“Same as my mother’s too,” Addison said. “It’s a tradition.”
He rubbed Addison’s belly and smiled. “So I guess we’ll be using it on this little one if she’s a girl.”
“She is a girl.”
He smiled. “Oh, really? You seem confident.”
“Gran knew about her before we did,” Addison said. “She told me I was going to have a girl.”
“When?”
“The night of our wedding when we walked along the beach. I didn’t believe her at first because we had decided to wait. I thought there was no way I could be pregnant.”
“Are you disappointed it’s happening so soon?”
Addison shook her head. “I can’t wait to be a mother. You?”
“I don’t know why, but the timing seems perfect now, but surreal. We’re mourning the loss of a life while celebrating a new one at the same time.”
Addison bent down, placing a bouquet of white lilies in front of the headstone.
“Ready to go?” he asked.
She nodded, and they turned, walking back to the car. A gentle breeze kicked up, and within it a voice as soft and sweet as a whisper, and she swore she heard a name—Amara.
Amara Jane.
It had a nice ring to it.
THE END
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Books by Cheryl Bradshaw
Sloane Monroe Series
Black Diamond Death (Book 1)
Charlotte Halliwell has a secret. But before revealing it to her sister, she’s found dead.
Murder in Mind (Book 2)
A woman is found murdered, the serial killer’s trademark “S” carved into her wrist.
I Have a Secret (Book 3)
Doug Ward has been running from his past for twenty years. But after his fourth whisky of the night, he doesn’t want to keep quiet, not anymore.
Stranger in Town (Book 4)
A frantic mother runs down the aisles, searching for her missing daughter. But little Olivia is already gone.
Bed of Bones (Book 5)
Sometimes even the deepest, darkest secrets find their way to the surface.
Flirting with Danger (Book 5.5) A Sloane Monroe Short Story
A fancy hotel. A weekend getaway. For Sloane Monroe, rest has finally arrived, until the lights go out, a woman screams, and Sloane’s nightmare begins.
Hush Now Baby (Book 6)
Serena Westwood tiptoes to her baby’s crib and looks inside, startled to find her newborn son is gone.
Dead of Night (Book 6.5) A Sloane Monroe Short Story
After her mother-in-law is fatally stabbed, Wren is seen fleeing with the bloody knife. Is Wren the killer, or is a dark, scandalous family secret to blame?
Gone Daddy Gone (Book 7)
A man lurks behind Shelby in the park. Who is he? And why does he have a gun?
Sloane Monroe Stories: Deadly Sins
Deadly Sins: Sloth (Book 1)
Darryl has been shot, and a mysterious woman is sprawled out on the floor in his hallway. She’s dead too. Who is she? And why have they both been murdered?
Deadly Sins: Wrath (Book 2)
Headlights flash through Maddie’s car’s back windshield, someone following close behind. When her car careens into nearby tree, the chase comes to an end. But for Maddie, the end is just the beginning.
Addison Lockhart Series
Grayson Manor Haunting (Book 1)
When Addison Lockhart inherits Grayson Manor after her mother’s untimely death, she unlocks a secret that’s been kept hidden for over fifty years.
Rosecliff Manor Haunting (Book 2)
Addison Lockhart jolts awake. The dream had seemed so real. Eleven-year-old twins Vivian and Grace were so full of life, but they couldn’t be. They’ve been dead for over forty years.
Blackthorn Manor Haunting (Book 3)
Addison Lockhart leans over the manor’s window, gasping when she feels a hand on her back. She grabs the windowsill to brace herself, but it’s too late--she’s already falling.
Till Death do us Part Novella Series
Whispers of Murder (Book 1)
It was Isabelle Donnelly’s wedding day, a moment in time that should have been the happiest in her life...until it ended in murder.
Echoes of Murder (Book 2)
When two women are found dead at the same wedding, medical examiner Reagan Davenport will stop at nothing to discover the identity of the killer.
Stand-Alone Novels
Eye for Revenge
Quinn Montgomery wakes to find herself in the hospital. Her childhood best friend Evie is dead, and Evie’s four-year-old son witnessed it all. Traumatized over what he saw, he hasn’t spoken.
The Devil Died at Midnight
When true-crime writer Alexandria Weston is found murdered on the last stop of her book tour, fellow writer Joss Jax steps in to investigate.
Hickory Dickory Dead
Maisie Fezziwig wakes to a harrowing scream outside. Curious, she walks outside to investigate, and Maisie stumbles on a grisly murder that will change her life forever.
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