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Following the Girl series, the question remained: What happened to the baby? Snapshots is a fact-wrapped-in-fiction autobiography. Baby Carrie was adopted, no matter how much her mama wanted to keep her. Her name was changed. Her life changed. Her mama changed. But many of her memories remained.Who knew that a six-week-old baby would remember her mama? People all too often say, "Babies are like a rubber ball. They bounce back." What they don't take into consideration is the question, "At what price?" Infants have no words to process their feelings. That doesn't stop the images in their minds. Trudy never understood but she never forgot.This is Carrie AKA Trudy's story of life.

Diaries: The Long Way HomeEmmaline MacKenzie was the only daughter to the famed MacKenzie family that founded McLeary, Iowa, She grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was groomed to be an asset to any man who was chosen by her father. Having graduated from finishing school in the early 1900s, Emmaline was the epitome of a well-behaved woman even though in her heart she leaned toward the values of the suffragettes who marched so that modern women could enjoy equality. It wasn't long after the marriage to her father's business partner that Emmaline found out the hard way that life was not a happily ever after fairytale.With the Great War raging in the background, Emmaline walked a fine line. She had to protect her child who lived with a physical deformity from his father's neglect and still save face to the public. Both her son and her daughter lived a life that bordered on abuse. Emmaline struggled to be the obedient woman she had been taught to be. More happened in this marriage than anyone else knew. She felt compelled to keep the facts concealed. The Great War and Spanish Influenza opened the door for a new life for her and her children.Emmaline found the love that is spoken of in novels. She drew the lines in the sand and was surprised what love had in store for her. Come join the MacKenzie women as they take a trip down memory lane with the words that Emmaline left in her diary. May you find love that will build you a home.A kind word to the wise. If you don't want to run the risk of some offspring in the far-flung future making up a beautiful romance story about your life, don't hold secrets.

Valerie MacKenzie has lived more than her share of heartache with no guarantee of a happily-ever-after. With no knight in shining armor, Valerie called on a deep well of resilience that marks the MacKenzie women. From the pine trees of Arkansas to the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast, Valerie learns that there is more than the love of a man to make life complete. In this final segment of the Girl Saga, follow along with Valerie's life to find out what she needed to make her dreams come true.