Kristina Knight | What Is the Draw of a Reunion?

In high school and college the last thing any of us (usually) want to think about
is the reunion. Going back to the smelly gym for a night of boxed canapes, punch
and retro music? But wait a minute.

We all know that feeling - you see someone familiar and your heart leaps a little
bit and a smile spreads across your face because some almost-forgotten memory
returns as clear as a summer sky. Like the first moment you noticed H.I.M.
standing beside the lockers, football jersey covering his chest and faded Levis
covering his bum. Or when you see that girl who listened as you cried your heart
out over H.I.M. and didn't tell anyone, not even when she got really made because
you bailed on her when H.E. asked if you wanted to grab a snack at the drive-in
after school.

Those moments can't be had unless we first have the horrible, terrible, mind-
numbing, endless days of listening to lectures and experiencing those excruciating
heartbreaks because That Guy didn't call or This Girl spread nasty rumors.

For me, the draw of the reunion romance is that moment - not the bitchy girl
moment, but the moment with That Guy.

That heart-pounding, breathless moment of memory is why I love the reunion romance
so much. We get to see that first blush of 'I'm not falling for that again!' and
it blooms into 'God, how can I be falling for him (or her) again? I can't survive
another implosion!' There are a wealth of feelings to cover in reunion romances,
and there is real danger in falling for a past love because if the relationship
doesn't work, the hero (or heroine) could potentially lost part of their
foundation. Oh, but the payoff when they overcome the obstacles...

What about you? Do you have a favorite romance trope? What makes it the best - in
your opinion?

About Kristina Knight

Once upon a time, Kristina Knight spent her days running from car crash to fire to meetings with local police—no, she wasn't a troublemaker, she was a journalist. When the opportunity to focus a bit of energy on the stories in her head, she jumped at it. And she's never looked back. Now she writes magazine articles by day and romance novels with spice by night. She lives on Lake Erie with her husband, three–year–old daughter, and twenty–year–old fur–kid. Happily ever after. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ | Pinterest | Goodreads | Blog

About FIRST LOVE AGAIN

Some loves deserve a second chance…

Coming back to Gulliver Island after a ten-year absence to take care of his father
should have been simple. Emmett Deal would fix and sell the family home, and
return to Cincinnati with his ailing father in tow. Yet something compels him to
stay a little longer. The beautiful, bright eyes of Jaime Brown.

Ten years ago, traumatic events changed the course of Jaime's life forever, catching her in a small-town life she can't escape. Emmett's return stirs up the memories she wanted to ignore…and dreams she had forgotten. Now she finds herself with a rare opportunity—a second chance. Only this time, it's not just for love…