This book is based on part of my uncle’s life in that exotic land. It is a fictionalized version. But some events were real.

Chapter One

John Jacobs knew he wouldn’t leave his family for forever. He just thought that he needed time away from them to decompress and let his wife calm down a little. Yes, he had a wandering eye and he drank too much, but he never cheated on his wife and he could stop drinking anytime he wanted to. He just hadn’t done it yet and his wife was pissed off.

Yes, he spent way too much time away from his family, but he just couldn’t settle down into the married husband routine yet. John Jacobs wasn’t a bad man; he was just an awful father and husband.

He was tall and good looking and had a easy way with men and women. He didn’t threaten men, and women loved him. He had the type of cash that would attract women who would do anything for a buck, but he hadn’t fallen quit to that level yet.

John Jacobs had a very good job at Baby’s Tuna in Santa Monica. He’d been there since high school. He had worked his way up and off the docks into the executive offices over the years. It didn’t hurt that he was the best friend of the owner’s son, Tommy Evans.

John was like that, he wasn’t scheming or crafty, he was just lucky. It had all worked out just right for him except for this whole marriage thing.

Judy was gorgeous when he met her, and as things went along, she soon became pregnant. He cared for her certainly, but wasn’t sure that he ever really loved her. He didn’t know for sure, but it didn’t matter. It was 1936 and the coming baby sealed the deal for the both of them. The wedding was quickly arranged and John Jacobs was a husband and father before he could come up for air.

He wasn’t very happy in the marriage, and he certainly wasn’t where he wanted to be in his life. He was still young and had his wild oats to sew. Judy was great for the most part. Judy was a good mother, had pretty face, and she had a nice full figure with bright blue eyes. But their marriage started to change as John spent more nights out than in. And then the second child arrived.

As his marriage deteriorated he started to look for a way out. It wasn’t easy, but eventually he found it, or it found him. He was offered a great promotion to the Central American cannery complex in Costa Rica.

He would be second in command of the entire operation. If he did his usual great job, he would be running the place in no time. John told his wife that he might just be gone for a few months, and that he would send for her once he was settled and if he intended to stay. He took the promotion and never looked back. He left a letter a letter for his wife on the counter as he walked out of the door of their pleasant home.

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There you have it. A little piece of my Costa Rican tale of intrigue, lust and danger. What does David Milano, Costa Rica’s wealthiest man see in John? Why has he brought him to Costa Rica. Is there a revolution on the horizon? What will happen in Costa Rica now that a war has started in Europe?

Hey John isn’t as bad as he looks at a quick first glance.

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