1950s love affair: every day a bird learns how

Review:"When a forbidden relationship can no longer be contained, the author writes the most touching love scene I have read." ***** Paul D. Bose, Florida Writers AssociationReview:The Midwest Book Review, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief: 5 of 5 stars:    "............Jimmy is fresh out of high school and Carol is older and the mother of his best friend..........Jimmy and Carol are stuck in a conflict of love and respect, and have no idea which will win out.......a fine addition to any romance shelf for anyone who wants a controversial love story."Description:Trouble is definitely brewing for Jimmy Trenton, a high school senior, when he unexpectedly falls in love with a young attractive married girl--especially since she?s related to his best friend -- and he lives in a small conservative town in Maryland in the mid 1950s.Carol, well respected in the community, is anguished when she also discovers she?s deeply attracted to Jimmy. Each tries to break free of the attachment. Jimmy immerses himself in his history books and Carol tries to distance herself and go back to her everyday life but that doesn?t stop what?s got to be.Jennifer, a cheerleader and one of Jimmy?s classmates is attracted to Jimmy and tries to get him to go out with her. Jimmy thinks maybe everything will go back to normal if he goes out with Jennifer but he just can?t get Carol out of his mind when he takes her up on an invitation.(There are no explicit or erotic sexual scenes in this romance novel and all characters depicted are 18 years of age)Excerpt (Jimmy?s narration)?Well, the thing I?ve wondered about the most?. is?. is?. what?s on the end of that long chain you always wear around your neck. That?s troubled me for a long time. You don?t know how many classes I?ve sat in just wondering about that.?She studied my eyes for a few moments, a pensive, sensitive stare that told me I had turned on a switch somewhere inside of her and she was thinking some deep thoughts. ?Youve wondered about it in high school huh? Sounds like a big high school problem to me. Well, I don?t want you to be troubled any longer, Jimmy, and waste valuable class time on it. I think the problem needs a solution. But it would be too easy for me to just pull it out, so Im not going to do that, Jimmy.""Youre not?""No, Im not. There?s only one other way to find out what you want to know without pulling it out.??Hows that?you?re going to tell me?? I asked.?No.??Well, how else would I find out?"How else do you think?" she said in a serious, explicit tone, beyond playfulness.I blinked slowly as I observed her demeanor, realizing what she was saying. "No, Carol. You don?t mean you want me to?.??Yes, I do. Seems straightforward to me. Don?t you know how to unbutton things, professor???Yes, Carol, I know the general idea of how buttons work?at least on me.??Well, then?what?s stopping you? Theres no use in wasting valuable class time anymore, is there, Jimmy? Don?t you want to find the answer to what you?ve been wondering about???Yes, but I never thought?.I mean???She put her fingers on my mouth to stop me from talking this time, then got up slowly, took me by the hand and walked to the fireplace and faced me. ?Go ahead,? she said. ?End the mystery, once and for all.?I knew exactly what she wanted me to do. ?I?ve never done this,? I said nervously. ?What if I break a button off and hurt you??She smiled. ?You won?t hurt me. You could never hurt me.?She put her hands down to her side and just stared into my eyes, waiting for me to begin the process. I hesitated at first, but then as if I had been commanded by some inner force, I reached out across the space that separated us and...........