A powerful story of love and violence set on the remote island shores off Florida's coast. An unlikely group of people-a writer, an artist, a dying billionaire and the world's greatest fighter-struggle for simplicity and truth as the country around them descends into moral chaos and poverty. In uncommon times, when the old codes are forgotten, and when no one restrains their appetites, sometimes artists have to fight, fighters follow their heart, and the wealthy give it all away.The Undefeated is a powerful and unique drama about how real love inspires us to overcome our vices for the sake of others - and how the pursuit of happiness without truth destroys people, families and, ultimately, society. Charlie is a hopelessly self-absorbed 19 year-old that aspires to be a writer. He's naive, honest and comically immature. In The Undefeated, he tells the story of a most unusual event. His brother, Abe, a great boxing champion in exile due to corruption in the sport, agrees to take part in a match like no other - a winner-take-all fight with no rules. It pits Abe against the world's greatest MMA fighter. The whole thing is unsanctioned and illegal. But the pot is a billion dollars to the winner. Abe agrees to the match, but not for reasons anyone suspects. The fight's host is an eccentric old billionaire, Bernard Tucker. Bernard is dying and the fight is his final statement about freedom, honor and risk. He came up the old way - the hard way - working, saving, investing and waiting. He wants the match to show the spirit of men who achieve greatness in life, who risk it all for what they love and don't play it safe. Bernard is all-in; he's fiercely independent and abhors the code of our age where people are brought up to believe they deserve security instead of achieving it for themselves. Samantha (Sam) is his granddaughter. She's a photographer and a passionate and beautiful young woman who's heartbroken to be losing her greatest friend and influence - Bernard. Charlie falls desperately in love with her and before the fight they spend long hours together listening to old records in her favorite place on earth - an old shack in the water off Bernard's property along the Gulf Coast of Florida. Charlie knows she'll never love him the way he loves her but he falls anyway and his heartbreak ultimately teaches him deep lessons about himself...and life. In all, The Undefeated is a novel about what's wrong with America. Our loss of the transcendent, our rejection of duty, and our pursuit of hedonism in the name of freedom has fractured the family and developed an economy of debt. The pursuit of instant gratification is antithetical to love. But The Undefeated is also about the greatness of real love and how we can find our way back. It's a story about a writer, a fighter, an artist, and a billionaire who come together one hot August off the Florida coast. They all fight in their own way. Everyone must fight for something in this world. And in all the simple romance, beauty, and brutal violence, they stand together - undefeated.
Jason was born a Yankee but is now a Southerner by choice, living in South Carolina. He's authored two books, numerous articles and also works as a columnist. When he's not writing, overthinking or hiking, he teaches boxing and martial arts. He believes wholeheartedly in the power of stories to bridge the gap between head and heart, and to rescue us from the onslaught of the daily grind, and the tyranny of now. He can be found on the web at jasonkorol.com and he'd love to hear from you-jkdjason@icloud.com
