Blurb:
Doctor
Robert Thomas Temple is a man of many parts. Born into poverty and violence, he
works his way out of an urban combat zone to build personal prosperity. Finishing
university as an engineer and inventor, he goes to war in Vietnam as an Air
Force Lieutenant and intelligence analyst. He soon becomes known to grunts in
the bush as “one scary dude” for his sniper skills and the speed of his martial
arts movements. More than one Viet Cong partisan will have reason to call him
“the Tall Assassin” in their own language.
Starting
at an early age, Bob becomes a man who loves women—and more than one of them
loves him. Lessons learned from his first intimate teacher will draw many to
his bed, for good or ill. One ex-wife hates him, though her mother would
happily give him references. His business partners call him “Colonel” or
“Doctor,” but to the women who live with him he is “The Captain”... and they'll
be more than happy to sail or serve under him.
Now,
another young woman wants to enter the Captain's life. Having fallen for one of
his lady lovers, Marie decides that if she's to be with Desiree, then she'd
better meet the man who Desiree goes home to and adores. When Desiree and her
co-mistress Renate propose to add an eighteen year-old Library Science major to
the Captain's stable of eager mares, he lays down the law: Marie must first
research and write his biography—without their help. She needs to know him as a
person and a friend in all of his many parts, before playing bedtime games.
“Sex with strangers may sound like thrills...but more often than not, it's a
lonely business.”
The
person who Marie discovers in her research and shared time will become one of her
“life teachers,” shaping the person she becomes as an adult, even as she falls
in love again. She will learn many things from the Captain and his women—and from
others for whom she cares.
Set
against a turbulent backdrop of fifty years, The Captain's Story is a journey
through war and remembrance, love and loss, and learning the oldest lesson:
“The more we love, the more we can love.”
The
Captain's Story is intended for mature audiences.
Review by Julie Grimm:
I was asked by the author to give an honest review of this
book. Thinking it was erotica, I was waiting to get
to that part and realized I would be waiting a very long time for that to
happen! This is actually a war story with quite a lot of erotica in it. I felt
like the Captain’s erotic relationships unnecessarily lengthened the book.
I
almost stopped reading it because the beginning was difficult to read due to
the changing points of view and the air quotes. I found the numerous air quotes
used by the author disconcerting, and I stumbled on them every time because
they were not needed for the reader to understand what was being said.
I
mostly enjoyed The Captain’s Story when
his life starts being told from a narration point of view. Robert Temple, aka
The Captain, was encouraged to read books by the school librarian, the junk
yard guy gave him the opportunity to learn about electronics, and an older lady
taught him about sex. The copious amounts of knowledge he gleaned in a short
amount of time served him well as he began his career in the military and
served in the Vietnam War.
It
seemed to me that the war terminology was very precise
and accurate, and the story from that point is very well written and the
editing well done.
Length: 773 Pages
Prices:
Digital: $2.99
