Lynn Osterkamp - Cleo Sims 03 - Too Many Secrets (21 page)

“Oh, Pablo,” I said. “It means the world to me
that you would move to Boulder so that we can be together. I love you so much,
and yes, I want to marry you.”

As he slipped the ring on my finger, we fell back onto the
couch in a hungry kiss. My head spun into a dreamy place where visions of our
fabulous future floated before my eyes. At the same time, my ears tuned in to a
distant voice, “Yo, Cleo. Awesome re-entry. Surfing those big waves. Outrageous!”

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Read the other Cleo Sims
mysteries on your Kindle:

Too
Near the Edge

Too
Far Under

For more information about Lynn Osterkamp and her writing,
visit her webpage at
http://www.lynnosterkamp.com

Again I acknowledge Raymond Moody, M.D.‘s
Reunions
(Villard Books, 1993), which
was the inspiration for Cleo’s Contact Project. Also,
Afterlife Encounters
by Dianne Arcangel (Hampton Roads Publishing,
2005), and
Without Conscience
by
Robert D. Hare, Ph.D. (The Guilford Press, 1999) were helpful references as I
wrote this book.

Many thanks to those who read and edited drafts of this
book, especially Marian, Janet and Andrea from my Boulder Media Women’s
critique group.

As always my husband, Allan, and my daughter, Laurel, were
my go-to readers who went through draft after draft, giving me useful notes and
unwavering support. I couldn’t have done it without them.

Lynn Osterkamp, Ph.D., MSW, is the author of three mystery
novels,
Too Near the Edge
,
Too Far Under
; and
Too Many Secrets
; as well as two nonfiction books, numerous
articles, manuals and national newsletters. Her professional experience
includes hospital and hospice social work, university teaching and research,
special education, and long-term-care ombudsman. She lives in Boulder Colorado,
where she works for Boulder County Aging Services.