This book is literary fiction with expansive and depictions of and . Caught in the tangled sheets, late for work. After great sex, lovers know they cannot ignore the turn of the heart - it teases them with whispers and dangerous glances while dressing in the morning. We want to hear our lover say, "touch me again." Contemporary literary fiction (not 'erotica' or 'romance.') cheating, cold beds, cruelty, drift, passive-aggressive tricks, sophisticated boredom. These exist in the world, and much has been written of them. Elsewhere. the minute they meet you - for the amusement of the gods - would take my fun away - indefatigable - farther up the mountain - roared off the downslope - a manner most provocative - heart's tumultuous passage - fixed right - see in - above the canyon - wildest beast - not in all your days - naked fine and delicious - she changed her mind - too bright to believe in - desperate angel - touch me again