Welcome to the Blog Tour for The Third Kiss by Kat Colmer thanks to EntangledTEEN and Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours.
I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing The Third Kiss in the lead up to the tour and loved this paranormal YA! Be sure to check out my 5 star review which live went yesterday if you haven't already and help me in welcoming Kat Colmer to The Rest Is Still Unwritten today.
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But when an impulsive kiss between the two friends reveals potential for more, Cora becomes the target of the Groth Maar: demons sent to wipe out the Eros Guardian line. And suddenly the curse becomes dangerously real.
Breaking the curse means Jonas’s biggest challenge yet. Failure guarantees Cora’s death. But success may cost him his own life…and the loss of his carefully guarded heart to the one girl far too sensible to fall for him.
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Popular culture would have us believe that there’s something magical about our first kiss. Sure, this might be the case for some first kisses, but realistically—and possibly statistically—the first kiss is kinda doomed to the land of “Smooches I’d rather Forget”. It’s the first time two people get real close and personal, and, let’s be honest here, it’s very rare for the first time we do anything to go smoothly. Think bumping teeth, and squishing noses, and maybe a tad too much saliva? I’m sure first kisses are memorable—but maybe not for the rose coloured reasons we’re led to believe.
Now, the third kiss, on the other hand, has a much better chance of leaving a lasting mark on us (and I’m not talking of the hickey kind!), because you’ve had two run throughs during which you can iron out any kissing kinks and help make number three worthy of an Oscar nomination. The gazebo kiss between Jonas and Cora in chapter sixteen of The Third Kiss is not their third kiss, but their second. However, it’s Jonas’s third kiss, and the kiss that causes him and Cora a hell of a lot of trouble. It may not have won any Oscars, but it did win the Romance Writers of Australia First Kiss competition a couple of years back, so it must be a solid kiss. I’ll let you judge for yourself.
Here’s an excerpt leading up to that all important third kiss where Jonas has just interrupted Cora post-date with another guy. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Jonas snorted. “The guy has a backyard designed to charm girls out of their underwear.”
Did he seriously just say that? When he himself went off with— Unbelievable! I grabbed the rough wood of the gazebo railing so I didn’t lash out with more than my words.
“And you’d know all about that, now, wouldn’t you?”
His jaw clenched even as a wince tightened the line of his lips. “I don’t like him.”
“You don’t know him.”
“Neither do you.” He widened his stance and crossed his arms. “A few online chats don’t exactly mean much when it comes to getting to know someone.”
My fingernails dug into the railing, the wood biting into my skin. “Nice. So all our conversations while I was in Manhattan were meaningless, too, were they?”
“That’s different.” Jonas scowled under his balaclava of shadows. “We have history, a friendship. You hardly knew him before you left and haven’t seen the guy in over a year.”
He took a half step closer. “Ever heard of taking things slower?”
Breathe. Deep and steady, in and out. “Do you hear yourself? You telling me to take things slower?”
His hand twitched, like a gunfighter about to draw. “We’re talking about you, not me.”
“No, let’s talk about you. And how you need to butt out of my life.” Letting go of the safety of the railing, I took a step toward him. “I don’t go around judging how you change girlfriends more often than your social media updates so where do you get off telling me how fast or slow I should go?”
Jonas stilled. “I’m just trying to stop you from making a mistake.”
My jaw dropped. “What, with your track record? You’re the master of the meaningless hookup. You do not get to lecture me on making mistakes.”
Eyes locked on mine, his pulse punched out a frantic rhythm against the side of his throat. “A mistake for some isn’t necessarily one for others.”
Of all the patronizing— “Are you listening to the garbage coming out of your mouth or has all the bullshit clogged up your ears?” I pressed my clenched hands against my sides, fighting the urge to grab his headphones and show him exactly what I thought of his double standard.
“The guy is a player, Cora.”
I scoffed. “Not every guy operates the way you do.”
Jonas flinched but didn’t say anything.
“And even if he is, maybe that’s all I’m after.” I wasn’t, but it felt good to bait him.
His eyes narrowed, two glistening slits. “That’s not you.”
I edged closer still, my frame vibrating with anger. “How do you know? Maybe that night a year ago gave me a taste for short and uncomplicated.”
I felt more than saw something in him shift. Then a flash of lightning ripped the shadows from his face, leaving his expression exposed.
Shit.
The light disappeared. And with it the space between us.
His lips came down on mine. Hard. Near desperate. My eyes slid shut, pushing all other senses wide open: the slide of his tongue, hot breath on my too-tight skin. The scent of him surrounded me, all freshly cut grass and licorice.
Thanks so much Kat for this fabulous excerpt and insight into The Third Kiss! Guys, be sure to grab your copy of The Third Kiss because it's just brilliant!!
Kat Colmer is a Sydney-based Young and New Adult author who writes coming-of-age stories with humor and heart. The recipient of several writing awards, she has won the Romance Writers of Australia First Kiss contest, as well as the Romance Writers of America On the Far Side contest for her debut Young Adult Paranormal Romance.
Kat has a Master of Education in Teacher Librarianship and loves working with teens and young adults. When not writing, teaching, or reading the latest in YA fiction, Kat spends time with her husband and two children.
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I'm looking forward to reading this one because I'm definitely intrigued by the blurb and I loved the excerpt!
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