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“She leaned against him slightly, and his heart pounded in his chest. He let go of her hand and scooted away a bit. He…

— Linda Harley

“He is afraid, as suddenly he knows that he was afraid all along, that if he felt her body so close to him he…

— Joan D. Vinge

“She waited for him with shallow breaths, head thrown back, eyes half closed, completely exposed in her trust of him, and it unravelled the…

— Dianna Hardy

“...being so close to her again, feeling her hands on him, her eyes on him, made him want to rip down all of the…

— Priscilla Glenn

“He wasn't there to save her. She must know how to save herself.”

— Lesley Lokko

“She wasn’t sure how the hell to convince him to let her walk away. Deep down, she wasn’t sure she was strong enough to…

— Katie Reus

“He looked over at her, at the fierce expression on her face. Her hair spilled around her shoulders in little curls, tickling his arm.…

— Courtney Milan

“He wanted to close his eyes, but he didn't trust her not to leave him standing there.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“He took his time getting to her, as if he was sure she’d wait, sure of his own strength to hold her, even at…

— Cynthia Voigt

“At the time, he had got rid of her so efficiently and so suavely that she had felt almost reassured even as she was…

— Rachel Cusk

“She trusted him. Her heart knew him. And her body wanted him.”

— Donna Grant

“He needed to keep as far away from her as possible, or they'd end up back in bed together or she'd kill him. And…

— Anne Stuart