Steven Kerner didn’t want to go home after work.  It was his wife’s fault. If she didn’t start nagging him every time he walked in the door, he wouldn’t feel that way.  As he had done for the last several nights, he drove into the parking lot of a dive known as Fenton’s.   This time, he went inside.

An older gentleman was the only other customer in the bar-and-grill that was now mostly bar.   That suited Steven just fine.  He didn’t know the man and wasn’t in the mood for conversation.   But the old man started a conversation anyway.  As if that didn’t bother Steven enough, the man called Steven by name. Then, he proceeded to tell him that he, Andy Monroe, had known Steven and his family since Steven was a little boy.  On top of that, he could tell Steven was having marriage trouble and knew more details than a stranger should.  How did he know?  Who was he?   When the old man offered to take Steven for a drive, Steven accepted, although it was against his better judgment.  But he had to find out who the old dude was and what he wanted with Steven.

Bo’s Café is the story of a man’s journey from fear to faith.  Andy Monroe is Steven’s guide on the journey, driving him around in his 1970 Buick Electra. Steven, however, looks at Andy as a kindly, well-meaning, but incapable, loser.  Steven will have to fix things at home on his own.  If he ever opened up to Andy, the old man would have too much to hold over him and could control him.

This book may be fiction, but the principles apply to real life.  I highly recommend this book for everyone, especially married couples or those who are contemplating marriage.  It could save your marriage, even your life.