Sudden Death: A Novel

Outrageous, irrepressible and endlesslynbsp;nbsp;entertaining, the bestselling author of Rubyfruit Junglenbsp;nbsp;and Bingo spins a behind-the-scenes tale of women'snbsp;nbsp;professional tennis that dramtically intertwinesnbsp;nbsp;the heart-stopping excitement of competition andnbsp;nbsp;the lingering heartache of intimate human bonds.nbsp;nbsp;Carmen Semanan loves three things passionalty:nbsp;nbsp;tennis, money and professor Harriet Rawls. Justnbsp;nbsp;twenty-four, Carmen is at her peak as one of thenbsp;nbsp;world's top-seeded tennis champions, determined to winnbsp;nbsp;the coveted Grand Slam. She is protected fromnbsp;nbsp;everything but the grueling demands of her sport by annbsp;nbsp;avericious agent and her devoted gusty Harriet.nbsp;nbsp;All the odds are in her favor. But there are weedsnbsp;nbsp;growing in her paradise patch. Carmen's vey latinnbsp;nbsp;brother, Miguel, parlays her succes into anbsp;nbsp;financial house of cards with deals that includenbsp;nbsp;smuggling, forgery, and fraud. Susan Reilly, Carmen'snbsp;nbsp;archrival and former lover, leaks word of Carms'snbsp;nbsp;relationship with Harriet to the press--and tennis'snbsp;nbsp;best-kept secret is blown into a front-pagenbsp;nbsp;scandal. From the French Open to Wimbledon, jealousies,nbsp;nbsp;ambitions and passions are set to explode. Now,nbsp;nbsp;with everything she cherishes on the line, Carmennbsp;nbsp;must test the true depths of her feelings-both onnbsp;nbsp;and off the court.… (more)