Alexander Grant The Pretty Good X X X

The Wall Street Journal says he’s “the best thing to happen to world trade since the boat.” The President praises him as a “Great American.” The Economist calls him “an insufferable bully.” His beautiful, well-connected girlfriend thinks he’s the kindest, most generous man alive.

Only Billy Gerrick knows the truth…he’s a ticking time bomb. A flawed hero who has held it together by sheer will. A man haunted by an overactive libido and an unending supply of willing partners. As the youngest Cabinet member in United States’ history, he’s a public figure whose personal demons are about to collide head-on with his professional obligations.

Now, on the eve of finalizing the most extensive international agreement in the history of mankind with a deadline looming, he is forced to confront his past—the tortured triumphs, the comical failures, the painful childhood, the details and debris of romantic relationships—when his girlfriend chooses this historic moment to pressure him about settling down and having a baby. But if Billy Gerrick knows anything, he knows he’s the last person on earth that should be in charge of raising a child.

The hilarious, unbridled, unapologetic —mostly true— journey through the life of a man who is part Holden Caulfield, part Alexander Portnoy and part Sun Tzu all rolled into one.