A Good Man Is Hard to Find

                                         Find lots of good men in my books: here!

I love celebrating good men in my novels... whether it's teen-aged Tad Gist of my Linda Tassel Mysteries, struggling with coming of age in a new place, but sure of his love for Linda, or Rowan Buckley of Mercies of the Fallen and Ursula's Inheritance-- a Civil War soldier who changes his son's diapers, to Luke Kayenta of the Code Talker Chronicles, who honors his Diné Navajo heritage, his country, and the woman he loves.

I am so fortunate to have had a great dad. Here is is with his first daughter, my sister Marie... Can you see the delight in his eyes? Marie was born during World War II and he had to wait a long time to meet her.

My children have a great dad, too. Here he is with our youngest...

And again, a few years later...

Our son has taught me there are many ways to be a man. (Happy Pride Month, by the way... I love coming out as an ally of our precious LGBTQ+ children!)

Here's to good men everywhere, may your life be blessed with many...

 

Honoring Fathers on Father's Day by J.Q.Rose

Deadly Undertaking by J.Q. Rose

Cozy mystery

A handsome detective, a shadow man, 

and a murder victim kill Lauren’s plan for a simple life.
Click here to find more mysteries by J.Q. Rose at BWL Publishing

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My Dad
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This Sunday, in the US, we honor fathers during Father's Day. I would like to take this opportunity to honor my father, Gordon.

My dad is up in Heaven tapping the piano keys playing for the angel choir or jazz band. He was a talented musician as well as a very special person, not only to me and my brothers but also to our community. He was a funeral director.

Yes, I am a funeral director's daughter, hence the premise of my romantic suspense novel, Deadly Undertaking. I used my life experiences in writing the novel. Some of the quirky characters in the story actually are people I knew!!

I am now writing a memoir and that demands that my dad is in the story. I am including an excerpt about my father in this post from the book, Arranging a Dream, to be released in January 2021.

Arranging a Dream by J.Q. Rose, Excerpt from Chapter 13

The best way to keep my dad’s memory alive and to honor him is to remember all he had instilled in me while growing up and to practice those lessons. He always pointed out the beautiful things surrounding us in nature like a wide-open prairie sunset, the glitter of the sun on a spider web, and the way the leaves on the trees flipped over before a storm. He never gossiped about anyone or badmouthed a person. He never swore, well, except the time when my brother’s class ring was not correct and the shopkeeper would not do anything to make it right.

A sense of mischief popped out in his odd sense of humor. He’d go for coffee at Turner’s, the local greasy spoon located on Route 66, where they called him Digger. He carried a measuring tape in his pocket to measure up anyone who gave him a hard time, being sure he would order the right sized casket for the jokester. 

He cared about people and appreciated the simple things in life. I wanted to be just like him as a businessperson, friend and parent. But most of all, I wanted to teach our baby daughter, Sara, the same lessons by example.

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Arranging a Dream: A Memoir
by J.Q. Rose

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

J.Q. Rose, author

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