The Tower

About the Book

For fighting in the school yard, Palm Beach politics decreed that young Corey Brecken be exiled to reform school to “have some sense beaten into him.” He is sent to the Tower Military Academy, far from home and at the mercy of strangers. A stroke of luck lands him on the good side of the school’s headmaster, and despite dire circumstances, things start looking up.

When Corey meets Leto—the headmaster’s daughter—he finds a kindred spirit. They quickly fall into intense young love, detected by the woman known as Deepfreeze, Leto’s mother. Deepfreeze has always resented her pretty daughter for stealing her father’s affections. Now, she has found the perfect way to torture Leto … and Corey in the process.

Deepfreeze cons her husband into sending Corey to live in Heeler Hall under the deviant eye of Miss Bite, notorious for her sadistic perversions. Bite is dedicated to penance and humiliation, much to Corey’s dread. Meanwhile, Deepfreeze keeps a close eye on Leto, searching for any sign of happiness, while Corey suffers in the Tower. Will he escape with his life, and will his love for Leto survive such undeserved torture?

About the Author

Joe Delta was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in 1939. He was adopted by his maternal grandparents and taken to Palm Beach in 1944. He fought in Vietnam and the Philippines and wrote Tales from America’s Vacationland about his experiences there.