Killer Characters: Happy Mother's Day

Character: Maybelle Johnson

Title: Three Treats Too Many (Book 3); One Taste Too Many (Book 1); and Two Bites Too Many (Book 2)

Series: Sarah Blair series (Kensington)

Author: Debra H. Goldstein

Website: https://www.Debra H. Goldstein.com

Happy Mother’s Day!

Wow! I excited that author Debra H Goldstein picked me, Maybelle Johnson, to be the featured character during Killer Characters’ Cozy Spring Fling – especially because today is Mother’s Day. You see, I’m the title character, Sarah Blair’s mother.

Then again, who else could Debra have picked from the Sarah Blair series? My daughters: Sarah or Emily? Sarah’s pets: RahRah and Fluffy? That sweet lawyer Sarah works for – Harlan Endicott? One of those hunks who keeps flitting across the pages? (well, maybe I should check into those).

Let me tell you about myself. I like to think I’m someone to be reckoned with. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, but when my husband was alive, we did a lot of business and had a lot of friends in Wheaton – that’s where my daughters live. Because of my grapevine, the girls often accuse me of knowing things before they do. They’re right.

When my dearly beloved husband died, I was desolate. I also started worrying whether I’d have enough money to survive. After all, I’m just turning sixty and plan to live a good long life. It was only after my daughters sat me down and showed me the true state of my finances that I realized I won’t outlive my money. That’s when I decided to live like there is no tomorrow. I’ve been traveling quite a bit since then.

You didn’t meet me in One Taste Too Many because I was at a spa in Mexico. It’s a good thing I didn’t have access to my phone or the news or I might have discovered the heap of trouble my daughters were in. Luckily, Sarah got Emily out of a very sticky situation. Sarah may find being in the kitchen scarier than murder, but she does come through when murder is in the air. If it wasn’t for her, I might, based upon what Chief Gerard believed in Two Bites Too Many, be writing this blog from behind prison bars. Family and friends are important to Sarah – as you’ll see in Three Treats Too Many (which you can pre-order now at https://www.amazon.com/Three-Treats-Sarah-Blair-Mystery/dp/1496719492 ).

Speaking of treats, as part of the Spring Fling, my daughters and I want to give away something special – a $10 Amazon gift certificate. For a chance to win it, leave a comment telling me about your best Mother’s Day as a mother or a daughter. Happy Mother’s Day!

64 comments:

DebbyMay 10, 2020 at 6:41 AM

My best are when the young ones make something for me. I cherish them always.
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1. Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 9:17 AM
  
  Debby, I know what you mean. When I married my husband, he came with two children and then we had the holy terrors... I have two big bins of things the children made over the years. Thanks for leaving your thoughts...happy Mother's Day.

Not reallyMay 10, 2020 at 7:38 AM

Best mother's day ever was when us kids got a hold of Mom's sisters on the sly and encouraged an altogether Mother's Day. Us kids were not always friendly with one another. But. This time? We came together. Each wove a different story for getting together with their parent. All 6 showed up at our place. Unknowing that the others were coming. Only time us kids actually got together on anything. We were all in our mid to late teens and getting ready to go our separate ways. Sonny had graduated the year before and had enlisted in the Air Force. We have not seen. Nor heard from him since. That was 1968. deepotter at centurylink dot net
1. Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 9:26 AM
  
  So difficult when family goes its own way...that must have been a very special day for all of you.

Marla BMay 10, 2020 at 7:52 AM

The best Mother's Days are when we can actually get together in person and spend time together. Missing that this year. mbradeen [at] yahoo [dot] com
1. Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 9:24 AM
  
  Me, too....hugs

Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 9:20 AM

I agree. My mother passed away about 5 years ago at 85. Here's a link to the blog I wrote for The Stiletto Gang this year talking about my real mother --- https://thestilettogang.blogspot.com/2020/05/what-my-mothers-day-will-be-like.html ... I hadn't realized until now that I wrote about the two main mothers in my life .. Erica and Maybelle (who has a lot of Erica's spunk)

Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 9:22 AM

That's something that for me will be difficult this year... it isn't the same on zoom. I hope yours are able to hug you today.

Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 10:08 AM

What a wonderful way to celebrate your first Mother's Day...cuddling a little being. It's tough, I know, not to be with children or grandchildren this year. Thanks for stopping by.

Debra H. GoldsteinMay 10, 2020 at 8:33 PM

I agree. You might be interested in my thoughts about Mother's Day now that my mom is gone, too. I wrote it for another blog (after all, this one is Maybelle's writings) ... https://thestilettogang.blogspot.com/2020/05/what-my-mothers-day-will-be-like.html