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?
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