Author Angela Hayes: Thankful Author 2018- Clair Brett

Hi everyone, Clair Brett here. Boy, have the last few years been all about change for me. I have had to cope with the loss of my adopted mother, my biological mother, who I was lucky enough to have a relationship with over the years. Both my daughters have now graduated high school and moved on to their new and exciting next steps. Plus, in the middle of it all has been the publication of my first three books. Talk about roller coaster.

The last half of 2018 is about readjusting for me. I am learning to be the mom of adult children not as easy as one would think. I have met this charming man who has lived with me for over 20 years, called my husband. What amazed me most, was the fact we could talk about something that didn’t contain the words: sports, school, child, or carpool. I have even begun to back away from many of the obligations I had to focus on what I want in my life for the next round. I’m not sure what that is yet, but now I have the time to figure it out.

I am looking forward to 2019 as a year of new growth, but also a year with stability. Having my cherubs settled, and hopefully no other surprises on the horizon, speaks to me on a soul level. I am feeling more confident in the woman I have become and where I want to go in my career and life.

Right now, I am working on what I would consider a story that is going to push the limits of what is considered an “acceptable Regency heroine”. A woman who has dealt with some major trauma and has the physical marks to show for it, but she is determined to accepted in society as the survivor that she is. She must first work through her, obvious to us 2018ers” PTSD, and a husband that has deemed polite society unnecessary to his world. She has already overcome great odds, so I don’t have any doubt we will see her in a ballroom soon!

I also have a few other ideas in the works as I move into 2019, so I am feeling very thankful as we come into this season!

Love those around you, because you are never guaranteed tomorrow, and take every chance as an opportunity. Opportunities are less scary than chances.

Tell your children you love them every day, even on those days when they aren’t so loveable. End your day, every day, listing the good things in your life not the list of todos you will have to face tomorrow. Tomorrow will come soon enough and those things we need to be thankful for might be forgotten in the messy every day!

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Happy Thanksgiving all!

Clair Brett