{"id":2575,"date":"2016-04-13T15:34:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2016-04-13T17:48:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T17:48:25","slug":"k-is-for-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/k-is-for-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"K Is For Kiss #atozchallenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>K Is For Kiss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2501\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"A to Z April Blogging Challenge 2016\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/unnamed.jpg 230w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/unnamed-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A kiss can mean different things. A kiss on the forehead means I care. A kiss on the cheek puts you firmly in the friend zone. A kiss on the hand means I cherish you. Kiss the back of my neck and make me want more. Kiss my shoulder and tell me I&#8217;m perfect. Because I love you when you kiss my lips I&#8217;ll let you in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2576\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kissing-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"kissing\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kissing-246x300.jpg 246w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/kissing.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chances are you remember your first romantic kiss. That first close and very intimate contact with another human being. It might have happened in a flash. Or lasted awhile. Maybe with someone you&#8217;d just met. Or someone you&#8217;d crushed on forever. Perhaps it happened because of an arranged meeting. Or because of a shift from friends to lovers.<\/p>\n<p>However it happened, it turns out the physical act of kissing starts with the eyes. We focus in on our partner&#8217;s lips. Then we move closer so we can use our nose to get a whiff of the other person. Which leads to contact. It&#8217;ll come as no surprise that our lips are very sensitive. When we share a kiss, we create a bond with another person. There&#8217;s a rush of info to our brains. Our heart rate increases. Our pupils dilate. And then the age old cliche of time standing still comes in play.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Science of Kissing\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dwJ-wwF9XVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are many ways that first kiss comes about in romance novels. A little snippet from my latest Aspen Lake novel, EXPOSED.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u201cI love it. It\u2019s going to be perfect.\u201d Engrossed in their discussion she\u2019d slid closer until they were hip to hip on the two-seat sofa. She faced him, a huge grin of approval aimed right at him. He watched her, his amber eyes serious, careful. She tilted her head. He was so close. So different than anyone she\u2019d come across. And solitary confinement had lost its appeal the minute she\u2019d laid eyes on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">His eyes flashed. She didn\u2019t imagine it. Didn\u2019t think either. She simply reacted, leaning in with the certainty he\u2019d meet her halfway. Instead, he withdrew a fraction of an inch. Not far but undoubtedly a retreat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Oh, God.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">\u201cI&#8230;\u201d She closed her eyes in horror. Or denial. But no, it was happening. She knew this because she opened her eyes and he was still there. Close enough to smell the sweat of humiliation pooling out of her pores. He was staring at her in ear shattering silence. With nowhere to go, she stood up. Wiped her hands down the side of her skirt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Pull it together, Kate.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">She refused to gasp out an apology like a fish. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have done that. I crossed a line. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can check out what other bloggers are writing about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/p\/a-z-challenge-sign-up-list-2016.html\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Care to share a favourite kiss from a book? A movie? Your personal experience?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K Is For Kiss A kiss can mean different things. A kiss on the forehead means I care. A kiss on the cheek puts you firmly in the friend zone. A kiss on the hand means I cherish you. 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