When twenty-five-year-old Mary Stuart learns she inherited a farm from her recently murdered grandparents — grand-parents her father claimed had died before she was born — she becomes obsessed with finding out who they were and why someone wanted them dead.
AUTHOR GUEST POST…Snow White and the Seven Old Fogies.
Well, sort of.
Mary Stuart, the twenty-five-year-old hero of Daughter Am I, learns that her grandparents have recently been murdered and that she is their sole heir. This comes as rather a shock because her father always claimed they had died before she was born.
Wanting to find out who her grandparents were, why her father had disowned them and why someone wanted them dead, Mary sets out on a journey armed only with her grandfather’s address book. She travels from Colorado to Arizona to Kansas, Omaha, Illinois, searching out people her grandparents knew. Along the way she accumulates a crew of feisty octogenarians:
Kid Rags, a dapper forger, seems to have two interests in life — drinking bourbon and eating copious amounts of food.
Crunchy, an ex-wrestler, threatens to crunch anyone who doesn’t treat Mary well.
Teach, a con man, tells Mary more than she ever wanted to know about gangsters, Wyatt Earp, and life.
Happy, an ex-wheelman for the mob, is ready with his gun though his hands shake too much to aim, let alone shoot.
Iron Sam, a dying hit man just released from prison, has his own, secret agenda.
Spaghetti once owned The Joker, a mob hangout where Mary’s grandparents worked when they were young.
Lila Lorraine, an ex-showgirl, was a friend of Mary’s grandmother and an ex-girlfriend of Iron Sam.
With companions such as these, how can Mary’s journey be anything but fun?
Daughter Am I by Pat Bertram is available from Second Wind Publishing, Amazon, and Smashwords.
Read the first chapter of Daughter Am I. Click here to find the chapter.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR…Pat Bertram is a native of Colorado and a lifelong resident. When the traditional publishers stopped publishing her favorite type of book – character and story driven novels that can’t easily be slotted into a genre – she decided to write her own. Daughter Am I is Bertram’s third novel to be published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC. Also available are More Deaths Than One and A Spark of Heavenly Fire.
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One thing that makes these characters so much fun is the speed with which they rally around Mary and come to find the whole trip quite an adventure.
Malcolm
I love the duplicity of the characters. There are the obvious characteristics and actions of who they are and why they are following Mary on her quest. And yet they each have something beneath the surface, an underlying purpose to fulfill for Mary during this journey for knowledge.
Sounds like a fascinating book. Blurbs and syns are the hardest thing for me to write. I think you’ve done a top-notch job. I read your blurb and wanted to read the book.
Hi, Malcolm, LV, Joylene. Thank you all for joining me this next stop in my quest. My old fogies thank you, too. Just make sure you check your pockets to make sure you have your wallets before you leave!
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Pat,
I’m really enjoying learning more about your book as this tour progresses. The descriptions of your Seven Old Fogies are great. Things are starting to take shape for me. I believe I’ll be reading your chapter next.
Tracey
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Tracey, you can also read the first 30% of Daughter Am I at Smashwords.http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/4725
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Quite a crew you have assembled here, Pat. I love the the character sketches.
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Pat, Between your Floozy and your Old Fogies…you must have a wonderful time writing! LOL
I look forward to your visit with me soon!
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A motley crew of characters, indeed.
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You have written a variety of so many fascinating characters, Pat. And what a great read! Best of luck with your newest release.
Glenda, you are so funny. Floozies and Fogies, indeed. For those of you who don’t get the reference, I have a Book Marketing Floozy blog where I post articles about book promotion by various authors. http://marketingfloozy.wordpress.com
Thank you everyone for stopping by and reading my about my characters. They feel neglected because Mary gets most of the attention, so perhaps this will pacify them a bit.
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Pat,
Great characaters you’ve brought us. Those octegenarians sound terrific. Already they remind me of the folks my grandfather would introduce to me when I’d visit him. He’s take me to the senior center for lunch and bring all his old cronies over to meet me. They were so interesting and so funny. Can’t wait to read this book.
wanda
What a fine fun set of characters. The more I meet them the more I want to meet them again