This goes into the “I probably would never have even dated George, but then he kissed me” category. One of the finished scenes, one that I particularly like, in Chapter 3 of From the Ashes of Courage.

BTW, I’ve been wondering whether I should post this novel to my “stories” blog. I usually only post short stories there, and the blog has been dead for a while, as I work on this novel. I’d happily post the entire novel, because it would increase book sales. But maybe online readers would be more happy with a part of the story, maybe select scenes that stand well enough on their own. (And there are a few.) What do you think?