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Book first appears in: A Dom is Forever
Main character in A Dom is Forever, Lost and Found (from Master Bits and Mercenary Bites~The Secret Recipes of Topped)
Physical description: auburn hair to her shoulders, blue eyes, Southern accent
Relatives mentioned: Husband: Liam O'Donnell. Kids: Aidan O'Donnell, Daisy O'Donnell.
Other information:
Lost her parents at a young age and was raised by her aunt who went through most of her inheritance. She married young and took over what was left of the money her parents left her.
Working for Thomas Molina when she met Liam.
Lost her first husband Brandon and her baby Madison to a drunk driver years before.
Was in a coma for several months. Nearly lost the use of her legs. In and out of hospitals for years.
Underwent an experimental surgery and was walking again within eight months.
Over a ten year period had seventeen surgeries.
Now works as Serena's assistant.
Avery and her back story is something I've played around with for over twenty years. The first iteration came from a book I plotted but never wrote about three women on a road trip and the men they catch along the way. One of them is a golden retriever pastor who basically did the same thing as Avery though it was his wife killed in the car accident. The idea of having a character who can see forgiveness is right in her case and that forgiveness gives both the offending person and herself a real shot at a future was something I wanted to write for a long time. I'm glad it was Avery.
Avery is another of my Charlotte's Web homages. It was my favorite book as a kid.