I know I say this every week, but this topic could definitely go in a couple of different directions. Let me throw a dart on the wall and choose the specific first love I want to write about today.
Hmmmmmm…….
Okay, first book boyfriend love. That’s a goodie.
You may be surprised to know it wasn’t Rhett Butler from Gone with The Wind,
or Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice
even though those are the two romance books that set me on my chosen course. Nope. My first book dream lover was Brian Beldon
from the Trixie Beldon mystery series.
You all know I grew up in my local library from the time I was 8 years old. My librarian mamas were forever pointing me in the correct age group destination for books for me to read. I discovered Trixie Beldon and her family at the age of 9.
Brian Beldon, the oldest of the 4 Beldon kids, was 16 in the first book. He had movie theater good looks which were described as dark-eyed, dark-haired, and handsome, and he was the kid everyone looked to for guidance and advice. He was the one who always kept a cool head in the storm that was mischievous Trixie and her friends. He was the perfect older brother. I always imagined he would grow up to be a dashing doctor because he was forever giving first aid to his siblings and anyone else who was injured. I dreamed a little girl’s dream of someday growing up and marrying a doctor just like Brian.
To a nine-year-old myopic, overweight, and lonely girl, Brian Beldon was the epitome of innocent boyfriend first love. I was 26 when the series quit production in 1986. As happenstance would have it, in 1987 I married a dark eyed, dark haired… ( wait for it) Doctor.
Life imitating art? Or a really good wish? You decide, but whatever the reason, I have my very own Brian Beldon!
Want to find out who the first loves of some of the other authors in this blog hop are? Click on the links below and visit them.
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