BLOOMINGTON, Ind., September 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Jack Green and his classmate Sylvia learned about love and sex together during a hot summer when they were both only 15-years-old. That autumn Sylvia's family moved to California. Although she promised to write Jack, she never did. Trying to figure out why has haunted Jack throughout his adult life.
In Love Merry-Go-Round (available from 1stBooks), author Bill Brown, of Beaumont, Texas, portrays the innocence of Jack and Sylvia's sexual awakening and then continues by tracing Jack's romantic turmoil once Sylvia exits his life.
After losing Sylvia, Jack experiences many sexual encounters with women. Some of his relationships last only a few hours, while others last many months. Regardless, something goes awry every time he tries to make a serious commitment: one lover dies in an accident, another becomes a prostitute, two others put their careers first, one has a religious conflict and another is already engaged.
In addition to these failed relationships, Jack also marries twice. One marriage is annulled because the wife was already married to another man. The other marriage ends in divorce, after the wife cleans out Jack's bank account and jaunts to Mexico with another man.
Jack soon begins to worry that his romantic life is jinxed. He can't stop thinking about Sylvia either, so he hires a private detective to find out why Sylvia never wrote to him so many years before. When Jack finally discovers the truth, he decides to visit Sylvia. Will their teenage love bloom again?
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Bill Brown finished two years of college before entering the United States Air Force for training as a command navigator. He saw service in the Philippines and Japan and was discharged with the rank of captain. Returning to college, Brown earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Texas. In academia, he served as director of counseling, director of counselor education and professor of psychological services, all at Southwest Texas State University. His academic publications include 10 books, nine standardized tests, five filmstrips, two motion pictures and 11 software programs.
Brown has maintained a part-time private practice as a clinical psychologist serving adolescents and young adults. Over the years, he has also authored several science fiction and western short stories and novels.
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