Chapter One

The house on Mona Lisa Lane had always been home to her.  And, paradoxically, it had not been
home.  Not exactly.

She had spent so many years on the move—to New York, to London, Milan, Paris, Madrid,
Berlin, Tokyo.  In her swimsuit glory days, she’d been photographed on beaches around the
world, she loved beaches.  (But she tried not to think about the Caribbean.  There were many
things she tried not to think about).

Still, although Penny had spent much of her life away, she felt that this Dallas house was far
more than a dwelling, it was her emotional base.  It was where she had been young, innocent,
and doted on by her parents.  She had spent most of her childhood here with her three younger
brothers, the light-hearted twins, Will and Bart, and Sawyer, the youngest, who was the family’s
loner.

She’d been married in the living room of this stone mansion at Christmas, two years ago.  Her
mother, Maeve, had made everything sumptuous, classically beautiful, and Penny had felt like a
princess bride in a fairy tale.  

She’d deeply loved Craig, her husband.  She supposed that she still loved him.  But the marriage
was over.  She’d asked him to move out.  Some days she thought it was her fault, but other
days she convinced herself that he was to blame.  

She pulled into the long, sweeping driveway of the house.  But for once, she wasn’t comfortable
coming here.  She was certain that her mother, Maeve, would try to talk her into going back to
Craig.  

She parked her car rather crookedly.  If the twins were home, they’d hoot with laughter at her
driving.  They were both NASCAR drivers and never let anyone forget it.  

But the twins were in Daytona today, and Sawyer was studying in North Carolina.  Her father
had left for Switzerland Saturday afternoon, saying there was an emergency meeting about the
Euro and he didn’t know how long he might need to stay.

So Maeve and Penny would be alone—and Maeve wanted to have “a heart-to-heart” chat.  
Maeve loved happy endings and was deeply saddened that Penny had split with Craig.

And Penny couldn’t tell her why.

She couldn’t tell anyone why.  

                     
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The sins of the fathers…
  and their daughters

Penny Branch is stunned to learn that her father has
disappeared—and with him, millions of dollars stolen from
his bank, his customers and even his family!  But even worse
is the fact that Penny’s soon to be ex-husband, bank executive
Craig Lockhart, is the one who turned her father in…
Now the Branches face destitution.  Penny’s twin brothers—drivers in the NASCAR Cup
Series—will lose their sponsorships, and their mother may be forced to declare
bankruptcy.  But howcan Penny fault Craig for his betrayal?   Especially when Penny
has a secret of her own…and she would rather end her marriage to Craig than have
him discover the truth!  

Feel the RUSH on & off the track—
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