ABOUT THE BOOK
As Jack Fontaine’s sister, Dana, lies dying in a cold hospital
room, she pleads with him to fulfill her final wish: Keep the videotape she’s
made for her only daughter, Jenna, safe
and give it to her in ten years, on her eighteenth birthday. Pushing aside their
recent conflicts and her disapproval of his “lifestyle,” Jack agrees without
hesitation.
At Dana’s funeral, Jack learns from his boss and mentor, David Macrae, that his
position as vice president of Boston’s second largest advertising agency, J&M,
is in jeopardy. Jack’s secret relationship with his top copywriter, Marc
Whittaker, has been discovered by the stringent, homophobic head of Human
Resources Mary Mulligan and she’s determined to have the Board of Directors fire
Jack immediately for inappropriate behavior. Unsure who to trust, Jack breaks
off his relationship with Marc and begins the fight of his life on his own.
Unbeknownst to Jack, the videotape that Dana had left for Jenna is viewed by
others. On the tape, Dana shows Jenna the spot within the stone wall behind
their house where she’s hidden $250,000. By the time Jack discovers the tape has
been watched, the money has been stolen and he must find a way to get it back so
he can fulfill Dana’s wish.
Throughout the story, the reader, like Jack, is kept in suspense – never knowing
who has stolen the money, who is telling the truth and who to trust.
Is it Cory – the suave and cunning executive recruiter who placed Marc at J&M
with the sole intention of getting Jack fired? Is it Todd – a J&M employee and
Cory’s trusted accomplice? Or could it be Marc – the love of Jack’s life who is
constantly but unsuccessfully fighting his inner demons and desperately looking
for love and acceptance while sabotaging himself at every turn?
As the stunning series of emotional situations begin to take their toll, Jack
almost gives in to the pressure and wonders if he’s as strong a person as he
needs to be. Can he persevere through these deaths, betrayals, and thefts and
somehow hold onto the possibility of trust and love for another? Deep down he
knows it is only after he recovers the money and accepts life’s hard truths
existing outside his small, carefully controlled universe, can he truly start to
rebuild his life.
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