Review: A special gift wrapped in providence
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2012
Shattered Dreams is the prequel to Eugeena Patterson Mystery Series.  Ralph Patterson married Eugeena in her teens, not for love but due to circumstances, and now her daughter Leesa seems to be following in her footsteps. Still mourning the death of her friend and quite possibly missing the attention from her father, Leesa finds comfort in the arms of a boy she has no business with and a new set of friends her mother wishes would disappear.The Patterson family does a great job at ignoring obvious truths but when Leesa is hospitalized they can no longer ignore the elephant in the room. Moody uses Leesa' issue as the catalyst which jump starts the family on the road to redemption. However roads don't always lead to new beginnings.In this short story, Moody offers some great ingredients for a good read; family issues, secrets, and loyalty for doing the right thing. I truly enjoyed Shattered Dreams and I look forward to Deep Fried Trouble.As a bonus the first chapter of Deep Fried Trouble follows Shattered Dream.