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Emmi and Leo

This series chronicles an unexpected romance that blossoms entirely through email correspondence. Two strangers begin a virtual flirtation due to a mistaken message, but their exchanges soon deepen into something more. The narratives explore the delicate balance between anonymity and intimacy found in long-distance digital connections. It's a contemporary take on the epistolary novel, proving how online communication can foster profound emotional bonds.

Gut gegen Nordwind. Alle sieben Wellen
Every Seventh Wave
Love Virtually

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    Have you ever just clicked with someone? Is there a safer space for secret desires than virtual reality? "Just what you need" WENDY HOLDEN It begins by chance: Leo receives emails in error from an unknown woman called Emmi. Being polite he replies, and Emmi writes back. A few brief exchanges are all it takes to spark a mutual interest in each other, and soon Emmi and Leo are sharing their innermost secrets and longings. The erotic tension simmers, and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person. But they keep putting off the moment - the prospect both unsettles and excites them. And, after all, Emmi is happily married. Will their feelings for each other survive the test of a real-life encounter? Translated from German by Jamie Bulloch and Katharina Bielenberg

    Love Virtually
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    Every Seventh Wave

    • 263 pages
    • 10 hours of reading
    3.9(7764)Add rating

    'Love Virtually' ended as Leo abruptly departed for a new life in the United States, determined to end once and for all the intense cyber-exchange that threatened Emmi's marriage and his own happiness. But shouldn't these unconventional lovers--intimates who have never met in person--get another chance? Readers thought so, and begged for more. The captivating story continues as Leo returns from Boston and gradually resumes his email contact with Emmi. But now he has his own real-life relationship, with Pamela, a woman from the US. Still, Emmi and Leo cannot stop writing to each other, no matter the consequences. When Pamela learns of Leo's secret and unusual liaison, she returns home, and Emmi's marriage to Bernhard is tested to its limits. Once again Daniel Glattauer delivers an irresistible page-turner--and a sequel worthy of the original.

    Every Seventh Wave