Too Lucky to Live
A Somebodys Bound to Wind Up Dead Mystery

Lonely and broke, Cleveland divorce survivor Allie Harper believes all her problems would be solved if she could find a nice, smart, hot guy and enough money to get her car fixed.The hot guy arrives first: hes in a crosswalk clutching a bag of groceries while a blonde in a Hummer is leaning hard on her horn, sending the mans groceries and white cane flying. How has this woman missed the fact that the man is blind? From the curb, an outraged Allie jumps to his rescue, rebagging the groceries as well.The money is in the bagliterally. Thomas Bennington III, for thats who the handsome guy proves to be, has bought a MondoMegaJackpot ticket along with canned tomatoes. Allie takes him home and turns his groceries into dinner for two. Later that night, Tom hears the numbers announced. Hes won. And hes less than thrilled. PhD Tom had gambled on the odds of losing (175 million to one) to prove a point to Rune, a kid from the projects hes befriended, that only losers buy lottery tickets. Instead, Rune, whod helped pick the Mondo numbers, will share Toms jackpot.Allie and Tom grasp two things: one, theyre hot for each other, and two, the ticket is a hot target, and now so are they. Every scheming weasel in Cleveland will be after Toms $550 million. Yes, once the Mondo ball drops, its game on with killers and kidnappers as players.Allie and Tom need to get smarter about the threats all around them. On the run from one fancy hotel refuge to another and from one dangerous moment to the next, with only Allies feisty landlady, Margo, and a couple of Cleveland cops for backup, Allie and Tom evolve a strategy. First, turn in the ticket and claim the jackpot. Second, set up accounts to manage the millions. Third, stay alive to the end of the week if they can.