Goodreads asked Renee Andrews:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Renee Andrews The idea for Daddy Wanted, my work-in-progress, came from the situation behind me becoming a grandmother (or "KK", as they call me) last year. My grandsons, Alanus and Jerry, lost their birth parents within three months of each other. They knew their Daddy was dying of cancer and going to Heaven to be with Jesus, but three months before their Daddy died, their Mommy had a heart attack and passed away at the age of forty-three. Suddenly, these two precious boys were orphaned, and my son and daughter-in-law, who were only 24 and 22 at the time and had only been married eight months, felt God put it on their hearts to adopt our grandboys.

Daddy Wanted is taken from their story, in that the children are suddenly orphaned, and two people who hadn't known they were anywhere near becoming parents are suddenly not only thrown into parenthood but also into dealing with children mourning the loss of parents.

Watching my son and daughter-in-law give the boys unconditional love, and seeing the boys work through their loss and find love again, and seeing the way they love others so very much...inspired me to write this story.

I can't imagine our lives without Alanus and Jerry as a part of them. Truthfully, I can't remember what life was like without them, and we are so blessed to have them to love. I am prayerful that readers will feel that love and emotion when they read Daddy Wanted.

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