A career as an astronaut hasn't prepared Commander Sylvester 'Skinny' Atlas for life back on ground. Can Skinny's girlfriend Rocky Keep him from falling into trouble?

A down on his luck mechanic sets out to publish his first novel with guidance from eccentric friends.

Losing his girlfriend and his job in the same day propels Breaker Donovan to Houston to find out why he was named in the will of the recently deceased shoe heiress Mercedes Cosnoski. Along the way Breaker befriends Tiara Jones who decides to come along for the ride. Receiving only a key to a safe deposit box both Mercedes' son Gerald and Tiara want Breaker to find out what mysterious treasure was left to him. Gerald's decides to steal the key while Breaker sleeps. Little does anyone know that Breaker is haunted in his dreams by his demented father. What will Breaker's father tell him to do before he wakes.

A broken heart. A stolen car. An unexpected romance.

An unflattering portrait of Ester Breen is unveiled. Walter, Ester's husband, is pleased with the horror of the guests' responses. Peter, Ester's boyfriend, just wants Ester to leave her husband to be with him. Bluster, the painter, is unhappy he is not revered as an artist. Jonathan Heck, art critic for the city paper, is under pressure to complete a review of the new portrait. No one is happy, someone is going to die. Everyone is enraged, fearful and in love.