I forgave Ken for his insensitive remarks about my mental state. The way I felt was like I was losing my mind and it was real to me. I paused the search for the brunette woman. Funeral plans needed to be made. Rosie’s favorite minister was on hand, and he selected the verses he would ...

“Apparitions don’t talk. They only give you hints and expect you to figure it out. My mother was famous for deciphering them, remember?” Ralph stated. “Do you have Aunt Rosie’s photo albums? I want to make a slideshow for the funeral service.” Maybe I could find her in one of these books? “She kept all ...

If my life was hectic before Aunt Rosie’s demise, the last couple of weeks of planning a large, dysfunctional family funeral tipped the scales. The word ‘fun’ in ‘funeral’ was anything but fun. Though Ralph and I had split up the duties of arrangements, I ended up doing everything. He claimed he was too distraught ...

As I sat in dead Aunt Rosie’s parlor and waited for the coroner to show up, I glanced around the well-lived-in room. My eyes fell upon a sign I’d never seen. ‘In our family, we don’t hide crazy… we give it a cocktail and sit it on the porch.’ I chuckled despite the circumstances. This ...

Moira has no choice but to confront her sister and the murderer about what she overheard, but things take a twist when the Chief arrives.

When another pageant contestant is murdered, Moria gathers her group of friends to stay safe together, but discovers a terrifying truth.

A scream pierced through the bustling of the pageant. I recognized the scream of my twin sister and shot off the chair to run to her—my stylist’s fingers pulled on my hair, and she stumbled with me until they were untangled. “Moira! Be careful!” she called out to me. I ignored her. People stood in ...