"Tidal Passion" by Patrick Donovan

"Tidal Passion" by Patrick Donovan (drwho@world.std.com). I had to reread the first few paragraphs of this story to make sure I had it right. This couple was traveling together to Florida for a winter vacation; they were obviously in love; but they were sleeping separately! Oh, great; amateurs with a worldview that suggests you're supposed to be deeply in love or permanently committed to each other before you make love. I've had enough of that in my real life; I want raging sex in my fantasy life.

Actually, I got both. This is by far the best story I have read by this author. The protagonists come across as being deeply in love, and the simple act of consummating their relationship becomes extremely engrossing as it takes place on a Florida beach. This is a beautiful, romantic story.