Book Name: Moment of Impact (Book one in the Moments in Time series)
Release Date: January 7, 2015
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22663606-moment-of-impact
Author Name: Karen Stivali
Karen Stivali is a prolific writer, compulsive baker and chocoholic with a penchant for books, movies and fictional British men. Karen is a multiple award-winning author of contemporary romance. She writes novels about love…like real life, only hotter.
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Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Anna Sikorska
Blurb:
Outside Collin Fitzpatrick’s dorm room is a dangerous place. Beyond his door the students of his small, conservative college think he’s straight, as does his Catholic family who’d disown him if they learned the truth. Inside, he’s safe with his incredibly sexy roommate Tanner D’Amico. Their room makes a perfect place to hide away and fall in love. The moment they cross the line from roommates to lovers, Collin becomes caught between their heavenly passionate encounters and the hellish reality that someone might find out and destroy everything. Tanner’s not used to being so confined, and wants to show the world how much he loves Collin. But Collin’s not sure he’s ready for the impact stepping outside will make.
Categories: Bisexual, Contemporary, Gay Fiction, New Adult, Romance
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Excerpt from MOMENT OF IMPACT (Book 1 of the Moments In Time Series by Karen Stivali)
Don’t blow this. Not now. Not when he’s right here. So close. So… Forcing myself to move, I reached out and clutched at his shoulder. His skin was smooth, warm. I pressed my fingers into his flesh with enough force, he flinched. His gaze darted to mine, wary.
Swallowing hard, I willed myself to maintain eye contact. “I didn’t think I wanted that, until I met you.”
Tanner’s gaze raced back and forth between my hand, which was still gripping his shoulder, and my eyes, which felt like they were about to bulge out of my skull. I couldn’t blink. Couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. Do something. Say something.
Then his mouth crashed into mine.
I like kissing. I always have. Even though I wasn’t super into any of the girls I’d been with, kissing was the one thing I still enjoyed. Warm mouths, wet tongues, moving together. It felt good. I seriously thought I’d done some decent kissing in my life.
I was wrong. Tanner’s mouth on mine for one fucking second proved to me that what I’d done before might have looked like kissing, might have felt like kissing, but was like the frozen french bread pizza version of kissing. Nothing like the real thing.
Nothing like this.
His tongue swept into my mouth, hot and velvety. His hand gripped the back of my neck, tugging me upright. Everything fell away. Disappeared. The whole world was this one kiss. I could have drowned in it and died happy.
Tanner pulled away, breathing hard, his forehead pressed to mine. The room spun like a carnival ride.
“You okay?”
His voice sounded lower than usual. Deep and gravelly. I gave a shaky nod, and he tipped his head back, looking at me.
“You sure?”
“Yeah.” My heart beat double time as I realized he still had his hands on me. And he was still naked. And I was probably harder than I’d ever been in my entire life. Jesus.
“We can stop.”
“No.” That wasn’t what I wanted. Not at all. “I just… I mean… we’re roommates. What if this doesn’t work out?”
Tanner’s lips pulled into a grin so sexy my brain turned to oatmeal. He rubbed the back of my neck. “So, one kiss and you’re already thinking about what happens if we break up?”
I shook my head. “I don’t know.”
“Let’s see how we feel after another kiss.”
Pages or Words: 125 pages
Tour Dates: January 7, 2015
Tour Stops: Parker Williams, Fallen Angel Reviews, BFD Book Blog, Molly Lolly, Amanda C. Stone, MM Good Book Reviews, Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents, Wake Up Your Wild Side, Bayou Book Junkie, Velvet Panic, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Jade Crystal, Iyana Jenna, Love Bytes,Queer Town Abbey, Christy Loves 2 Read
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A moment that changed my life was accepting a date with a guy I met at work. That was 28 years ago. We just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. 🙂
Getting the college acceptance letter was a big one…
Changing my major to a business degree from liberal arts was a big moment.
I try to forget most of the “moments” that changed my life.
when my brother went missing 25 years ago
Going away to college changed my life.
Going to graduate school changed my life. I met my future husband there, but also gained a lot of confidence in myself.
Finally getting a nephew and niece. I have a lot of siblings. Growing up friends would all rave about their own nieces and nephews and I would look on unable to share any stories. When my brother finally got married and they found out they were having a child I was ecstatic.
That is absolutely simple, when they handed me ‘lil q at the hospital I thought heaven had come down to earth. I’d always wanted to be a dad and with time, a lot of saving and the help of the amazing woman who was our surrogate and ‘lil q’s mom, it all came true that night in Sept, 2011. 😀
Moment that changed my life was being accepted to nursing school.
The day they handed me my daughter.
Having my twins and my younger son changed my life for sure!
Having a career change and to gain more confidence trained to become a teacher. Thank you for a chance to win a copy of one of Karen’s books