On today's tour stop, we'll visit Alive On The Shelves, where Lisa hosts my guest post "When Eye Candy Fights Back: Adding Depth To a Love Interest." It's about Jolynn Decker, Frank Paine's feisty ex-girlfriend, who alternates among suspect, tease, lover, sidekick, and victim in King of Paine with the ease of a more experienced actress. Join us to learn how this former beauty queen fought to avoid being type-cast. Book people will love browsing Alive on the Shelves, a …
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Published on December 13, 2011 11:32
Mr. Kahn effectively gives Jolynn many sides which, like he says, is only told through the protagonist's words. Jolynn turns out to be not only a mysterious woman but a very illuminating one as well. Bravo to the author for being able to make charm jump off the page between the protagonist and Jolynn Decker especially as the novel begins to wind down. That does not ALWAYS make two hearts beat as one... one just never knows. Both characters have their own special charm and only the readers of this great novel will be pleasantly pleased with both of these characters!
Thank you Larry for describing how you fleshed out secondary character Jolynn Decker and made her a dynamic part of the novel itself!