18 Mar V Day IV – Let’s Talk About It!
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So V Day IV is out and making its rounds. You guys gobbled up this book and I’m grateful. Apologies for the typos and formatting issues. Hoping Amazon will allow you to download the updated version soon.
There will be a final book V Day V! And some of you have asked about a Dell & Angel sequel. Mmm…I wasn’t expecting to write one, but, I bend to demands, We shall see?
But let’s talk about V Day shall we?
Tina had to learn the hard way that not everyone that comes into your life can stay, no matter how hard you want them there.
Some people come into your life for a reason and some for just a
season.
If you remember, Sidney stepped into Tina’s life right when she was in the middle of romancing hee best friend. One could say she invited her female sexual energy or was simply open to it, but Sidney’s advances opened her up to all kinds of possibilities including being able to see Morgan in this new light.
But Sidney was always an issue to keep around. You can’t be close friends with someone you fuqqed after one little fight.
The thing is, Tina had to do some growing. You can love someone down to the bone, but being in a relationship requires skills like, communication, compromise, emotional maturity, vulnerability and respect, all of which Tina had to learn.
For those of you who gave Tina a chance, I appreciate you. The very first review on V Day one boasts a 2 star review that says she “hated Tina!”
I get it. My characters can get under the skin. I spoke to a friend about it and I don’t know, a part of me is okay if people hate her. So long as you don’t walk away not caring. A Deja book isn’t all roses and like Tina, can be beautiful but it will have thorns.
Love her or hate her, Tina has been putting in the work to better herself and to learn how to love Morgan in the way she deserves.
Someone contacted me in reference to Morgan’s role in their relationship. She felt Morgan wasn’t as “perfect” as she presented and that Tina wasn’t given enough grace for how much she went out of her way to be better and care for Morgan.
Ultimately, I want you to see both characters as the complex beings they are. No one is all good or all bad and that their differences are simply a part of their dynamic and can change over time as we grow.
In this installment, Morgan entertained Mr. Collin for what it seemed, “a purpose,” but do you think that’s all it was?
Do you feel Tina’s lack of transparency about Sidney problematic?
How did you feel about Morgan’s reaction to that?
Your thoughts are welcome!
BONUS: Listen to an excerpt from Book 1 provided by QWOC books:
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Cassandra
Posted at 22:57h, 07 AprilI absolutely love Tina. In each book she has grown and changed and not just for Morgan but also for herself. I feel like people give her a bad rap, not realizing she had a lot of personal trauma she needed to overcome, and she started doing that and putting in the work. Was she wrong for continually exposing her relationship to Sydney, yep lol, but it was another lesson she had to learn and one that obviously Morgan needs to learn as well: I did not like that she even entertained Mr Colinsworth for as long as she did. She gave him the green light over and over, so of course he felt comfortable dismissing her relationship. It wasn’t even her that finally put him in his place, but Dell, Angel and Tina. Their wedding day was beautiful and the emotions Tina released and showed in front of her friends was AMAZING! But I was still upset with Morgan because it took so long for her to listen to Tina’s needs, like she’s always saying Tina needs to do. I LOVE them and their relationship. It shows so many elements of a healthy/unhealthy and complex relationship. But they were made for each other, even with all the issues they face.
Deja Elise
Posted at 23:29h, 21 AprilHey Cassandra,
Thank you for dropping by and telling it exactly how it is. 😅 You hit the nail on the head with everything.
There were only a few people who saw Morgan’s flaws at the beginning. Tina’s big personality and abrasive ways was off putting for some and I get that. But Morgan was no Saint at any point..
She did entertain Mr. Collinsworth and I think she was low key enjoying the possibility that it might bother Tina. I think it was less about Collin and more about how she felt being Tina’s partner.. she wanted her to know how it felt to have someone around that she didn’t want.
She didn’t get too upset about the whole Sidney issue, but she didn’t exactly get over it the way she acted like she did. So some of her moves were most definitely questionable, and I feel came from an insecure place.
But we don’t always know why we do a thing or feel a certain way and our actions can seem problematic as a
their relationship was never under any real
Regardless, their relationship was never under any real danger. Those two will be together no matter what. It’s not to say they don’t have their boundaries and breaking points, but they’re willing to put in the self work to make it work.
Love is easy right. Staying together, that’s the hard part. I didn’t think this is what my books would end up being about, self growth and getting through trauma while in a relationship . I was not a happy ending person when I started, but now I’m not against it. But I will show the ugly parts.
Thank you for reading about these ladies, They’re as real in my head as they seem. 😅