DESIREE, DEATH IN A SMALL SOUTHERN TOWN is a view into the mind of an aging playboy who has cheated once too often. It's a love story told from an entirely different perspective. Its twists and turns will elicit tears, laughter, and anger. An insightful look at relationships between men and women, DESIREE is not your typical lover's tale Set in a small military town in southeast Georgia, it is a mystery that peels back enticingly; unraveling slowly until its unforeseen conclusion. It's the story of the romance between Desiree McKensie and Ace Edwards, two lonely people who, after years of searching, find comfort in one another's arms. Married to other people, their comfort is short-lived. And the revelation of their affair changes each of their lives forever. Ace, the unlikely hero seeks solace in booze and women, while Desiree continues her life parallel to, but apart from his. They go on separately for years until the fateful night of her death. It's at this point that our hero begins to question his values; his relationships ...His sanity. With the aid of his life-long gal-pal, Ace sets out to solve the mystery of his lover's death. What he discovers along the way is his own heart-wrenching past, revisited in ways that he could never have imagined. His search forces him to examine the most significant relationships of his life. He, inevitably, learns to appreciate the one woman who has always been there for him. Unfortunately, he may never survive to express his newfound appreciation. DESIREE, death in a small southern town is a thought-provoking page-turner that will transport you to small town Georgia with its tall fragrant pines, stately moss-draped oaks, and whispery, gossipy nights. I know that you'll enjoy reading this beautiful chronicle as much as I've enjoyed presenting it.