Publisher's Synopsis
In some affairs there are no villains, no heroes, no winners, and no losers. Those are labels, and labels require careful definition, occasional revision, and frequent skepticism. Some players may have fantasy-like physical appeal; others can be grindingly boring, and others shine brightly through personality alone. Juliette Capulet's overly-strict, reserved parents had raised her in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to be educated and self-sufficient. They succeeded when their only child earned her Ph. D. at age twenty three. Unfortunately, Jules, as she was known to her best girl friends, had also been blessed with physical beauty and an abundance of hormones. Her lack of practical experience as she grew up left her obsessed with sex. Hunter Sterling's family had lived in a rural area of Sterling, South Carolina, for over two hundred years and he had been born a "country boy." College, military service and an MBA added capability and competence, but the shy country boy remained inside the man. Hunter knew others found him to be...boring. He had done well with his investments, he had his dogs, and he was very pleasant, if somewhat aloof.Annalee Cable grew up in California in a family of limited means and an uncle with an oversupply of affection for his niece. That environment had a lasting effect on her and reading was her key to escape the realities of growing up. Her situation ended badly, but gave her an escape route into a new world of her choosing.When he was in the U.S. Air Force, Hunter began keeping a personal journal for the month of June, and continued it for the remainder of his years. Twenty of those Junes have threaded stories and long trails of intricate clues the participants were unaware of as their lives became more tightly intertwined.
