A love story, a war story, a story of hope and redemption, Raeford's MVP is by turns deadly serious and side-splittingly funny throughout. Award-winning author Rick DeStefanis introduces readers to the world of the 1970s through the eyes of Billy Coker, a nineteen-year old boy who realizes his blind obsession with the other sex has led to his tour of duty in Vietnam. With his carefree and innocent time at Raeford High still fresh in his memory, Coker attempts to make sense of the horrors of war, the guilt of surviving the violent conflict, and a future where no one seems to understand his terrible experience. Billy has escaped death in battle, but faces the futureless void of post-traumatic stress syndrome and a psychological impotence that plagues him at the worst possible times. His only hope for finding himself is to find someone special he lost along the way. From the jungles of Vietnam Billy returns home as he embarks on another adventurous journey to find healing and reconnect with himself, his country, and a little fat girl from his past named Bonnie Jo.
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Rick DeStefanis served with the United States 82nd Airborne Division from 1970 to 1972. He brings his military experiences as a paratrooper to his latest work, Raeford's MVP.
DeStefanis is the author of two other novels, Melody Hill, and the award-winning thriller, The Gomorrah Principle, as well as a nonfiction work on whitetail deer hunting titled The Philosophy of Big Buck Hunting.
An avid outdoorsman, photographer and writer, he lives in northern Mississippi with his wife Janet, three dogs, and five cats.
More information about Rick, his books, and his wildlife photography can be found at www.rickdestefanis.com and on Facebook at Rick DeStefanis, Books and Photography.
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