Double Happiness

A Stand-up comedian and his fall-down-drunk artist brother need and want to switch places secretly. The comedian is in jail and needs out to prove his innocence. His brother needs in to detox with the hope of saving his engagement. Now out, the comedian has to enlist the help of a Mafia Don to clear his name, but suspects he may end up cat food. The comedian must also live with his brother’s Fiancée—a demanding psychologist—without touching her. The comedian’s attorney, a beautiful Chinese American is surprised when whom she thinks is the comedian starts flirting with her and nearly steals her heart. The twin flirts to set up the attorney, he just knows is perfect for his brother. Meanwhile, the comedian is having difficulty holding off his brother’s fiancée. They must switch back, and it won’t be the last time. Through a deal with the Don, he’s out of jail, but a renegade mobster still pursues him. Now the four best friends—entwined like spaghetti—must survive the chase while weighing the bonds of identical twins against the meaning and respect for an engagement and their own feelings. They’ll decide—who should marry whom—if they live that long or even if there is a double or single wedding. This novel is inspired by William Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors.