J L Williams

The Preserve J L Williams

On a privately gated island located near the Gulf of Mexico, a luxurious palatial estate is up for sale. The posh neighborhood is comprised of the wealthy class-the inheritors of the world, the trust fund recipients, the upper echelon of society. Cole Pearson, a writer known by his successful trilogy of horror novels about the down-to-earth mortician, Jackson Lucid, scopes the island out online and decides to pay a visit to the place familiar from his childhood-Gulf Beach. He's also thinking about relocating from the River Roost to write a new novel. He meets Jacquelyn Summers, a young ditzy-headed realtor, by appointment a few days later at the Coastal Beach Realty office, and they're off to observe Juno Island with a short list of handwritten addresses. Soon, a mysterious story begins to unravel as it's revealed the house has been vacant for ten years now. The owner reputed to have disappeared at sea. After checking it out, Cole decides the 7,000 square-foot estate is like a hollow shell, empty inside, but only needs a bold dreamer to envision its future and shape it into something to call his own. Now ask yourself: How much do you know about your neighbors? Really?