Book Spotlight
1) What is the
title of your book?
BEAUTIFUL & HERO: Love and Devotion
Ø What is the
story about?
· Seventeen
year old, Derius Kenai Phillips has dealt with a lot within a year's time. After
falling in love with an older woman, Derius has left his home with his mother
in Florida and moves to Georgia. Derius deals with many different conflicts
with his new emotional girlfriend he calls "Beautiful".
· After finally
clearing up any issues between them and having his first child, Derius and Karla
start living a blissful life. Until Derius's mother, Alexandra Phillips, charges
Derius's girlfriend, Karla Na'Shell Jacobs, with Statutory Rape!
· Derius will not
sit and let his girlfriend go to prison, so he throws himself at the mercy of
the court in exchange for Karla's freedom. Now, under court order to have no
contact with his twenty-nine year old girlfriend, Karla, till his eighteenth
birthday, Derius finds himself tested constantly. Before Derius can return
home, he will be tested on his manhood, his love and devotion to Karla, his
mother and himself.
· Derius has to deal with his own emotions about being
separated from his new life, his mother's continuous schemes and the unexpected
new dramas that arise in this second chapter to BEAUTIFUL & HERO.
Ø Who is the main
character?
· Derius Kenai Phillips is our “Hero”. He is the charming young man who won people’s
Hearts in BEAUTIFUL & HERO.
2) What inspired
this tale?
Ø How did the
story come to you?
· Well, this is the second
part to BEAUTIFUL & HERO.
· I wrote
them both at the same time. I just rolled with the flow, and let the characters
take over the story.
Ø Did you have to
research for this novel?
· There was some research for some of it. Just certain
parts, but the rest I made up myself.
Ø If you did
research, what do you think surprised you most to learn and why?
· Since the research was so basic, it was not much of a
surprise.
3) Do you relate
to your character?
Ø Is your
protagonist anything like you personally?
· Yes.
ü If yes, then
how?
o Derius is the peacemaker. I am very much that person in real life.
Ø What made you
write this character; were they based on a real person or something that
inspired you?
· Well, Derius is the second protagonist of BEAUTIFUL & HERO. He is very important because he is Karla’s love interest, and he is why
the story is told the way it’s written.
4) Is there
anything you specific want readers to know about this piece of work?
It's an unorthodox love story. You have to have an open mind to see the beauty in it.
5) Is this novel a
standalone?
BEAUTIFUL & HERO: Love and Devotion is available right now.
6) Where can
readers purchase your book?
Barnes&Nobles - www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beautiful-hero-love-devotion-chimia-y-hill-burton/1121090347
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