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Laurie is leaving her husband but not her West Virginia homeland. However she has taken half of a huge lottery win that her husband wants back and he is hot on her heels. Avoiding him involves adventurous exploits from which she survives by employing a high-tech security service and by giving large sums of the lottery winnings to needy residents who agree to help her. Follow her on death-defying chases over curvy roads, involvements with local characters, an occasional romantic tryst, and visits to some of the state's stunning parklands and festivals. In the process find with her treasures beyond currency seldom acknowledged in the rural culture.