by Beth Byers
My eyes snapped open on Simon’s face. His expression had morphed from guilt to pure joy, and my own heart swelled at the sight of his happiness.
“Congratulations,” Zee echoed. “I got rid of the birds for you too. Also get used to puking. You strike me as a long-term pregnant vomiter.”
“If you removed the whole break-in and gunshot thing,” I told them all, “This day really couldn’t get much better. I’m gonna sleep so good.”
“Until your kid arrives,” Jane said with a smirk and Zee’s mean snort affirmed that statement.
THE END
Hello there! Another round of The 2nd Chance Diner is through, and it has been a joy. Like Rose, the writing life is my 2nd chance. Like Rose, I used to be a call center slave and love my life so much, so thank you for making it possible! Writing to support my family is not just my second chance but my dream come true! Almost as wonderful are reviews, and indie folks, like myself, need them desperately! If you wouldn’t mind, I would be so grateful for a review.
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Also By Beth Byers
The Violet Carlyle Cozy Historical Mysteries
Murder & The Heir
Murder at Kennington House
Murder at the Folly (Coming October 2018)
A Merry Little Murder (Coming November 2018)
The 2nd Chance Diner Mysteries
Spaghetti, Meatballs, & Murder
Cookies & Catastrophe
(found in the Christmas boxset, The Three Carols of Cozy Christmas Murder)
Poison & Pie
Double Mocha Murder
Cinnamon Rolls & Cyanide
Tea & Temptation
Donuts & Danger
Scones & Scandal
Lemonade & Loathing
Wedding Cake & Woe
Honeymoons & Honeydew
The Pumpkin Problem
A soon to be available Christmas Boxset!
The Brightwater Bay Mysteries
(co-written with Carolyn L. Dean and Angela Blackmoore)
A Little Taste of Murder
(found in the Christmas boxset, The Three Carols of Cozy Christmas Murder)
A Tiny Dash of Death
A Sweet Spoonful of Cyanide
Also By Amanda A. Allen
The Mystic Cove Mommy Mysteries
Bedtimes & Broomsticks
Runes & Roller Skates
Costumes and Cauldrons (found in the anthology Witch or Treat)
Banshees and Babysitters
Spellbooks and Sleepovers: A Mystic Cove Short Story
Hobgoblins and Homework
Gifts and Ghouls (found in the anthology Spells and Jinglebells)
Christmas and Curses
Potions & Passions (found in the anthology Hexes and Ohs)
Valentines & Valkyries
Infants & Incantations (Coming Soon)
The Rue Hallow Mysteries
Hallow Graves
Hungry Graves
Lonely Graves
Sisters and Graves
Yule Graves
Fated Graves
Ruby Graves
The Inept Witches Mysteries (co-written with Auburn Seal)
Inconvenient Murder
Moonlight Murder
Bewitched Murder
Presidium Vignettes (with Rue Hallow)
Prague Murder
Paris Murder
Murder By Degrees
Curses of the Witch Queen
Fairy Tales Re-Imagined
Song of Sorrow: A Prelude to Rapunzel
Snow White
Other Novels
These Lying Eyes
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