Retirement was a Terrible Idea

Retirement Was a Terrible Idea

A Mack Hollister Comedy Novel

Frank Delaney thought retirement was supposed to mean fewer responsibilities.

Somehow, he ended up with more people, more projects, more emergencies, and more questionable ideas than he ever had while he was working.

Now everyone is back.

The O'Malley's crew. The HOA neighbors. The food-truck crowd. The vacation-home survivors. The people from the cruise. The political characters. The holiday warriors. Friends, relatives, neighbors, and assorted troublemakers from every chapter of Frank and Carol's increasingly complicated retirement.

And, naturally, they all seem to need something.

What begins as an attempt to have one quiet week quickly turns into a full-scale reunion of bad ideas, unfinished projects, old arguments, unexpected opportunities, and the kind of chaos Frank has spent years pretending he does not enjoy.

Carol wants one normal week.

Frank wants everyone to stop asking him questions.

Donna has a spreadsheet.

Eddie has a plan.

The Board of Directors has opinions.

And somebody has brought tools.

As old friends collide, new problems appear, and nearly every ridiculous adventure from the past seems determined to make one final appearance, Frank begins to realize that retirement may never have been about slowing down.

Maybe it was about finally having time for the people who matter.

Even when those people are driving you absolutely crazy.

Retirement Was a Terrible Idea is the warm, funny, big-hearted finale to the Mack Hollister comedy series—a celebration of marriage, friendship, second chances, growing older without necessarily growing up, and the unexpected life you build when your original plan goes completely off the rails.

Perfect for readers who enjoy older protagonists, marriage humor, quirky friends, small-town comedy, family chaos, second chances, and feel-good fiction with plenty of laughs and heart.

Written by Mack Hollister.

Book 10 and the concluding novel in the Mack Hollister Comedy Series.

Published by North Watch House Publishing.