Second Chances: Sequel to You Don’t Know Jack

by Daniel J. Barrett

What are the odds of hitting the national lottery for $330.0 million dollars? The odds are 270 million to one. What are the odds of hitting it twice? The odds are four in ten billion. What are the odds of a couple hitting the lottery, one for $330.0 million dollars and the other for $480.0 million dollars, three years later in cities 1,500 miles apart? It’s never been calculated but the couple, together, hit for $810.0 million dollars, equivalent to the third highest total in history. Jack Manning is well on his way with his plans and his new bride, Mary Evans, knows she needs to follow a similar path as Jack, but with her own ideas in mind. Life changed for Jack after his former wife left him, divorced him, and left him penniless with no future. Now, happy, married to his closest friend, an ex-nun, he wants Mary to realize her potential and help change the world. Let’s see what happens next. Hold on for a very unusual ride. How do you give away a fortune in only a few years?

332 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2023

About the author

Daniel J. Barrett was born in Rutland, Vermont and has lived his entire life in Troy, New York, ten miles north of Albany. He is a graduate of both Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. with a BS in Finance, and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y, with an MBA in Management. Dan has had a varied career with extensive international experience, traveling worldwide.

An avid reader, and inspired by numerous authors, Dan has read over 1,500 books in the last several years in preparation to write his first novel, Conch Town Girl, to be published by Black Opal Books on November 1, 2014. He continues to work, as a grant writing and education consultant, serving those most at risk in the Capital Region of New York State, and is now working on his next novel.

As a new member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW), Mr. Barrett has his new book, Conch Town Girl, showcased in the ITW’s January 2015 Newsletter sent to over 24,000 authors and readers.