The Donne Deal

(Retitled "The Devlin Deceptiion") When Gordon Donne, a reclusive, iconoclastic billionaire, buys the United States (legally) and sets out to fix all of its problems on behalf of "We, The People," his autocratic but thoughtful and common-sense policies rub corrupt politicians, lobbyists, lawyers, businessmen, televangelists, union and mob bosses, speculators and hundreds of other powerful people the wrong way ... dangerously so. But when Jake Devlin, a mellow, laid-back beach bum and the author of Donne's story, is confronted on the beach in Bonita Springs, Florida, about his motives and background, little does he know that his relaxed lifestyle will inexorably morph into one of confusion, chaos, paranoia (for good reasons), and a few unbelievably exotic interludes. Assassination plots, extortion, bribery, ditzy beach bunnies and scrumptious brownies complicate his life and embroil him in a complex web of intrigue with a beautiful woman who may be hiding a dark and painful secret. But is Jake carrying his own deep and possibly dark secret? Begin your journey through this absurdist blend of fiction and reality (and some obligatory gratuitous eroticism) and see for yourself.