The tale of the descendents of two mismatched lovers from Bamaynia who absconded with church treasures, fled across mountains and the Atlantic, washed up on the shores of Maine and handed down their safety net jewels to their children. A long line of the Turek family kept the artifacts hidden until two archivists discovered an account in an old church record and began their quest to find the antiquities for their museum displays.

After numerous eye operations, Harry Owens is left with an intriguing side effect. It's not headaches, or nausea, or lightheadedness, it's the uncanny ability to see through paper the thickness of a playing card. What to do? Honestly, what would you do, gentle reader? Would it be morally, ethically, legally wrong to use what modern medicine built into your psyche? Harry has a dilemna....indeed, an awesome puzzle. To be able to see what card playing opponents are holding and what cards the dealer is tossing around a table is a breathtaking burden. Can Harry do it and keep his affliction under...

Three ladies with a passion for poker enter a tournament where they are harassed by a woman hating, egotistical, bigotted player who attempts to goad them into leaving the tables. But these three are far from weepy, little girls. They decide to join forces with a vengeance and bring their tormentor to his knees.

Drop a tip about magnificent gems to a discontented girl who knows how to lift then easily and the plot takes on devious twists and turns. Valeri Feder escapes the legal nets with a trunk full of cash from the sale of the jewels to illegal arms dealers. Smart, alone, and on the run, Valeri needs to stay under many radars; the insurance investigator, two security agents who need to settle with her for breeching their system, the illegals who had the gems confiscated after paying handsomely for them, and the police. She will touch many lives on her trek to a new life.