
Monday, August 22, 2011
The Cassidy Family Tree, by Coleta Cassidy
I’ve never been good at keeping secrets, but lord allmighty, I’ve kept a doozie all these years. Only Thelma Louise and my other goats know the truth (I’m a goat whisperer, so we have us some good long talks).
Here’s the thing... most folks think the Cassidy family line was a straight shot. Butch Cassidy and the love of his life, Cressida Harlow, had Texana (who was born on the Texas/Louisianna border). Then Cressida had Loretta Mae, my mother. I had Tessa (her name is a blend of Texana and Cressida), and she had Harlow.
So imagine my surprise when when I found out Butch hadn’t been so loyal after all. Oh no, he’d had a little fun with Etta Place which created a whole new Cassidy line. And if you’ve read Harlow’s story in Pleating for Mercy, you know all about what that means. More charms.
Lordy, what to do with this information. It's wearing a hole in me. If I tell you, can you keep a secret? Tell me what to do. Keep it from Tessa and Harlow? Tell them? And what about the other Cassidy line? What to do, what to do...

She is the marketing director at Entangled Publishing, is the author of the Lola Cruz Mystery series with St. Martin’s Minotaur, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series with NAL, and is the co-author of The Tricked-out Toolbox and two romantic suspense novels to be released in 2012.
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Secrets don't stay that way. Better learned from someone caring.
ReplyDeleteTessa and Harlow will probably be tickled to learn about their distant cousins.
ReplyDeleteI would tell them the truth and wouldn't it be fun to get the Cassidy family together and learn each other's charms?
ReplyDeleteLet's just be glad that Texana didn't marry Jebediah. That would have been a nightmare! Eugene hasn't been flirting with Libby, has he? Oh dear. Probably best to tell them!
ReplyDelete~ Sophie
Call me crazy, but I predict drama! Looking forward to following that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sophie. It's best that the kids find out right away before any flirting can start.
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