Whirlwind
Page 31
A storm of memories swept Kate back through time, across all she’d endured in her life, and tears filled her eyes.
Grace walked into the room.
“Are you sad, Mommy?”
Regaining her composure, Kate brushed her cheeks then pulled Grace up onto the bed and into her arms. “Just thinking about things.”
“What things?”
“How lucky I am to have you as my kid and stuff.”
“Is that because of the phone call you just got?”
“I guess so. It gave me a lot to think about.”
“Like what?”
“Like moving to New York City.”
“Oh, where Stuart Little lives? With all the really tall buildings?”
“Yes, and Central Park and subway trains that run underground and the big Santa Claus parade and the toy store with the Ferris wheel inside.”
Grace’s eyes grew wider.
“Think you’d like that, sweetie? Living in a great big city like that?”
She nodded big nods. “But I’d miss my friends so much.”
“Me, too, but we’d make new friends.”
“Like Stuart Little.”
“Exactly—like Stuart Little.”
Kate tickled Grace and their laughter filled the room.
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Acknowledgments
As a former crime reporter I have a basic understanding of police procedure and jurisdiction. But for this story I took a great deal of creative license. I have been to Texas a number of times but make no claim to being an expert on local matters.
My thanks go to two colleagues from the news business, Paula LaRocque, formerly of the Dallas Morning News, who so graciously put me in touch with Texas journalism legend O.K. Carter, former publisher of the Arlington Citizen-Journal and the Arlington Star-Telegram. If my settings and news aspects ring true, then thanks goes to them.
If you see inaccuracies, then blame me.
I did my best to reflect the meteorological aspects of the story accurately and apologize to experts for any errors. Again, I took liberties as a fiction writer.
My thanks to Amy Moore-Benson, to Emily Ohanjanians and the incredible editorial, marketing, sales and PR teams at Harlequin and MIRA Books.
As always, my thanks to Wendy Dudley.
Very special thanks to Barbara, Laura and Michael.
It is important readers know that in getting this book to you, I benefitted from the hard work and generosity of many people, too many to thank individually.
This brings me to what I hold to be the most critical part of the entire enterprise: you, the reader. This aspect has become something of a creed for me, one that bears repeating.
Thank you for your time, for without you, a book remains an untold tale. Thank you for setting your life on pause and taking the journey. I deeply appreciate my audience around the world and those who’ve been with me since the beginning and who keep in touch. Thank you all for your kind words. I hope you enjoyed the ride and will check out my earlier books while watching for my next one. I welcome your feedback. Drop by www.rickmofina.com to subscribe to my newsletter and send me a note.
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ISBN-13: 9781460328576
WHIRLWIND
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