DECK THE HALLS WITH KISSES

It’s such a treat to be here today and to have the chance to chat with you about my latest release, DECK THE HALLS WITH LOVE, a Lost Lords of Pembrook novella. Since this blog site is Books-n-Kisses, it seemed appropriate that I should talk about kisses.

I love kisses and I enjoy writing about them, especially the first kiss that occurs between the hero and heroine. Sometimes they happen sooner in the story than I anticipated. Often when I start writing them they’re not exactly as I originally imagined. I’m a write-by-the-seat-of-my-pants author. I generally know where my story is headed; I’m just not always sure about everything that will happen along the journey to getting there. I will be engrossed in the midst of writing a scene and suddenly I’ll find myself writing a kiss. Sometimes the first kiss is passionate and leads to other things. Sometimes it’s a jolt. Sometimes it merely serves to awaken one of the characters so he or she truly notices the other one.

I am always amazed how the characters determine the nature of the kiss. It seems that writing a kiss would not vary overmuch, and yet when I go back and read the first kiss in any of my previous books, I realize that they only work within the context of that story. They can’t be dropped into another story. They are each unique to the characters who are engaged in the kissing.

Lady Meredith had often thought of what it might be like to be kissed by Lord Chetwyn, but he never took liberties when he was initially courting her. She had fully expected him to ask for her hand—until he proposed to someone else. Time has passed. He is no longer bound by his first proposal, but now Lady Meredith is on her way to the altar. He has very little time to convince her that he is the man for her. So when an opportunity arrived to steal a kiss, he could hardly resist.

Here is a peek at the stolen kiss in DECK THE HALLS WITH LOVE:

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Suddenly one of his hands was cupping her cheek while his fingers plowed through her hair. He somehow managed to twist and bend her slightly so she was cradled in his other arm. He lowered his head and his mouth plundered. No soft taking this. But an urgency. He ravished with his tongue as though he would die if he didn’t taste her, as though he would cease to exist if he left anything unexplored.

His guttural groans reverberated through his chest, vibrated into her. She ran her free hand through his golden locks, felt them wrapping around her fingers as though they intended to hold her captive as easily as his mouth did.

As a reader, I like to be teased a bit before that first kiss comes along. I want to desire it as much as the hero and heroine. Which authors or characters have left you with memorable kisses?

Thank you so much for joining me today and may you find yourself  beneath the mistletoe creating your own memorable kisses over the holidays.

Lorraine

For more information, visit Lorraine’s website: www.lorraineheath.com

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