Excitement and Danger

What are two things that can get some people excited? Diamonds and money.

Diamonds bring excitement. How? An engagement, anniversary present, and they are beautiful.

Money brings excitement. How? It gives us the things we need in life and some wants.

 Money and diamonds can cause those we trust the most to turn against us. Jealousy can take over. If you came into a large sum of money today, who in your life do you think you could trust?

In my book, Diamond Murders, Daisy placed all of her trust in her accountant. She found herself homeless and broke. In her life she went from rags to riches to rags to rich and scared.

Homeless, living on the river bank, she met a police officer, Gavin. He was investigating a murder in front of her tent. As he approached her, she hid in a sock, the few diamonds she had left from her business, Daisy's Unique Diamond Designs. She was known far and wide for her diamond jewelry designs.

Gavin recognized her, and encouraged Daisy to start her business over. She took his advice, stayed with him while rebuilding her life, and a relationship blossomed. All of this sounds good, right? I wish it would have been that easy for Daisy.

As she tried to start over, the people she loved and who were close to her, either became injured or were murdered. Not only were they injured or murdered, the person or persons doing this burned one of her diamonds into their skin. Someone didn't want Daisy to start her business over. Someone wanted her stopped, but why?

As Daisy reconnects with those from her past, who can she trust? Who can she turn to?

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Questions About the Past

I'm writing this blog not just because of a new release I have coming out soon called 'Answers From the Past', but also because I'm type of the person who's curious about my ancestor's decisions and how they affect my family and myself today.

I'm always full of questions. Just Saturday, I was asking about my great grandfather. I love to hear stories about him. One of the reasons I asked more on Saturday was because I had heard that he wasn't a man who was real hard working. I also heard that he moved the family around a lot. A comment was made that, when it was time to load the wagon to move, the chickens crossed their legs so they could be tied up for traveling to their next home. I have to admit, I chuckled, but I wonder why. Why did they move so much?

I always thought what was called the home place, was the only place my grandpa and his siblings knew. I was wrong. I did learn the home place was given to my great grandparents. I find that interesting. We sure don't hear about those things in today's time!

I for one, have unanswered questions about my family and my ancestors. Sometimes the answers are known, other times they aren't. When I can't get the answers, I get more curious. How about you? Do you seek to find out more? Do you find ways to learn the answers? Is it maybe a secret that the family wants forgotten, so it's no longer talked about?

I know some people believe, leave the past in the past. I agree with this for the most part. What I don't think we should do, is forget it, or leave questions unanswered. It's our history and history tends to repeat itself. (So the saying goes.)

In my most recent book I'm working on, Raven is assigned to write a paper about an ancestor who is deceased and has affected her current situation. She chose her mother because her family has kept secrets from her about. No one talked about her mother. The research paper, is bringing to life a past for Raven that is painful and dangerous. Her grandparents tried to warn her.

Do you think that some things are better left a secret? Do you feel that it's a good to keep things from some family members about their ancestors?