Outrageous, irrepressible and endlesslyentertaining, the bestselling author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo spins a behind-the-scenes tale of women'sprofessional tennis that dramtically intertwinesthe heart-stopping excitement of competition andthe lingering heartache of intimate human bonds.Carmen Semanan loves three things passionalty:tennis, money and professor Harriet Rawls. Justtwenty-four, Carmen is at her peak as one of theworld's top-seeded tennis champions, determined to winthe coveted Grand Slam. She is protected fromeverything but the grueling demands of her sport by anavericious agent and her devoted gusty Harriet.All the odds are in her favor. But there are weedsgrowing in her paradise patch. Carmen's vey latinbrother, Miguel, parlays her succes into afinancial house of cards with deals that includesmuggling, forgery, and fraud. Susan Reilly, Carmen'sarchrival and former lover, leaks word of Carms'srelationship with Harriet to the press--and tennis'sbest-kept secret is blown into a front-pagescandal. From the French Open to Wimbledon, jealousies,ambitions and passions are set to explode. Now,with everything she cherishes on the line, Carmenmust test the true depths of her feelings-both onand off the court.