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Cath wanted to go back and rewrite every scene she'd ever written about Baz or Simon's chests. She'd written them flat and sharp and hard. Levi was all soft motion and breath, curves and warm hollows. Levi's chest was a living thing.
Rainbow Rowell
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Rainbow Rowell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 24
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