“I hope it works out,” Rose said. “You could use the money to finish fixing up your house.”
“Truth.”
Zoe spotted Pete, two cups of coffee in hand, heading their way.
“Hey.” Rose wrapped Zoe in a hug. “I’m really happy for you two. Love you, my friend.”
“Love you too.”
Rose walked away, pausing in front of Pete. “You better take care of her or I’ll kick your ass.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Pete closed the distance to Zoe and handed her one of the cups. She thanked him and took a sip.
“I want you wide awake for tonight,” he whispered, an impish twinkle in his clear blue eyes.
“I dunno,” she teased. “We have an early flight tomorrow. And with our luck, someone will get murdered tonight and we’ll both have to respond to the crime scene.”
“No way.” He shook his head adamantly. “Seth is officially in charge of Vance Township’s Police Department. And your new chief deputy coroner is gleefully running your office for you.”
She groaned. “Don’t remind me.” But she had to admit, for the next ten days, she was glad to have someone—even if it was Dr. Charles Davis—to hand the job over to. It was the day she returned that concerned her.
That, however, was eleven days away. For now, she was a newlywed with a handsome husband and their whole life together ahead of her. She had her stepdad back and a brother she was eager to get to know.
Zoe set down the coffee, slipped into Pete’s embrace, and sighed. “I’ve always heard that your wedding day is the happiest day of your life.”
He shook his head. “No.” He looked down at her with his crooked smile. “Every day we wake up in each other’s arms will be the happiest day.”
“I like that.” She smiled back. “I like that a lot.”
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author Annette Dashofy has spent her entire life in rural Pennsylvania surrounded by cattle and horses. When she wasn’t roaming the family’s farm or playing in the barn, she could be found reading or writing. After high school, she spent five years as an EMT on the local ambulance service, dealing with everything from drunks passing out on the sidewalk to mangled bodies in car accidents. These days, she, her husband, and their spoiled cat, Kensi, live on property that was once part of her grandfather’s dairy.
Books in the Zoe Chambers Mystery Series
by Annette Dashofy
CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE (#1)
LOST LEGACY (#2)
BRIDGES BURNED (#3)
WITH A VENGEANCE (#4)
NO WAY HOME (#5)
UNEASY PREY (#6)
CRY WOLF (#7)
FAIR GAME (#8)
UNDER THE RADAR (#9)
TIL DEATH (#10)
Henery Press Mystery Books
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BOARD STIFF
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Armed with moxie and her Mini Coop, Elliott uncovers a trail of blackmail schemes, gambling debts, illicit affairs, and investment scams. But the deeper she digs to clear Jane’s name, the guiltier Jane looks. The closer she gets to the truth, the more treacherous her investigation becomes. With victims piling up faster than shells at a clambake, Elliott realizes she’s next on the killer’s list.
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A Tj Jensen Mystery (#1)
Between volunteering for the annual pumpkin festival and coaching her girls to the state soccer finals, high school teacher Tj Jensen finds her good friend Zachary Collins dead in his favorite chair.
When the handsome new deputy closes the case without so much as a “why” or “how,” Tj turns her attention from chili cook-offs and pumpkin carving to complex puzzles, prophetic riddles, and a decades-old secret she seems destined to unravel.
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