Author Betty Ann Harris

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

4 comments:

Suzanne de MontignyApril 8, 2016 at 7:07 AM
Nothing better than a good ghost story! BTW, love the yellow gown.
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Janet Lane WaltersApril 10, 2016 at 9:15 AM
Interesting. Is this a blog or a website?
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Excerpt from Possessing Prudence

Excerpt: Dylan turned on the recorder and started asking questions. “I’m intrigued by this Beaudicort woman. Can you tell me more about her?” “Yes, well, Samuel Beaudicort was the mayor of Mystic Port in the eighteen nineties. His bride, Alexandra, was actually in charge of his mayoral campaign. It was unusual for a woman prior to women’s suffrage to hold a position of such importance, and to have been successful in getting her husband elected.” “Are you saying she was a woman ahead of her time?” “Yes, I guess I am. From what I’ve been told and from what I’ve read about her, she was one of those women who wanted to have it all: a loving marriage, successful career, children, and she had an extreme interest in politics.” “That’s quite interesting. She must have had a very full life.” “Well, she did have one child, a son named Simon. Unfortunately, before she had a chance to have any more children, her husband, the mayor, died suddenly while in office. Devastated as she was to have lost her husband at such an early age, leaving her a widow at twenty-four, she carried on displaying grace and great strength. She wanted to take her husband’s place as mayor, but she was unable to do so.” “Do you mean because she was a woman?” “I’m not sure if she could have become mayor or not. I rather doubt it. But she wasn’t given the chance, because something happened that changed her life forever.” Prudy paused for effect. Dylan appeared most intrigued. “Please, continue, what happened?” "Alexandra was arrested for the murder of her husband.”