Welcome back to yet another Round Robin Blog Fest! If you've never joined us before, this is a fun little blog tour that will introduce you to several amazing authors. Our ring leader, Robin, asks us a question that we all answer in our own way. This month's question is:
What messages do your books give your readers?
One thing I've come to recognize is that all of my sleuths, from Audra Clemmings to Gilda Wright have one trait I love to play on. They are all resilient! When life gets tough, they all get up and GO!
Gilda, the protagonist in my Gilda Wright Mysteries, has a bad breakup with a boyfriend which sends her to work at a local karate school to learn how to defend herself and gain some confidence. Instead, she falls in love with the school's owner, Sensei Mick Williams and ends up with a whole other set of problems when she discovers a body in the school. Throughout the series, Gilda gains confidence even after set backs and perserveres until she is ready to go for her black belt...OOPS! Spoiler alert!
In my Sugarwood Mysteries, Audra Clemmings deals with an empty nest, running a craft shop, a diststracted husband, and a young puppy. Despite it all, she maintains a brave face. Alongside her best friend Merrilee, she solves the murder of a cowboy at Halloween and is anticipating her next adventure in September 2022.
Glitter Bay Mysteries features sisters Laken and Sage Miller. Both have had their share of heartache and have settled in Glitter Bay, Oregon to run Sage's vintage boutique, Vintage Sage. Laken has endured cancer, an unfaithful husband, public humiliation, and the demise of her modeling career. She moves in with her sister to rebuild a quiet life while she figures out her next move. In the meantime, she brings trouble from Hollywood into the small town. Joined by a trans gender woman named Quinn, life is never dull in Glitter Bay!
Lastly, my Wild Blue Mysteries begins and ends with Katie Mullins who changed her name after running from her bosses with half a million dollars of their money. She ended up in a small town and chose to live a small life. Until her bosses find her. In spite of everything, she needs to decide whether to keep running or face her past head on.
My protagonists deal with all kinds of situations as well as hunting for bad guys. No matter what life throws in their way, they don't give up. Sometimes they want to. There's a scene in one of my Gilda Wright Mysteries where Gilda locks her door, turns off the lights, and hides from the world. It doesn't last long. Her friends and her curiosity drag her back out to finish the job!
Let's check out what messages other authors share in their books!
Skye Taylor http://www.skye-writer.com/blogging_by_the_sea
Marci Baun http://www.marcibaun.com/blog/
Connie Vines http://mizging.blogspot.com/
Dr. Bob Rich https://wp.me/p3Xihq-2A9
Helena Fairfax http://www.helenafairfax.com/blog
Robin Courtright https://www.rhobincourtright.com/
Back when I was much younger, busy raising kids, I'd already been left with three kids under 4 when my first husband left us. Then my second husband got cancer. At the time, my best friend from church seemed to have lived a charmed life and I wondered how she could even begin to comprehend what it was like to struggle against odds. She's still living that charmed life pretty much, but I realize that all the stuff I lived through made me a stronger person so I can relate to all your heroines and their resilience.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!! I'm so proud of how far you've come!
DeleteSo, you’re message is to never give up. It’s a good message. Life will always throw some curveballs at us. We just have to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and keep trucking. Unlike Skye, I don’t think I have any friends who have lived charmed lives. Not that they’ve been horrible, but all of us have had our challenges.
ReplyDeleteSometimes we have no idea what challenges people face beneath the surface. On some level, we all face challenges we need to overcome!
DeleteThat's an interesting collection of challenges. I actually have a friend who married the Karate instructor!
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Bob Rich
LOL! I didn't marry one but I trained for a few years and am still good friends with several!
DeleteHopefully, even when characters fail at a certain goal, they keep on going and find new challenges.
ReplyDeleteStrong women make for a great read! I agree, noone has a life so smooth as a placid lake. And yes, problems do build character.
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