Beautiful Girls (25 page)

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^{I didn't put the pieces together quickly enough. I never imagined Sid Gabriel, Senior would father three daughters out of wedlock. I'm not sure why I didn't; given his son did the same with Bambi so many years later.}

^{I didn't make the connection between the dates of Sid, Senior's Academy Award winning movies and the births of Edie and the twins. I also overlooked the possibility that Sid, Senior and his wife's deaths could be murders, even though Rob kept a photo of that yacht hanging in his bedroom.}

^{Rob got away with these murders for over twenty years. It had to make him confident. It warped him even more.}

^{Sister Carrie lived her own lies and with the knowledge of Rob's acts. She kept that to herself out of fear. Doing so led to the death of three innocent people. It also created more traumas for four women, and delayed the revelation of the truth.}

^{I did put enough pieces together to end this long tragedy.}

^{Now, Rob Nealy is gone.}

^{The four beautiful girls and I live. We survived silent years of deceit and vengeful days of a serial killer. These innocent women and my baby-to-be are the Gabriel family. Edie and I hope to adopt Tawny. We want Harmony and Melody to be in our lives. We believe the twins should share in their family's fortune. There is certainly enough wealth for all of us, and to give to others in need.}

^{After the twins are released from the hospital, we can plan our futures, including where we will live. After all, with five homes in four states for five, soon-to-be six, people, there are many choices.}

 

^{Las Vegas, Nevada the Chapel at the University Medical Center, Wednesday, October 27, 2004}

^{“Edith McCall, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?”}

^{“I will.”}

^{“Stephen Michael, will you have this woman to be your wife; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?”}

^{“I will.”}

^{“Will all of you witnessing these promises do all in your power to uphold these two persons in their marriage?”}

^{“We will,” said the witnesses; Melody, Harmony, Tawny and Lieutenant Peter Lomita.}

^{“O gracious and ever living God, you have created us male and female in your image: Look mercifully upon this man and this woman who come to you seeking your blessing, and assist them with your grace, that with true fidelity and steadfast love they may honor and keep the promises and vows they make; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.”}

^{I was blessed.}

^{I was surrounded by the most amazing women I had ever met.}

^{Then, I, Stephen Garrett, began the rest of my life with these most beautiful girls.}

 

 

^{Gary S. Griffin spent years as a business investigator which provided the rich library of experiences he used to create his private eye stories. The personalities of the performing artists and models in Gary's life have all contributed to developing the unique characters that populate his novels.}

^{Gary lives in Delaware with his wife and children.}

^{MODERN GIRLS - BOOK ONE}

^{Gary S. Griffin}

^{Stevie Garrett is a young business investigator looking forward to a short vacation. When Stevie's phone rings, he's told a Hollywood celebrity has been murdered and his ex-lover, model Andi Anderson, was found lying next to the dead body holding the smoking gun - and apparently he's Andi's only hope.}

^{Overwhelmed by Hollywood, his inexperience and the women of a gentlemen's club named Modern Girls, Stevie tries his best to remain true to his heart and himself while sorting through the ill-fitting puzzle pieces of murder, love-affairs, kidnappings and a seemingly smoking gun.}

 

^{SEXY GIRLS - BOOK TWO}

^{Gary S. Griffin}

^{A supermodel is missing and her girlfriend doesn't know what happened. She turns to their mutual friend, private eye, Stevie Garrett, for help. All signs point to blackmail but when the model is found murdered, a race is on with only a few clues that lead Stevie on a cross-country journey before the secrets of these Sexy Girls are revealed.}

 

^{SHADOW OF A DISTANT MORNING}

^{William Topek}

^{Kansas City, 1934. Devlin Caine, a WWI veteran and former Pinkerton's operative, is hired by a wealthy industrialist to check out a potential business partner. The job is simple and the money good, but for Caine, it's a short step from checking public records to being roughed up in a back alley. Clearly there are things the client neglected to mention, such as Caine's predecessor on the job being found in the Missouri River with a slug in his chest. When the man Caine is investigating turns up murdered as well, Caine finds himself in the middle of a power struggle between his client, a competing industrialist, and a local underworld boss – all after a coded notebook Caine found in the dead man's hotel room. Desperate to unlock the mystery of the notebook (and to protect his client's beautiful young daughter), Caine plays the three men against each other in an effort to buy time. He knows only one of the three rivals can win this battle, and backing the wrong side will cost lives, starting with his own.}