The Imperfect
Heroine

Which
brings me to the issue of character development. If a character starts out
perfect, there’s no room for growth. That leaves getting the guy the only goal.
And usually this guy is confident, rebellious, and independent, or, in other
words, everything the heroine is not. We all know that story about a single
kiss turning a frog into a prince. That same kind of fantasy is at play in
these traditional romances: these stories suggests that by kissing the rebel
guy, some of his strength and independence will rub off on the heroine. But it
just doesn’t work that way.
In Torn, Tristan, the romantic interest,
does have typical bad boy features; there’s something dark about him, he’s
rebellious, and he has a mind of his own. But he’s more than this. He’s also
super observant, brilliant, loyal, and pushes Isadora to really grown as a
person. Isadora is seriously flawed, but this doesn’t stop Tristan from loving
her. Because of his love and friendship, she is able to get to know herself
better and mature a great deal by the end of the book. So Tristan’s
unbelievably sexy, steadfastly loyal, and pushes Isadora to question her
motivations and keep herself from making fatal mistakes. That to me is the true
definition of a fabulous guy, wouldn’t you say?
You can
pick up Torn for a mere $2.99 in the
Kindle Store. Check out the sample first and tell me what you think. You can
reach me at ashleysmorgan@hotmail.com or you can find me on Facebook.
Thanks for reading! And thanks to Jodie at Uniquely Moi Books for her generous
invitation to write a guest post!
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