An Excerpt:
I wake not knowing what it was that stirred me from my slumber.
Without moving, I try to feel the room around me, searching whatever it may have been. The cool night air gently stirs the sheer curtains that frame the open balcony doors. Outside the night is peaceful, quiet and perfect.
The room itself is still draped in darkness. The only sounds come from my own breathing and that of my lover. We are still lying in our bed, she on her right side and I curled up behind her nestled against her back, my arms embracing the only one I live for. Her strength amazes me. Yet she feels safer at night when I curl up behind her and hold h