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Dear Reader,

Two of the most interesting characters I’ve ever written about happen to be in the PATTON’S DAUGHTERS trilogy: Abby Patton and Jack Murray. Both challenged me in unanticipated ways. They’re more complex, more flawed, less obviously “hero” or “heroine” material than usual. Abby, I came to realize as I wrote, had to be deeply troubled. How could she not be, given her abusive father and desertion by her mother and older sister, her mother-surrogate? In defense she had learned not to care, and to manipulate men because she felt that they must all, on some level, be like her father. I found that I cared about her. I wanted to heal her, but in a believable way.

Jack, of course, wasn’t the answer. His entire life has been shaped by one painful, humiliating moment when he wasn’t strong enough to stand up for the girl he loved. One of these days, Jack Murray must be a hero, because that’s the only way he can redeem himself.

As you’re reading A Message for Abby, I’m writing about Jack and finding that I love the challenge of writing about people who aren’t any simpler in their motivations and reactions than you or I are. I’m crossing my fingers that some of you choose to let me know what you think about PATTON’S DAUGHTERS and especially about the brittle, intelligent woman in A Message for Abby.

Thanks for reading my stories. (I invite you to visit my website at http://www.superauthors.com/)

Janice Kay Johnson