Danielle

If life is a game, poker is the American version. We invented it, out shine the world with it, and hardly a child grows to maturity without knowing how to play it. The dictionary claims the player with the highest card value wins but in the American version, having the highest card value does not guarantee success. It takes much more to win at poker, just as it takes much more to win at the game of life. Sailor is a poker player, the best in his profession. Danielle is Sailor's daughter and, as the story begins, a thirteen year old without a mother to support and guide her. It is the game of life Sailor and daughter are involved in. It is the game of poker, American version, that saves them both.