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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Favorite Fictional Fathers
Hi everyone! In honor
of Father’s Day this weekend, thought I’d take a few minutes to reflect
on some fictitious dads. When I started thinking about it, I realized
that dads play a key role in both of my published novels.
Can you imagine being introduced to parenting when your kid is sixteen? Talk about trial by fire! That’s exactly what happens to Matt in Unexpected Legacy. He learns he has a sixteen-year-old son after the kid is seriously injured in a car accident. The mom has long-since checked out, and the grandparents who raised the boy are overwhelmed. What Brady needs, they decide, is a dad. They turn to Matt for help. And what a guy – he steps up to the plate and gives it a shot without even knowing the rules of the game.
He may have missed his son’s first baby step, but he’s there for him when he takes his first step on an artificial limb. In admirable fashion, Matt takes on the challenge and turns the focus of his life to gaining his son’s trust and respect while helping him regain his self-esteem and recover from the trauma of the accident. You’ll be cheering along with Matt when he finally gets to hear that one word he’s been waiting for from Brady’s lips – Dad.
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Or how about suddenly having to worry that your dad is a chick magnet or the target of a scheme to invest in a local research project? That’s what happens to Megan, the heroine in Meetings of Chance, when her mother dies, and her grief-stricken father is befriended by a questionable new neighbor. And when Dad gets the flirtatious attentions of a bank employee? Well, that’s a little awkward.
Megan’s grieving, too. Plus she has the added stress of managing the household and the business without her mother who was also her biz partner. Trying to protect her father, Megan sees threat all around her. Sheesh. Who want to babysit their dad?
Do you have a favorite fictional father? Please share!
One of my favorite fictional dads is Mr. Bennet of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Love his humorous remarks! Are you not diverted?
Can you imagine being introduced to parenting when your kid is sixteen? Talk about trial by fire! That’s exactly what happens to Matt in Unexpected Legacy. He learns he has a sixteen-year-old son after the kid is seriously injured in a car accident. The mom has long-since checked out, and the grandparents who raised the boy are overwhelmed. What Brady needs, they decide, is a dad. They turn to Matt for help. And what a guy – he steps up to the plate and gives it a shot without even knowing the rules of the game.
He may have missed his son’s first baby step, but he’s there for him when he takes his first step on an artificial limb. In admirable fashion, Matt takes on the challenge and turns the focus of his life to gaining his son’s trust and respect while helping him regain his self-esteem and recover from the trauma of the accident. You’ll be cheering along with Matt when he finally gets to hear that one word he’s been waiting for from Brady’s lips – Dad.
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Or how about suddenly having to worry that your dad is a chick magnet or the target of a scheme to invest in a local research project? That’s what happens to Megan, the heroine in Meetings of Chance, when her mother dies, and her grief-stricken father is befriended by a questionable new neighbor. And when Dad gets the flirtatious attentions of a bank employee? Well, that’s a little awkward.
Megan’s grieving, too. Plus she has the added stress of managing the household and the business without her mother who was also her biz partner. Trying to protect her father, Megan sees threat all around her. Sheesh. Who want to babysit their dad?
Do you have a favorite fictional father? Please share!
One of my favorite fictional dads is Mr. Bennet of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Love his humorous remarks! Are you not diverted?
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