Can A Daughter Go Home Again?

March 8, 2020Posted inBarbara Meyers, beach read, dads, daughters, If You Knew, parents, Reading, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Writing3 Comments
Joy left home at 18 with a boy her minister father didn’t approve of. Joy and Mike marry in Vegas and arrive in LA. Shortly thereafter Joy discovers she’s pregnant and before she gives birth Mike is killed in a motorcycle accident. Broke, pregnant and widowed, Joy calls home. Her father, Art, says, “You’ve made your bed. Now lie in it.” He hangs up on her.

Picky Reader – 4

April 15, 2010Posted inGood Books, Reading, Writing Romance2 Comments
In this case, about 15 pages of male dialogue between two male colleagues (hey, at least they’re in a bar drinking beer) about women, relationships, emotions, motivations. One line at least was so flowery, I came close to throwing the book across the room. Instead I heaved a huge sigh as I often do and thought to myself, “Men do not talk like this.”