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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Indie Kissing Blog Fest!!






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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

My excerpt is from PERCEPTION
    Eternal Life is To Die For

ZOE

I inched the door open and saw Noah’s profile as he sat on the pew staring at the wooden cross above the altar. A guitar rested on his lap.
The door whined as I pushed on it, and he turned, seeing me come in. He didn’t say anything, just went back to staring at the cross. I wasn’t sure what I should do or if he even wanted to see me, but I crossed the dusty sanctuary and sat next to him.
The quiet was unnerving, and I set my gaze on the stream of light beaming in from the higher glass windows. Specks of dust swirled and danced around us.
“I shouldn’t have come.” I finally said.
“No, it’s okay.” He shifted slightly, moving the guitar away. He rubbed his hands along his legs. “I come here to feel closer to my dad. And to pray.”
His eyes reddened and he pinched them closed. “I pray that God will heal my mother, and if not, that she’ll have a peaceful existence until he takes her. And that I’ll have the strength I need when he does.”
He faced me then and our eyes locked with an intensity that gave me goose-bumps.
“I pray that God will help me fight temptation,” he said.
I stared hard back at him, my pulse racing. He still wanted me.
“And how’s that going?”
He slid down the pew until he was pressed against me. He nuzzled my neck with his lips, sending off fireworks. “Not well.”
He swung his legs up, pulling me gently down on top of him, my whole body connecting with every inch of his. My heart raced as he cupped my face with his hands and tenderly kissed my forehead, my eyelids, moving down my cheekbones to my chin.
He traced his fingers down my back, sending a storm of electricity throughout my body. His lips touched mine, soft and warm, and I felt like I was breathing pure oxygen. Our kisses grew harder, full of hope and longing. I wanted to lose myself in him and wondered how things had gotten so passionate so fast.
I’d been with Jackson, but I’d never felt anything as explosive as what I was feeling now.
I reached for the button of his jeans, but his hand stopped mine.
“Is something wrong?”
His chest rose in short breaths. “It depends what you mean by wrong.”
In that moment I considered that maybe he’d never been with a girl before.
I put my hand to my pounding heart, telling myself to breathe. 

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11 comments:

  1. Great scene! And April 16th will come fast!

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  2. I love it-makes me want to read more...oh look, I can! *hops over to Amazon*

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  3. Ahh, yes. One of my FAVORITE scenes!!! H-O-T! Good one~ Happy Valentine's Day! <3

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  4. Eeek! I'm currently reading this book and haven't got to this scene yet so I FORCED myself not to read it! So excited to get back to the book now ;-)

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    1. Awesome! Come back when you get there. :)

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  5. Oh my! No... don't stop there lol. Great scene, my heart is racing now, too.

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  7. Sweet and hot at the same time! Great scene! :) This is on my to-read list. I can't wait to read it!

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