Welcome back to my mini blog series called “Meet the Heroines.” You can find links to meet the other heroines by clicking on—Meet Our Heroines. Thanks for visiting today.
Meet Gracelyn Clark from Of the Cowboy’s Own Accord. At thirty-one years of age, she is a former Army Brat. After working as a sommelier, and going through extensive training, Gracelyn acquired the title of Guild Wine Master. (I might have trained right along with Gracelyn via research!)
Model Portrayal. Image from Dreamstime.com
- Grace lived in San Francisco, but landed a job in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Is sister to one sibling.
- She is more like her father, Lieutenant Colonel Clark, than her mother.
- Education has always been important to her.
- Growing up an Army Brat, adapting to change is not a problem.
- She appears to be shy but is sexy in subtle ways.
- She tries to see the best in people, which has backfired more than once.
- It was love at first sight upon meeting Boston, a Military Working Dog Military Working Dogs on Facebook.
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- Gracelyn prefers to be called Grace…
She indicated no to another glass of wine but drew her attention back to him. “Call me Grace. Everyone does.”
He hesitated a few seconds, thinking about her full name. The sound of it reminded him of innocence, even though her persona kind of spoke the opposite. “Do you have anything against Gracelyn? It’s nice.”
She fingered a silver chain necklace. “No, not really. Most don’t use my full name.”
With a tilt to his head, he gave a cocky grin. “Maybe I’m not like most.”
Oh, that cocky cowboy/ soldier.
I enjoyed creating Gracelyn Clark, but I have had a blast creating and getting to know all of my heroines.
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Our next heroine really isn’t a heroine of her own book, yet, but she is the heroine of the Double Dutch Ranch. She has a big role in all the books. Her name is Judy Carlson…our ranch mom.
I appreciate you taking the time to check out my post. Thanks so much for reading.
Have a fab week!
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
8 thoughts on “Mini Blog Series~ Meet the Heroine: Gracelyn”
D. Wallace Peach
Nice intro, Mary. Isn’t research fun? It’s so easy to do these days with the internet. I can imagine you know quite a bit about wine. My books require me to know about crossbows, tall ships and sheep shearing – things I’ll never need to know! 😀
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks! I remember the days of going to the library, and since I lived in a small town, I had to wait for books I needed for research. It would take weeks to arrive. I can’t write without the internet now! I’ll take today in that aspect.
I still have to look up wine parings. 🙂
My youngest son is a 2nd degree black belt and I’ve had to go to him a few times for certain moves in a fight scene. He advised me in a recent book, too, where a character is preparing to train for a black belt in martial arts. I left that out of a Meet the Heroine post. You know, sometimes a gal just likes to be a mystery. 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Diana.
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davidprosser
Another multi faceted character from you Mary J. She sounds like a little gem.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
That means a lot to me, David. Thank you. Hugs right back.
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apuginthekitchen
I really enjoy getting to know the characters and love the name Graclyn.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Suzanne. That’s kind of you to say. I’m glad you enjoy meeting them. Gracelyn is a cool name! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by today.
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Teagan Geneviene
Gracelyn is a lovely name, Mary. Nice choice. It suits her well. Looking forward to getting to know Judy better. Mega hugs.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Teagan. I like the name a lot, and yes, it does suit her. This is a name I had to search out. She didn’t come to me with a name like some heroines do. My heroes do, though. I hope you like iced tea because Judy will be sitting you done and offering you a glass of her ‘special’ blend. It’s a secret though. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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