The suburb of Serendipity Bend housed a blend of old and new homes with one thing in common—they were all enormous. The blocks of land alone were acre upon acre of manicured gardens, sometimes with lakes and follies situated for best viewing from the house. I knew all this because I'd seen a documentary on the Lifestyle Channel where the owners took the host around their two hundred year-old mansion.
My only acquaintance with the suburb was the street on which Cassie lived. The saying 'worst house on the best street' couldn't be more accurate. Willow Crescent loosely followed the river bend with the properties on one side stretching down to the bank. It was these homes that commanded the highest prices. Not that the owners ever sold them. The houses on Willow Crescent got passed from gene
