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  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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