To have and to hold by Jack Malinowski

A long time go in a country very far away, a local girl fell in love with a young driven economist. The young man became a notorious banker and continued the romance, promising to one day marry the local girl once he might a family provide. That day has finally come and the banker has rented a castle to impress the girl’s family and please his love. He has invited the entire town, 80 people, to the affair but only one friend, his best man, from his far away land. The best man is a reporter. The banker has a secret that presents a problem. He’s been caught up in some intrigue and the bad dealings, although lucrative, came at the ultimate price. He’s richer, far richer, than anybody knows, but he can’t keep the money and he’ll soon certainly be fired if not arrested. His only friend, his best man, must help him fake his own death so that he leave his old life absconding with his wife a world away from his troubles with enough money to live happily ever after. The betrothed knows nothing of the circumstances and won’t until the banker’s ‘happily ever after’ plan has been properly executed. The best man is petrified, helping his friend will solidify his career and make him o so rich, but in this day and age, it’ll never work. The castle is haunted by a blacksmith, a king, and the seamstress they fought over. The locals believe anyone who finds love within the castle will love eternally so long as no family ever resides in the castle... Let the hilarity ensue...