Welcome to the blog for my novel, "Duress & Desire". The following is a description of the novel, the prologue, and the first three chapters of the book, followed by a link to Amazon where you can purchase the book if you like. ----------------------- This is the touching story of new love and murder, patriotism and treason, and honor and deception at the height of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and the United States are waging war by proxy across the globe. Vietnam, Korea, and Cuba are perhaps the most famous struggles, but other hot spots abound, and though many battles and skirmishes were quietly fought in dark corners, unseen and unknown, few places on the planet are spared. Many of these conflicts were the scene of unimaginable brutality and cruelty, but also of incredible bravery and courage in the face of death. Chile, a small country hugging the western cone of the South America continent, teeters on the brink of disaster and despotism. The A