Gregory Angus

When Luke Mercer walks away from a successful construction business, he isn't chasing a plan—he's chasing a feeling he can't quite name. Burned out on building the same projects over and over, he trades certainty for risk and buys a ruined resort on a remote Bahamian cay.

Rick Marrone just passed the bar. His life is finally supposed to begin. Then his wealthy, ruthless uncle Miles Spyro makes him an offer that doesn't sound like an offer—it sounds like a dare: Thirty days. No money. No phone. No ID. No help.

Most adults are functioning… but drifting. They wake up tired, push through the day, handle responsibilities, and repeat the cycle tomorrow. Life becomes a blur of effort without progress — what this book calls trudging.

Calvin M. Bennett knows how to walk into a room and make it behave. He’s built a life on control—sharp suits, sharper arguments, outcomes he can predict. Then he walks away.