Rachel Running on Empty — Gregory Urbach

Mathematics prodigy Rachel Montgomery, inventor of the groundbreaking Level 12 Matrix, led a troubled life until she found wealth, success, and a family. But just when everything was finally going right, everything turned terribly wrongA blend of science fiction, family drama, and Wild West, this fast-paced story takes Rachel from her Santa Monica laboratory to secret government installations, Harvard, and even the badlands of Nevada, where the deadliest predators aren't just the scorpions and rattlesnakes.Seeking to protect Rachel are her adopted mother, a powerful lawyer, her adopted sister Rory, a jet-setting playgirl turned nurse, and her prospective boyfriend, a former Navy SEAL. All would like Rachel to calm down and live a normal life, but nothing about Rachel is ever normal.