Thank you, Everyone, for your wonderful comments. I'd like to add that I have dedicated my entire "Tender Mysteries Series" as follows: For the unsung heroic women who, over the last several hundred years, helped build the United States of America into a strong, caring country. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice." There have been millions of women of all races and ethnic backgrounds who worked quietly, contributing greatly to everything wonderful about the USA, and I truly feel tremendous gratitude toward them and great admiration for them. I hope my "Tender Mysteries Series" touches readers with its authenticity of the lives of these women making their ways through the ending years of the 19th Century.
Wow, I'm blown away by the wonderful comments made regarding this blog. I'm very pleased we have such an interesting discussion going. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to read about heroic characters, and thanks to all of you who took the time to leave comments and contribute to the discussion. Fran