The star of a popular TV sitcom returns to his hometown, to the adoration of his friends, but his destructive behavior and bitter, volatile relationship with his brother, threatens to destroy them both.
In a tale as old and deep as the human heart, "Favorite Son" is a warm, funny and even tragic journey of two brothers at odds, ensnared in a web of old scars and fresh wounds.
Lance Champion, small town boy made good, unexpectedly returns to his home in Cypress Springs, Louisiana. Now a household name and star of the hit comedy,"MAMA'S BOYS," Lance seems to have been handed the proverbial golden goosein life and everybody loves him.
Everybody, that is, except apparently his brother, Lucas Beauchamp. Ten years Lance's senior, Lucas inherited their father's business and spent his whole lifestriving earnestly to keep it going. For his efforts, he was given a hard lifewith few consolations. Lance, on the other hand, was rewarded with fame, fortune and their father's most prized possession... one treasured by, but denied Lucas.
However, behind Lance's seemingly effortless smile and charmed life lies a bed ofdark secrets. Why did he return to Cypress Springs? And, who is Kansas, the beautiful, young seductress he brought with him, who can look into Lucas' heart deeper than he knew existed? And, then there's Annie Beauchamp, Lucas' young wife. Why, upon discovering the truth about Lance, would she make choices that could end her marriage?
Behind the door of every home dwells a shadowland of secrets. Perhaps inthe peaceful, rural town of Cypress Springs, one will be answered by thethunderous report of a nickel-plated Colt .45.
