Zep Decker

Blurb

Zep only wanted to get rich, not become entangled in the lives of so many females, and he certainly never expected to fall in love. But that’s what can happen when you buy a tiny women’s college in 1929. Zep Decker is the humorous tale of a scheme that goes wonderfully wrong. Zep’s plan for the school is simple enough: just add some male students and a football team and the cash will roll in. But adding young men to a campus full of women comes with its own set of issues and an unknown football team doesn’t sell tickets. Ponder Grove College needs notoriety, so Zep brainstorms a way to get it—what could be more unusual than having a college girl, Addie, run for mayor? And speaking of unusual, Zep is a complex, brilliant man, but there’s something different about him. His suit is always wrinkled and he usually forgets to shave. He’s charismatic but most of the time chooses to remain aloof. He inspires the female students, but they can’t figure him out and some begin to doubt his grand plan. Trying to make sense of it all and keep the school intact are a couple of staff members who came with the school. Mabel is the clever bookkeeper who refuses to let Zep ruin the school or his life. Marion is the stunning Dean of Academics, moving on from a mistake in her past and trying to fit in. Joining them is Cinch, Zep’s brother, who has to create a football team from scratch. He’s got to do it quickly, too, which results in some comical episodes. It all comes down to the first week in November, when Zep Decker’s adventure will prove to be a spectacular success—or failure. Does Addie have a chance to win the mayor’s race? Will the football team win enough? And has Zep gone too far by risking the school’s money in the stock market, right before the worst crash in American history? It’s a delightful mess, full of romance and fun as Zep Decker finds out what happens when a get-rich plan meets a campus full of women.