Part 20 (2/2)

Q.Where do you see yourself as a writer ten years from now?

A. It's all about continuing to elevate myself to the next level. There's always room for growth and improvement. Ten years from now, I'd love to see myself as a full-time writer entertaining my readers with fabulous, refres.h.i.+ng, dramatic stories of love, life and relations.h.i.+ps. It's not about the money; it's all about the pa.s.sion and joy you feel with each and every heartfelt word that turns into a sentence, then a paragraph, and eventually a completed novel. Being a writer is like being a creator of life . . . like giving birth. What can be better than that?

Q. How can readers get in contact with you?

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.

1. Even though it is five years later, why do you feel Mia is having nightmares about Brice? Do you feel she has moved on with her life? Or is closure needed?

2. Why is it so important for Christian to reunite with Brice? Are Christian's reasons totally selfish? Realistically, can Christian and Brice's relations.h.i.+p/friends.h.i.+p ever be the same?

3. Should Mia stand her ground and not give in and agree to the reunion?

4. Why does Brice feel the need to reunite with Christian? With Mia?

5. What is the significance of Mia and Kree looking very similar in physical appearance?

6. Is it possible for Mia to still love a man who physically abused her? If so, why and how?

7. Has Brice changed at all in his new marriage to Kree? Does he want to change?

8. Even though Mia is happy with Christian and has the perfect life, why did she risk it all to sleep with Brice? Is it possible for one person to have that much power over another person?

9. Who is stronger, Mia or Kree? What do you think of Mia and Kree in the beginning of the story? At the end?

10. Do you feel that Brice intentionally sets out to seduce Mia or, as he says, ”it just happened”?

11. Do you feel Brice commits suicide or is it a tragic accident?

12. Will Mia and Christian's marriage become even stronger now? Or will Christian never be able to trust Mia? Is Christian partly to blame for what happened?

13. It's five years after the story ends: What are Mia, Christian and Kree up to?

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