Rubber Babes: Further Misadventures of Rollo Hemphill - Softcover

Jones, Gerald Everett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979486645 ISBN 13: 9780979486647

Publisher: La Puerta Productions, 2022

Synopsis

Marriage, corruption, and rubber babes — Rollo Hemphill’s life just went from awkward to illegal.

Rollo Hemphill thought he’d won the jackpot — married to the woman of his dreams and newly minted director of a suspiciously generous charity. But bliss turns to blunder when his assistant proves both too beautiful and too helpful, and his “philanthropic” work at the Keppelhoffer Foundation turns out to be a front for a baffling international scam involving erectile dysfunction, Big Pharma, and dirty politics.

As Rollo fumbles through marital meltdowns and seductive office encounters, he also begins to uncover a dark corporate secret that could land him in prison — or worse, in therapy. His growing paranoia is justified, especially when he realizes he's the fall guy for a billion-euro money-laundering scheme disguised as medical research.

With his signature blend of clueless charm and accidental brilliance, Rollo stumbles, gropes, and hacks his way through a mess of sex, lies, and scandal. Rubber Babes is a biting comic romp through the absurdities of modern masculinity, marriage, and nonprofit corruption. Fans of Woody Allen, Nick Hornby, or Larry David will laugh, cringe, and maybe even cheer as Rollo tries to stay out of jail and in someone’s good graces.

In the end, it’s not about whether Rollo will win. It’s about how he will cope with continuing to fail ever upward!

This is the hilarious sequel to My Inflatable Friend and the warm-up to the disastrous Farnsworth's Revenge.

“Gerald Jones takes puerile to new levels. Just when you thought Rollo was deepening into a rich and thoughtful character, he reminds us exactly what he's made of. "Rubber Babes" is a clever, hysterical, and fun romp which you can read fast, and enjoy secretly. Just don't tell your feminist friends.”
-- Magdalena Ball, The Compulsive Reader http://www.compulsivereader.com

“Rollicking Rollo is back in action! He's a walking, talking warning about the pitfalls of being a genius. As you follow his merry way into and out of absurdity, you will find yourself looking in a mirror. Learn from Rollo--the only fun teacher of life lessons you will ever meet.”
-- Thomas Page, author of The Hephaestus Plague

“This is a very funny book by a skilled and confident author. The further adventures of Rollo Hemphill are a welcome respite from the real world but one definitely gets the impression that Jones is making a lot of it up.” -- Morrie Ruvinsky, novelist/screenwriter/film director

“Woody Allen meets Nick Hornby in this hilarious beach read. Gerald Everett Jones, who is every bit as clever as Larry David (and has more hair!), has created a witty, literate George Costanza for us to savor. NBC, are you paying attention?” -- Paula Berinstein, producer and host of The Writing Show podcast, http://www.writingshow.com

About this title

About the Author

Recipient of multiple book awards in mystery and literary fiction, Gerald Everett Jones is a freelance writer living in Santa Monica, California. He recently returned from a two-year residence in Kenya. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Women's National Book Association, as well as a board member of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). He is a Film Independent (FILM) Fellow. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the College of Letters, Wesleyan University, where he studied under novelists Peter Boynton (Stone Island), F.D. Reeve (The Red Machines), and Jerzy Kosinski (The Painted Bird, Being There). Learn more at geraldeverettjones.com.

From the Inside Flap

Second in the series of Rollo Hemphill's pathetic pursuits of happiness, "Rubber Babes" finds the hapless former car jockey settled down in the happily-ever-after. He's married the comely Felicia Ferrulo, the Sicilian hottie of his dreams, whom he tricked into paying attention to him in "My Inflatable Friend" by driving a life-sized sex doll around town to make her jealous. His former life as a sniveling valet in a swank Beverly Hills hotel seems ancient history now, as he leverages his failed career as a shock-jock deejay to become the Keppelhoffer Foundation's director. It's a cushy job with a six-figure salary arranged for him by his former nemesis, retired soap-star Monica LaMonica. Rollo's marriage seems shaky from the start, and matters aren't helped by the titillating attentions of the gorgeous assistant at his new job, Valerie Valhalla. The misguided Rollo seeks consolation with a succession of women he calls "rubber babes," meaning "prophylactic mandatory." He eventually realizes he's clueless both as an executive running a charity and as a romantic partner. For one thing, it takes him far too long to discover that Keppelhoffer's Syndrome is an extremely rare and bizarre form of erectile dysfunction and that the multimillion-dollar charity itself may be little more than a money laundry for payoff s to Big Pharma and crooked politicians. Rollo's newfound friend and advisor, Dr. Dieter Zittpopper ("Zitts"), is a high-paid consultant with a mission--to see that Rollo plays along as the innocuous figurehead of a mega-scam--and to make sure he takes the fall if the G-men ever come calling. Once again, trouble has found Rollo. It will take all his wits and boyish charm to untangle his sexual relationships and avoid taking the rap for an international fraud.

Edition details

• Publisher: La Puerta Productions
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979486645
• ISBN 13: 9780979486647
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 244