A review by katkejt
The Sea Ain't Mine Alone by C.L. Beaumont

5.0

James (Jimmy) • Sydney (Danny)…♾️.

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“The love affair began with salt.” - “The love affair began with physics.”

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I found a pearl on a beach in Hawaii. Crashing waves. The permanent sound I’ve heard while reading. The smell of sun tan lotion. Sand between my toes. Sun kissed skin. If you want to feel safe and cocooned by a book. This is it. I loved every millisecond of this experience. Because it was an honor to experience these words. To experience this love and epitome of true romance. Pure.
 
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Hozier - Would That I 

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Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Evergreen 

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“And just like that, James is sucked up into a hurricane, utterly at the mercy of a force of nature.” // “You can call me James.” // “He opens his eyes wide, and he squints against the gushing wind on his face, and he sees a vast, incomprehensible beauty, laid bare for the two of them alone.” // “The love affair never even began.” // “Had felt it because they were blue and not brown. Eyes that were frantic and young and powerful—desperate.” // chapter 11 🖤. // “…from the sound of another’s laugh wrapping itself around his own lungs. Everything changes.” // “You want this.” 🖤. // “…with a soft smile still on his lips, leaving James melting and breathless in the sand as the oblivious sea laps at their bare feet.” // “Fuck, Moore, you got me.” // “You surfed like hell, James Campbell.” // “…and he’d stared at him with a look that said you gave this to me.” // “I’m the best surfer in Hawaii.” // “Don’t you dare not come back to me.” // “You’d feel my tags hanging down onto your back, huh?” // “At your horizon line, you meet.” …

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