislin was surrounded by his extensive, but close-knit, family his whole life. He was the younger brother or the cousin they needed to protect and the kid’s favorite uncle, but he was never just Aislin. His overbearing family rarely listened to him, so sure they knew best. His adult years had all been about proving that the accident that damaged his leg as a teenager didn’t limit him.

He started a microbrewery business, bought a winery and decided to have… a baby.

The news shocked his family and friends, but he was determined to be a single parent. Not that Aislin wouldn’t love to have a partner, but dating never really worked out for him. It didn’t matter if he was gay, or single, or had a handicap. He was more than prepared.

He was not expecting the drastic change the next nine months would wreak on his life.

Excerpt:

Lander let the water overflow the wine glass he’d been rinsing. “I see.”

Aislin took the glass and then shut the dishwasher. “That’s it, it’s full. Just leave the rest of those in the sink, and I’ll do another load in the morning.” He winked. “Just don’t tell my mom.”

Lander laughed. “Maybe I’ll hold it over your head as blackmail.”

Aislin handed him a blue towel to wipe his hands on after he’d dried his own. “What exactly do you plan to blackmail me for?”

Lander’s eyes twinkled. “Wouldn’t you like to know?”

Aislin leaned in a little. “Yeah,” he said quietly, “I do.”

Lander’s eyes widened a little and the corner of his mouth curled up. “Well. I guess I could be persuaded to keep your secret. You could convince me.”

“And how do I do that?”

Lander took a step forward, very much in Aislin’s personal space, but Aislin didn’t move. The feather-light touch of Lander’s calloused thumb across his lip felt like a brand sliding across his sensitive skin.

“Can I kiss you?”

Had Lander really just asked him that? Aislin didn’t speak and disappointment filled Lander’s gray blue eyes. Aislin could almost feel the distance falling between them.

He grabbed the edge of Lander’s vest and pulled him close before he could step back. “Sorry, don’t go. Just a little in shock, I think.”

Lander looked confused. “In shock?”

“I didn’t expect you to want to kiss me, much less ask my permission. I’m not very good with stuff like this.”

“Well then don’t say anything. Just nod.” Lander’s voice was like a low caress on its own. He leaned so close to Aislin that the puff of his breath was hot against his lips. “Can I kiss you now?”

Aislin strained forward and managed the smallest of nods just before Lander’s lips landed on his. For all of Lander’s restraint asking to kiss him, he had none in the act. One hand went around Aislin’s waist to pull him close and the other tilted his head back a little farther as Lander kissed him firmly.

The feeling of Lander’s wet tongue swiping across Aislin’s lips made him open them, giving the large man what he wanted. Aislin could taste the sweet tang of wine lingering on Lander’s tongue as he kissed him back, letting their tongues slide and tangle together until the need to breathe forced them to part.

“Holy hell, Aislin, you can kiss.” Lander stared into his eyes, their lips barely separated.

Aislin was flushed with warmth. “You’re not so bad yourself.”

“I didn’t expect you to want to kiss me, much less ask my permission. I’m not very good with stuff like this.”

“Well then don’t say anything. Just nod.” Lander’s voice was like a low caress on its own. He leaned so close to Aislin that the puff of his breath was hot against his lips. “Can I kiss you now?”

Aislin strained forward and managed the smallest of nods just before Lander’s lips landed on his. For all of Lander’s restraint asking to kiss him, he had none in the act. One hand went around Aislin’s waist to pull him close and the other tilted his head back a little farther as Lander kissed him firmly.

The feeling of Lander’s wet tongue swiping across Aislin’s lips made him open them, giving the large man what he wanted. Aislin could taste the sweet tang of wine lingering on Lander’s tongue as he kissed him back, letting their tongues slide and tangle together until the need to breathe forced them to part.

“Holy hell, Aislin, you can kiss.” Lander stared into his eyes, their lips barely separated.

Aislin was flushed with warmth. “You’re not so bad yourself.”

* * *

Contest:

Mmm… first blushes of looooove. LOL Okay, for the contest it’s super simple. Just share your favorite kissing scene. Doesn’t have to be from any of my stories, either. Do NOT forget to leave your email! Tomorrow morning I’ll announce the winner of their free copy of Picked at the Peak in the comments here, then contact them via email.

Buy Links:

Amazon

Gay Authors

All Romance eBooks

Author Links:

Blog: Cia’s Stories

Facebook: Cia’s Stories

Twitter: @AliciaNordwell

 

17 Comments

  1. Carolyn says:

    Awww, first kisses are so great, both to read and to have. Young love first kisses are so sweet and full of wonder, but kisses of couples who’ve met a lot of frogs and finally find a prince are so wonderful in their way, too. One of my favorite kissing scenes is from Hot Head by Damon Suede, where the pair are “trying out kissing” when neither thinks the other wants a romance. Oh man, that was an amazing scene, for so many reasons.

    Thanks for sharing your kiss clips and Picked at the Peak one, too. I suddenly feel the need for lip balm. Obviously, you never know when the chance to kiss is going to pop up!

  2. DebraG says:

    What a great fist kiss. Thanks so much for sharing. Your latest looks like a fantastic book.

  3. If anybody reads manga then you might know about this kiss. It’s from Hyper Love Power about cocktrices and basilisks. The chibi uke gets so turned on he comes from the kiss. I love the thought that they are so into that person they lose all inhibitions. So Sweet!!

    witchinreader@gmail.com

  4. Cia Nordwell says:

    I do love first kisses, especially when the character isn’t expecting to find that in a person, either because they’ve been through the wringer, or because it’s just so unexpected. I want to say thank you to Andy for hosting me, and I hope lots of readers enter today! Don’t forget to leave me your email addy, or I can’t contact you.

  5. Pat says:

    Ah, 1st kisses! The 1st one that comes to mind is Night’s Oliver & Tate’s 1st kiss. Oliver didn’t kiss..then denied Tate..then couldn’t contain himself..Epic!
    pat0804@gmailcom

    Pat 🙂

  6. Amanda says:

    Favorite kissing scene has to be from “The Princess Bride” at the end of the movie, best kiss in history. acbauer(at)aol(dot)com

  7. NaughtyCouture says:

    Ok……. So maybe fourth times the charm???? Can you tell I really wanna read this story?!?! Lol!

    Naughtycouture@yahoo.com

    • NaughtyCouture says:

      So… I forgot to leave my first kiss story! It’s been a long week!!

      I’d have to say my own first kiss was what first came to mind. My hubby and I were dating…. It was sophomore year of high school… He was leaving for spring break at his uncle’s house and I was going to my dad’s. We were standing in the middle of the school parking lot and he started leaning in. I got nervous, leaned in, and we missed! Lol. We both laughed, it broke the awkwardness, and when our lips finally connected it was perfect. To this day, his kisses still make me feel as lightheaded and weak-kneed as that first one.

      • Cia Nordwell says:

        Awwww… I got pinned against a bathroom wall after being chased around his apartment and had a little bit of hair in my mouth. Awkward first kisses rule! I met my hubby just before my junior year of HS, but he was almost 20. Teens are so not smooth, lol.

  8. dawn says:

    I would also have to say mine. But there is some conflict between hubby(then boyfriend) and I as to what was the first. He says I kissed him the first time we met at the roller rink. I say the first kiss was in the park when I gave him some tongue about 2 weeks after the rink. Either way the joke is I was “easy” and that is why he married me. The first kiss in Pretty Woman also was so sweet.

    aurora.dctr@gmail.com

  9. Jana from Germany says:

    My favourite kissing scene. That is something I can’t choose. I love the first kiss in nearly all the stories I read. Maybe because I can have my own image about what is going on. And the small details are the important ones for me. In movies I have some deails that I always love, like the flipping foot ind Princess Diaries and the look Drew Barrymores charakter shares with her lover on the baseballfield before he kisses her in Never been kissed. There are many more and they all play a part in every first kiss I read.
    JaNo
    janahock(at)web.de

  10. Cia Nordwell says:

    Congrats, Jana! Random.org picked you as the winner. I’ll email you shortly.

    Thank you again, Andy, for letting me crash your blog!

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