Conflicted vanity press editor Vernon Lackey rebels against his money-grubbing employer in an attempt to redeem a poem he can't stomach smothering in volumes of trumped-up milk toast sold back to its authors. The backgrounds and insights of Vern, his best friend Archie, and Maria, the Latina he comes to love, are set on a collision course.

The ensuing adventure thrown down in this genre-defying, raw human story of love and redemption highlights the way cultural differences and personal biases often defy straw-man stereotypes. Let mystery, comedy, action, and romance sweep you off your feet!