Epilogue
Months had passed, and there was still no news about the missing congressman and the senator, or his two aunts.
When the authorities raided Edith and Janet’s cottages, they discovered each had a room fitted with monitors, and weeks of recordings were kept on file.
In addition to the federal filings of fraud, all four were charged with invasion of privacy in absentia.
Eventually, their “alleged” immoral and illegal actions became public knowledge.
Their assets were seized, and a judge determined they would be distributed to those who had been harmed.
Karen was found guilty of her role as accomplice in the scheme and sentenced to twenty years in prison for securities fraud. She hated the color orange.
Frida and Henry moved to San Diego, where the weather was much more to their liking. Jeremy and Regina became an item and moved in together. Danny and Bonnie began to plan their wedding.
The money from the lottery helped pay for a new suite for Aunt Dottie at Theresa and Brian’s home. She spent many nights telling stories of her sister to her nieces and their children. The family was enormously grateful for the missing piece they didn’t know was missing but was finally found.
Look for The Final Storm, the new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels …
In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte Gray captures all the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
Far better to focus on breathtaking landscapes than to turn the lens on her own painful childhood and the uncaring mother she left behind in Florida.
Piece by piece, Charlotte has built a new, independent life, one she’s eager to protect.
A chance encounter on assignment in Las Vegas sparks an intriguing relationship, and for the first time, Charlotte impulsively follows her heart.
But along with love and fresh beginnings comes a trove of secrets about her new husband.
And someone in his past is determined to upend Charlotte’s happiness by threatening what she cares about most.
After everything she’s weathered, Charlotte is about to face the task of rebuilding her life yet again.
But this time she’s doing it with hard-won strength, experience, and the wisdom to know when to forgive, when to let go, and how to walk into the sunshine and claim the support and love she deserves …