50 Sexy Books to Get You in the Mood (for Valentine’s Day)

Books | By Emily Temple | February 10, 2014

The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton

Every page of this book is steeped in want. Reserved, quiet, desperate, insane want. Oy.

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