While writing my first story, I wrote this smokin’ hot kiss scene that I fell in love with. It was then that I realized it was all about the kiss, which became my tag line. Think about it. A kiss, that FIRST kiss, changes everything. It’s a declaration, a point of no return. It says “I’m interested.” Or “You feel like my brother.” (Ouch!) Either way, the relationship will almost always change after that first kiss.

Picture this:  Your hero has loved the heroine for years. She thinks of him only as her best friend. One day, they’re out hiking and she’s talking about some date she went on. The hero can’t take it anymore, so he grasps her arms, whirling her around to face him. With no hesitation, he dips his head and kisses her. Not the soul-searching, can-you-love-me-back kind of kiss. This one is hard, tinged with anger and a need he can no longer deny.

When he pushes back from her, his anger has been replaced by a devouring panic. He’s just laid it all out there. Will she reject him?

She stares at him with wide eyes, two fingers touching lips well used. She’s shocked. Not just by the passion of his kiss, but by the intensity of her response. She liked it. A lot. A slow smile spreads across her lips.

He grins back, pulling her into his arms where they can begin to explore this new relationship.

The search is over. That’s why, to me, it’s all about the kiss. Especially that first touch. And the moments that lead up to it as he slowly dips his head…

Thoughts, by Lace Daltyn