immoralLaurel
I reached for her face, guided her down to kiss me. We were slow. I felt every detail - the cut of her cheeks, the bumps near her chin, the sheets of lashes like spun gold around her eyes. I did everything I could to remember it all.
At that moment, we had all the time in the world.
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Elmsend Island remembers who left, who died, and who returned. Surrounded by rain, thin wallets, and weeds, Kareena tries to save her best friend from darkness after he's released from juvenile detention, realizing instead that love is a way of holding someone under.
A queer, YA coming-of-rage novel about first love, fractured families, and survival.
STANDALONE NOVEL
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