About the Book
Solve this novel's mystery to find real treasure worth $50,000! Follow five best friends who sign up for a treasure hunt, rent a dilapidated RV, and head out on the search. This funny and quirky novel is a story within a story, because woven between the lines are clues to an actual treasure hidden for you to find. After experiencing enough losses for a lifetime, Nels Ware does not take things for granted, especially his family of friends. So when a $50,000 treasure hunt grabs his attention, he recruits them for the rollicking quest. Nels is certain he has deciphered the clues to the treasure's location. But has he? Is he leading his friends on a cross-country wild-goose chase? Will their dilapidated RV even deliver them to the treasure? Or will someone else beat them to it? Might that someone be you? Woven within the pages of this novel are clues leading to an actual treasure hidden in the United States worth $50,000. But this spirited adventure is more than an intriguing puzzle with a huge payday: it's a quirky and welcomed guide to a meaningful and joyous life. Nels Ware had read about a clandestine social club that met at cloistered resorts, hotels, castles, private islands, and assorted lairs. When an ambiguous ad announces a meeting of "The League of Uncommon Gentlemen", he quickly attends only to be drawn into a mysterious search for $50,000. What follows is a curious and unpredictable road trip for five long-time friends who declare bourbon the Booze of Contemplation, tea the Secret of Mornings, and Persian Blues a Weapon of Hypnosis. Unravelling clues to the hidden treasure, they imagine a girl they first saw playing a flute in a quarry to be following them. Coincidence or trouble brewing? As shrouded secrets unveil, it becomes a surprising and heart-stopping race to the finish. Woven within the pages of the book are real-life clues leading to an actual physical treasure hidden somewhere in the United States worth $50,000. Find it, and it's yours. An additional $5,000 will be donated to the charity of your choice. For the rules, see the Introduction inside this book.
About the Author :
For over three decades Pete Bissonette has been helping millions get more from life while leading Learning Strategies, a personal development training and publishing company in Minneapolis. In Breakfast Tea & Bourbon he shows a way to inner joy and happiness through an outer game that demands from us creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness. It's a free-spirited novel, treasure hunt with a substantial cash prize, and a road-trippers guide to the universe.
Review :
A clever, engagingly comic novel with a hero's journey that is part Gonzo road trip and part spiritual voyage. Pete Bissonette exploits his flair for wildly funny observation to tell a tender story of seeking and finding.
-- "Barnet Bain, director of Milton's Secret, and author of The Book of Doing and Being"
A magical ride with a purple flair, draped in tenacity and showered in loving-kindness.
-- "Chaka Khan, 10-time Grammy Award Winner"
A perspective so generous, hilarious, and bursting with real, tangible ways of looking at and living a better life. Beautiful. Wonderful writing.
-- "Kevin Kling, playwright, NPR humorist, and author of The Dog Says How"
As the creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, I love stories. This is a fun, wild ride of discovery and intrigue with an opportunity to win $50,000.
-- "Jack Canfield, creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, which has sold over 500 million books"
At times I laughed, at times I mused. I fancied what it would be like to find the treasure. And then the story flipped, and I wondered how the heck they did it. The answer: friendship.
-- "Jonathan Odell, author of The Healing"
Do you love treasure hunts? If so, you'll love this book. Breakfast Tea and Bourbon is the best of both worlds -- a rollicking read AND a real-world treasure hunt where you have a chance to win real money. Best yet, you'll be inspired to get up, get outside and make life the fun, connected adventure it's supposed to be.
-- "Sam Horn, author of POP!, Tongue Fu! and Got Your Attention?"
I love this book! First, it's an amusing and upbeat story that's delightful to read. And second, it offers an amazing opportunity to find a treasure worth $50,000. That's two ways that reading Breakfast Tea & Bourbon will make you happy for good reason!
-- "Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul"
Part road trip, part treasure hunt, part memoir, Pete Bissonette's Breakfast Tea & Bourbon is a quirky, intriguing adventure tale that rolls along at a good clip. Filled with spiritual insights, humor, and touching moments, this is a memorable story by a unique voice--and the prospect of a cash prize for some clever reader only adds to the fun.
-- "Susan Fraser King, bestselling author of Lady Macbeth and Queen Hereafter"
What could be better than an adventure story? An RV adventure story with five warm friends and plenty of cool drinks along the way and a treasure at the end. In Breakfast Tea & Bourbon, Pete Bissonette takes the reader on such a trip and the drive is more than just frolic and fun, it's enlightening.
-- "Mary Logue, author of the Claire Watkins mystery series and Sleep like a Tiger"
