Only days later, however, matters get complicated for Mario; his mother, Gloria, unexpectedly flees from Mexico illegally, going to New Mexico with her two young children, Anita and Roberto, to escape her husband, Marios stepfather, Jos. Mario eventually brings his undocumented family to Florida and hides them in a place close to his. But its only a matter of time until things go wrong. Soon Mario finds himself dealing with a drug connection, a shady deal with a Mexican contractor, a crooked lawyer, and the possible deportation of his familyall while a romance begins to blossom between him and Jenny, Erins daughter.
In this novel, only time will tell if Mario will be able to reunite his family and shore up the life he had begun to build for himself in Florida.
Jan Smolders, a Belgian and US citizen, has lived in Belgium, Japan, Singapore, and, since 1987, the United States. He has run industrial corporations worldwide and led Clinton Foundation activities in Latin America. His previous novels are Viral Games, The Bridge of Whispers, The Convenient Fund, Ripping the Veil, and Tennessee Tremors.