Francesca Corbette

This is just some thoughts on a new character.  Francesca is late 20's and prefers to be called Frankie. I imagine her story in the late 1880's, perhaps in Missouri or Colorado.  She's pretty, but not beautiful, more cute.  She has dark red hair that she keeps pulled back.  She is average height and weight.  She wears small, wire-rimmed glasses.  She always dresses conservatively, and she likes to keep absolute control over herself at every moment.

Despite, her deep need for control, she has a quirky sense of humor and a love of life.  She has been deeply hurt by the men in her life, so she rarely trusts men.  She keeps her fear veiled behind a shy facade.

She has had a falling out with the aunt and uncle who raised her and hasn't seen them in several years.  She also has a sister, Cordelia (called Cora or Cory).  Cordelia married young to her first husband.  He died early in their marriage, and she remarried to Curtis Landon, now with a young daughter (Maddie).  With Curtis, Cordelia has three children, James, Georgie, and an as-yet unnamed baby daughter.

I'll give more later.