Foreword
One of the least admirable aspects of small-town life in America, and perhaps in other countries as well, is the hypocrisy by which the people live. When individuals live close to one another, and are inter-acquainted, they seem to feel a necessity to erect pretenses, hiding the things they really do and the way they feel.
Maybelle Peters is a victim of such hypocrisy as she seeks to be a decent girl in a small town full of lechers. First there is her employer, the greedy and lascivious manager of the community's only bank, who represents a benign countenance to the world while cheating and screwing nearly everyone with whom he has close contact.
Maybelle's uncle is another hypocrite, pretending to be pious and morally straight, while the only thing straight about him is his penis when he takes after her.
The worst man to torment Maybelle, in this searing tale of lust and perversion, is Nick, a shady operator whom she met on a vacation in Chicago. She first watched him make love to her sister- though there was no real love in it. Then he deflowered Maybelle. Her sister even joined in.
Nick took some shameful pictures of Maybelle in the nude with her legs spread, and evidence of his passion gleaming on her rosy folds. He brings these to the small town where she lives; and he threatens to show them around unless she does his wicked bidding.
There is only one man in Peachville who offers Maybelle love instead of degrading lust. But he works for Nick. Can she win him away? Can they make a life together?
This explicit modern novel will keep the reader engrossed with its entertaining plot and characters. But more important is the message it has to give about better-than-thou mentalities and the age-old conflict of good against evil. All of us, whether we live in large cities or small towns, can benefit by its powerful lessons.
We enthusiastically recommend it to you.
-THE PUBLISHERS