{"product_id":"valet-hardcover","title":"Valet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. P. Lacrampe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Kevin Wilson and Andrew Sean Greer, a helper robot and his thirty-five-year-old ward embark on a madcap adventure to save the fate of the family company in this whimsically speculative ode to Wodehouse's \u003ci\u003eJeeves and Wooster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCy wants nothing more than to be useful, raise his utility score, and receive the next update for his operating system. But that's easier said than done when he's tasked with helping his owner's thirty-five-year-old son \"get out of his funk.\" Grayson is nothing like his go-getter, CEO sister Charlotte. He didn't inherit the family robotics company when their dad passed last year, he doesn't have a master's degree, and he just can't seem to figure out the San Francisco dating scene. He'd rather eat synthesized mozzarella sticks and make pottery at his studio, Kilning Time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Grayson learns of Charlotte's plan to sell the company to a tech conglomerate, he panics. It's not just the family business at stake, it's all the technology--like Cy--their dad invented over the years. So he does what anyone would do: he steals the flash drive with his father's most important work stored on it and plans a corporate takeover. If only he knew what that meant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To make matters worse, a fellow VALET deserts his owner and asks Cy to help him hightail it out of town, Grayson's first real date--and her dog--keeping showing up at inopportune times, and the behemoth tech company wants this deal closed yesterday. Grayson, Cy, and their trusty golden retriever, Sasha III, must go on the lam until they figure out exactly what to do, and whom to trust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A hilarious, madcap adventure that is as tender as it is insightful, \u003ci\u003eValet\u003c\/i\u003e asks not just what it means to be human, but what it means to be family.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.P. Lacrampe received his MFA in creative writing from Saint Mary's College. His short fiction has been published by \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInstant City\u003c\/i\u003e, and in \u003ci\u003eHowl: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Dog Wit\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a teaching professor at Santa Clara University, where he teaches courses in composition, fiction, and screenwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48389592318206,"sku":"9781668216439","price":32.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/0387\/6606\/files\/2rVHKfRdQJ9781668216439.webp?v=1781711980","url":"https:\/\/ink-bloom-books.com\/products\/valet-hardcover","provider":"Ink Bloom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}