The Sunshine Machine: A Novel

Lukas Helitski, an idealistic young man leaves his boyhood home in Upstate New York to search for adventure and riches in the land of his dreams. CALIFORNIA!But in his quixotic quest he discovers that California doesn't meet his expectations until...He meets a mysterious girl of many names.Francesca, a young woman of immeasurable beauty decides to search for the identity and birthplace of the father she has never known. She discovers secrets about her heritage that change her perspective and why she must delve deeper into her family's history. She is pulled into a world of deceit and lies and her life changes in unexpected ways until She meets Lukas. Ali-Aziz Mizraahi, an Iranian flight instructor, with an ambiguous past answers a newspaper ad and meets Lukas. Although they differ on many levels, they become friends, exploring the many facets of southern California life with a zest for adventure that is ingrained in most red-blooded young men. Danger lurks beneath the surface, unless trust and sacrifice are the foundations for "Guardians of Friendship". SEX...LOVE...DECEIT...GREED...MURDER...And, ultimately REDEMPTION, set the scenes that define THE SUNSHINE MACHINE. A cast of colorful miscreants, sympathetic antagonists and flawed protagonists populate the vivid Southern and Baja California locales of the sixties and seventies in THE SUNSHINE MACHINE. Moments of magical realism, historic rock and rock trivia, and mind-altering occurrences all play a part in transporting the reader to a time when Flower Power was the new cultural revolution and Drugs, Sex and Rock and Roll were its mantra.