Skin Author:Greg Bowden Skin is a story of restoration, the restoration of a house and of two lives. The house is a gem which has been treated badly and all but abandoned. The lives are more complicated. Sam?an older man?tragically lost a great love. To be whole again he needs to love again. Toby?a younger man?didn?t exactly find love but thought he did which is nearly... more » the same thing. He, too, lost that love, not through tragedy but through treachery which is perhaps worse. It takes the city of Palm Springs to bring these three together: Sam, Toby and a house named Deva Shaante. Along the way we romp through the clothing optional and more playful parts of Palm Springs in the company of a lot of interesting people. We also encounter wealth, death, love and murder. A house named Deva Shaante brings Sam Davis and Toby Litchfield together. Sam is an older man who tragically lost his first love. Toby, much younger, lost a lover, too. But he lost his through treachery instead of a tragedy. Through restoring the house, a mid-century gem, both learn to trust and rebuild a relationship. Along the way, they explore the clothing optional and playful parts of Palm Springs. As Sam sheds his old 'skin', he finds new friends, a fun life, and?a dead body next door.« less