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  1. Cover Page
  2. Front Flap
  3. Title Page
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
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  88. Back Cover

“No. There’s something wrong. Cleo told me someone left wilted roses for her at that house. That happened in California, too. Both times she tried to shrug it off. She’d been in a movie about a stalker who left her wilted roses and figured it was just a prank. I have a bad feeling that it wasn’t a prank this time.”

I do, too, Regan thought. I do, too.

30

I hope Cleo Paradise is enjoying her day.

Because it’s her last.

31

Scott shouldn’t worry so much, Jillian thought as she drove her Jeep toward Asbury Park. So what if that Regan Reilly recognized me and starts asking questions? Jody will know how to handle it. And the girls working at the sale don’t even know us, for goodness’ sake, so they can’t give her any dirt. It will all be fine. Besides, what does Regan Reilly care if I got engaged or not?

For the past twenty-six years, Jillian’s mother had praised her daughter for having such a sunny outlook on life. As a baby, Jillian was always smiling and clapping her hands. As she got older, she always saw the glass as half full. Many people found her saccharine ways annoying. But there was no doubt that when life got tough, Jillian muddled her way through. You’re right Mom, Jillian thought, happily. I do look on the bright side. But I also work hard. Jody would never have asked me to go into business with her if I didn’t. She’s a little older and more experienced, but she couldn’t do this alone. She’s better at pricing the items and I’m better at getting rid of the clutter. I’ve always been very neat. That’s another of my good qualities.

Turning up the radio, Jillian listened as a reporter raved about the weekend weather forecast—beautiful and sunny. I wish I could go to the beach, Jillian thought, but we have those sales on Saturday and Sunday in Pennsylvania. Oh well. They’ll be worth it. Both sales are at McMansions, which means we should make some good money; 25 percent of the take, as usual. Jody and Jillian were leaving early the next morning and would be gone for two nights.

I wonder how Edna’s sale is going, Jillian thought as she zipped along Ocean Avenue. She asked if it would be better to have the sale on the weekend but we were already booked. Edna needn’t have worried about having the sale on a weekday, she had quite a line. It’s summertime and people are on vacation. Garage sales don’t have to be just on Saturday or Sunday.