Billy and his sister, Mirna, are back to once again take life by the horns and bravely stumble through the challenges that lay before them. In this, the second book of the trilogy, Billy and Abraham are to find that although domesticity looks good on the drawing board, myriad unforeseen pitfalls are to challenge their bond (and sanity); one specific pitfall being Abe's troubled nephew who suddenly becomes not only a welcomed addition to their lives but a disruptive force as well. Adding to the mlange is Mirna's need for a new man in her life, though there seems considerable doubt as to whether any of the available men in the city are actually ready for Mirna. Topping this off is Billy's mother, who, by not accepting her son's homosexuality, is on a mission to 'straighten him out' at whatever the cost. The whole gang is here and coping as best they can with humorous and poignant results.

Did Smith break out of prison to finish what he had started five years ago or are there more powerful forces of a supernatural nature at work? Billy's past appears to be coming back to haunt him and Abraham with some pretty devastating results. Can the two men weather the storm or will this break them?

In this, the conclusion of the Billy series, Billy finds himself trapped in a highrise hotel room following an earthquake. Seeing as how his past week had been complicated by his continually ending up in jail, not to mention Mirna's co-worker, Bernard, swooping in and taking every guy Billy liked, perhaps the building coming down upon his head is for the best.