It's a story about the triumphs and tragedies of Maude Derringer, a

highly sophisticated socialite from the city of Beverly Hills, who after

struggling with drug addiction for a while in the early days of her career

as a writer of modern-day literature, moves to the state of Oregon.

There, she falls madly in love with a man (Ricky Vestellini), a handsome

young man of Italian heritage, and that changes her life forever however

not before escaping a harrowing ordeal at sea. Then, as fate would have

it, her strong compulsion to live in France becomes reality when they get

married and move to France to begin a new life for themselves on the

French Riviera. Unfortunately, their marriage doesn't very last long. In

fact, she makes a heartbreaking discovery. The man she loves is having

an affair with another woman so she files for divorce and takes the

children back to the United States to live. There, she meets up with an

old friend, Ken Stackford and they suddenly rekindle their friendship.

A short courtship ensues, and a short time later, she marries him but

the marriage lasts all of three months. What happened next would

make even the strongest of hearts cringe in fear as she extracts a horrific

revenge on both men. Maude does succeed in her endeavor to get even

with them for their infidelity, however not before she pays the price of

having suffered through two failed marriages.

The author - Aaron McDougall was born in a small town in north

central Maine in the shadow of Mount Katahdin and the natural beauty

of Baxter State Park. Over the years, he has come to enjoy listening to

music, fishing, hiking, stamp collecting, reading, and adventure, wherever

life had the good fortune to take him. Once an active postal worker,

he spent many a day working as a city letter carrier, a retail sales clerk

and also as a mail handler. Now retired, most of his time is spent on writing novels

these days. If that isn't happening, he's more than likely

just sitting back in his easy chair, enjoying his time watching television

or reading a good book. It also goes without saying, he really and truly

loves nature and the pristine beauty of the north Maine woods much the

same way Henry David Thoreau did in the 19th century.