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“Both of my hands wove into her hair again and clutched at the soft curls. No matter how I tightened my grip, the strands…

— Katie McGarry

“Eventually she got out of bed, took a long shower, gargling and spitting mouthfuls of water, then screaming, just a little and quietly.”

— Catherine Lacey

“She put her hands to her face and rubbed, then dug her fingers into her scalp, trying to massage some life back into her…

— Thea Harrison

“Rained placed the palms of her hands on either side of my face and turned my head to look into her eyes. I was…

— Shay Savage

“The water was everywhere. It was soaking her clothes and in her ears and burning her eyes. It wrapped around her like a cocoon,…

— Jacqueline Green

“She was wet with my crying. Up around her collar the cotton of her dress was plastered to her skin. I could see her…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“In the last week I felt her withdrawing. What was once everywhere, an ocean I imagined myself to be drowning in, was now barely…

— Olivia Sudjic

“... beach houses along short sandy streets. He can feel her bare forarm brushing his, and it's strange she's being so quiet. He glances…

— Andre Dubus III

“Sometimes she woke up speaking his name. Sometimes she wondered how it were possible to be so far from the sea and still feel…

— Jojo Moyes

“she thought about being held to the woman's chest, and lying there hair-smoothed and quiet until she felt she'd found home. ”

— Emily Franklin

“The 'bath' was almost the size of a small swimming pool, the steam curling off it pure, sensual temptation. A shower stood to her…

— Nalini Singh

“Water beaded across her shoulders, shining like drops of milk, and her breasts swayed in the currents. It was the kind of vision you…

— Sue Monk Kidd