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Authors: Jennifer Lowery

BOOK: Murphy's Law

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Six months later

Sara smiled from where she stood on the
back porch of the house she now called home. Alice had retired a little while
ago and Abby swung on the tire swing.

Abby was now Murphy’s daughter. He had
applied for adoption the day after Sara agreed to marry him. They had gotten
married a month later, right here in the back yard surrounded by friends and
family. It had been a romantic, beautiful wedding with fresh cut flowers, great
food, dancing and good times. Murphy had danced with her all night long and it
had been the best day of her life. Abby was so happy to call Murphy “Dad” that
she had hyperventilated and scared them all, but she had been fine. It hadn’t
happened again since.

Now they were a family. Stephen was on
trial for murder. His reputation and connections hadn’t been able to protect
him. The Benchley family as it had once been was over. Marcello was in prison,
his organization torn apart at the seams by an alphabet soup of government
agencies. Everything that made the Benchleys who they were had dissolved. Sara
wasn’t sad about it. It needed to happen. Kent would be pleased.

She looked at the tall, slender woman
stiffly pushing Abby on the swing, her heels sinking into the lush grass.

A pair of hands landed on her shoulders.
Sara smiled and leaned into Murphy, feeling the comfort of his hard chest
against her back. “Chelsea looks better,” she said. “Not so shell-shocked.”

“Yes,” Murphy murmured, his finger
tracing the curve of her neck.

“She’ll heal here. I did.” There was no
place on Earth more healing than here on the ranch with Murphy’s family. If
anyone could melt Chelsea’s cold heart, it was Alice. Sara gave her credit. She
had swallowed her pride and asked to visit her granddaughter. A big step. This
couldn’t be easy for a woman like her. But, she was a mother and a grandmother.
Family was her life. Maybe this time she would get it right too. Miracles
happened. Sara could attest to that.

Murphy knelt beside her and placed a
hand on her swollen belly. Sara smiled at the wonder in his expression when he
looked up and met her eyes. She had been in awe too when she discovered that
her
stress related
sickness turned out to be morning sickness. She had
found out the day after the wedding. What a day that had been. Her big, strong,
taciturn husband had cried as they had shared the miracle together. It was the
final healing for Murphy and the beginning of Sara’s journey into a happy life
with a husband who loved her and a daughter who had a loving father too.

“I still can’t believe it,” Murphy
murmured. “I didn’t think…”

Sara cupped his jaw. “Believe it,
Murphy, we created this baby together, and she or he is going to grow up with
parents who love them.”

Murphy pressed a kiss to her palm. “Yes.
Come on, I feel like dancing.”

Sara raised a brow and glanced pointedly
at her belly. “That may be a little difficult.”

Murphy pulled her to her feet and wrapped
her in his arms. “Nothing is impossible if we do it together.”

The End

Jennifer
Lowery

Jennifer Lowery grew up reading
romance novels in the back of her math book and on the bus to school, and never
wanted to be anything but a writer. Her summers were spent sitting at the
kitchen table with her sisters spinning tales of romance and intrigue and
always with a tall glass of ice tea at their side.

Today, Jennifer is living that
dream and she couldn’t be happier to share her passion with her readers. She
loves everything there is about romance. Her stories feature alpha heroes who
meet their match with strong, independent heroines. She believes that happily
ever after is only the beginning of her stories. And the road to that happy
ending is paved with action, adventure, and romance. As her characters find out
when they face danger, overcome fears, and are forced to look deep within
themselves to discover love.

Jennifer lives in Michigan with
her husband and two children. When she isn’t writing she enjoys reading and
spending time with her family.

Jennifer’s Website

www.jenniferloweryauthor.com

Jennifer’s Reader Email

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