I sometimes use the EnneaApp when creating characters. It’s similar to other personality tests but they have what they call nine ennea-types. Interesting to me is “childhood wound” of each ennea-type that is discussed.

Whatever type we are, I think we all walk around with some kind of “wound” from our childhood or past and often this prevents us from becoming the person we’re supposed to be. Sometimes what we think is a “wound” is simply our wrong perception of a situation, but we allow the lie we believe to take over our thoughts and direct our decisions.

This idea of a “wound” is what I’ve used when planning the The Westons of Montana series. The four Weston siblings live and work on The Weston Ranch. They lost a brother a few years back and they all feel guilty because of reasons they believe to be true. In this series each one has to come to terms with what happened before they can open their hearts to love.

Hayden Weston, the hero in the first story in the series, A family with the cowboy, has also lost his wife and as a single dad he’s struggling to cope with being a dad and a mom to his son Luke who is eight years old. When he meets Luke’s new teacher forgotten feelings stir and remind him he still has needs. Will he be brave enough to make peace with his past and accept that he’s allowed to be happy again?

Laura Anderson, new teacher in Marietta and happily single, may just be the person to show him how to love again.

Grab your copy of A Family with the Cowboy, book one in the Westons of Montana series today and join the Westons on their emotion all, heartwarming journey through love and healing!

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About the Author

Elsa has been reading love stories for as long as she can remember and when she ‘met’ the classic authors like Jane Austen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, the Brontë sisters, etc. during her Honors studies, she was hooked for life.

Although her three gown-up children rarely acknowledge the fact they have a romance-writing mom, her husband fortunately, is very proud of her, reads every word and is happy to make sure she gets the kissing scenes just right.

She likes the heroines in her stories to be beautiful, feisty, independent and headstrong.  And the heroes must be strong but possess a generous amount of sensitivity. They are of course, also gorgeous.  Her stories typically incorporate the family background of the characters to better understand where they come from and who they are when we meet them in the story.