John Dornbrook is forty-nine years old. He's been doing the same job for fifteen years and hates it. But when he’s laid-off, it hits him hard and his world turns upside down. When he meets Hollis Lombard, his neighbor’s grandson, the unexpected happens.<br><br>Hollis Lombard is determined to get John out of his funk, so he offers to take him on a summer road trip. They head out west in search of adventure, but John is touchy and lashes out easily. Hollis, aware of the attraction between them, doesn’t want to take any chances which could hurt their budding friendship.<br><br>It's all a frightful muddle, and it remains to be seen if they can overcome their issues in time to reach their final destination. Will the journey be worth it?

Unexpected Journey

“Gran took me in because my mom was mentally ill. Before she stepped in, I used to try to hide the fact that Mom didn’t ever cook and clean because she was depressed all the time, and alternated between screaming and yelling at the wall, or crying. I was nine years old, but I did what I could around the house, though we lived in squalor. I ate a lot of cereal, and was very skinny. My clothes never fit, and I was perpetually dirty, it seemed.


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