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She held up her glass and then took a sip, so I did the same. Then I looked out at the dark water and smelled the briny scent of home.
Danielle opened the hummus and fish dip and a packet of pita bread. She pulled off a piece and dipped it in the hummus. I watched her eat as she watched the water. Then she turned to me.
“What do you think you’ll do?” she asked.
“About what?”
“The house.” She smiled. “Build a nice big mansion like the neighbors? Now’s your chance.”
I turned in the direction of the wedding cake next door and then back.
“What would you like to do?” I asked.
Danielle sipped her wine. “I’d build it back the exact way it was.”
I sipped my wine and looked at the lights on the water, and for the first time in too long I felt a smile creep onto my lips.
“Exactly what I was thinking.”
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Acknowledgments
Thanks for Lisa Kaitz for the stellar work, and Stacey for her eagle eye. The scoundrels in South Florida (you know who you are) and of course all the readers.
About the Author
A.J. Stewart is the USA Today bestselling author of the Miami Jones mystery series and the John Flynn thriller series.
He has lived and worked in Australia, Japan, UK, Norway, and South Africa, as well as San Francisco, Connecticut and of course Florida. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his two favorite people, his wife and son.
AJ is working on a screenplay that he never plans to produce, but it gives him something to talk about at parties in LA.
You can find AJ online at www.ajstewartbooks.com.
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Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
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