Chad Prince had known, and perhaps loved, Shirley Kiner for half his life. But, for the last half, she'd been away. Everyone knew that, years ago, she'd posed for Penthouse. But there was more: the rumors about her were disturbing. Who was Shirley, today? And how much had she changed?
Colby, a young man from west Texas, takes a breather before starting his senior year in college. His sabbatical overseas will be more than just a breather as he discovers the pleasure of freedom, the joy of female flesh, and the darker side he never knew he had. His journey will take him globe-trotting all over South-East Asia, the South Pacific, and where ever else the wind blows him.
Frank Cardon is a curious soul. A genius with almost idiot savant proportions, he posesses no social skills. Frank's mother dies leaving him the fortune he needs to complete their life-long project to build the first anti-gravity drive. With his lawyer/partner, he pulls off a stunt that secures his name in the history books and starts humankind on its migration to space. Note-This story has been updated and renamed from an earlier version entitled Prelude.