Moments later, Robbie and Carrie Jean were carefully heading down the rocky ledge toward the shore. At one time, he'd worried over every step his daughter made, but his child had somehow inherited Shoshan's grace. She almost seemed one with the landscape. And even as she moved, the fireflies flocked around her, lighting on her skin.
At night, Robbie noticed her faint glow. Sometimes, he thought perhaps he was seeing things. It was faint and beautiful, another piece of Shoshan. Sometimes, it took all of those reminders to make that part of his life seem real instead of some magical dream which he had no choice but to wake from.
"Come on, Daddy!" Carrie Jean called. She was almost at the base of the rocky incline, and he forced himself to hurry up. He finally made it to the beach as she raced toward the water. Any other parent would have been terrified for their four-year-old to swim alone, but the first time he'd put Carrie Jean in the water, she swam, almost as though she belonged with the sea.
"Be careful," he called out of habit and watched her rush into the water, the lightning bugs following her until she ducked under the water.
For a moment, he watched her playing and listened to her laughing, wishing that both Carrie and Shoshan could have been here to see. Then, a streak of white light darted across the heavens, and he knew Shoshan was never far away.
Complete bibliography of Maria Rachel Hooley’s works
Anathema (Sojourner Book 4)- young adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Covenant (Sojourner Book 2)-young adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Dreamwalker (Dreamwalker Book 1)-young adult urban fantasy, paranormal
romance
Dreamwalker: Reckoning – young adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Her Only Hope- romance
Leaving the Nest – humor, women’s fiction
Life in Debris – short stories, poetry
The Mach Band Region – women’s fiction, ghost story
New Life Incorporated-science fiction
October Breezes (October Breezes Book 1) -young adult, issues
The Only Life There Is – women’s fiction, issues (autism)
On the Road with Ollie – women’s fiction
The River- Thriller, horror, women’s fiction
Scattered Ashes – women’s fiction
Second Sight (Sojourner Book 3)-young adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Silent Scream – women’s fiction
Skunks, Trunks, and Pedro - women's fiction, humor
A Sleep of years – women’s fiction
Sojourner (Sojourner Book 1) – young adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Sojourner Omnibus Edition (Sojourner Books 1-4) – young adult urban fantasy,
paranormal romance
Summer Sunsets(October Breezes Book 2)- women’s fiction
When Angels Cry –women’s fiction
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