A Character Interview With Michael Warren

Hello everyone, Rookie Writers Solutions would like to share a conversation with Michael Warren, main character in B. Roman’s suspense fiction Whatever Became of Sin?

What is your idea of perfect happiness? My family safe and sound, the bad guys put away, making sure the Justice system works fairly for everyone.

What is your greatest fear? That I won’t find my real daughter before her kidnappers kill her. You see, my real baby girl was switched at birth and hidden away where no one would find her. Dominique, the child I thought was mine, died at the age of 6 from contaminated ground water, and only then did I learn the truth.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Being unable (or unwilling) to deal with my wife’s mental decline.  I thought she was in denial about Dominique until I came to know how her horrendous life with her brutal, racist father had shaped her.  Also, I was too involved in my work and disappointed my daughter too many times, but she always forgave me. I needed so much forgiveness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Racism, betrayal, corruption, deception. An utter disregard for the lives of others for nothing more than personal gain. 

What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Moral righteousness.  Most of it is pretentious and self-serving.

On what occasion do you lie? When the truth will push my wife over the edge of despair into suicide. I have to wait for the right moment to tell her the truth about our birth daughter (Angelique) so that she will no longer blame herself for Dominique’s death.

What do you most dislike about your appearance? I purposely try to stay fit and dress well.  I’m sure as I get older I will see some flaws that are discouraging.  

What is the quality you most like in a man? Honesty, integrity.  I have not found it here in New Orleans while I search for my child. But I keep hoping that there is someone here that I can trust.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? A sense of humor.  Kindness toward others. A woman who also has an identity of her own, a talent that contributes something of beauty to the world.  Elaine was like that, a gifted pianist who could also laugh and be spontaneous.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? My wife Elaine. No matter what she thinks of me now, we were soul mates when we met and if she ever comes to terms with the death of Dominique, I think we can repair our relationship. In my desperate search for my real baby girl, I came to love another woman, but I was shocked to discover that she was complicit in the deceit that destroyed my marriage to Elaine. This woman will pay the price in ways she could never have imagined.

When and where were you happiest? In Philadelphia, when I was studying law and courting Elaine, a true Southern Belle. That was before we were forced to move to New Orleans and I became involved in my father-in-law’s shady business. But I guess you can’t go home again.

Which talent would you most like to have? I enjoy woodworking, making things with my hands. I wish I could make a living at it.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? If I could go back in time, I would never miss another of my late daughter’s birthdays or any important day in her life. I would be more present for the people I love.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? Finally bringing to justice the people who were complicit in an evil scheme to switch my newborn daughter with another baby for their own selfish motives. This heinous conspiracy destroyed so many lives. The sweetest revenge is not that they went to prison, but that I was able to turn their own lives against them in shocking and surprising ways.

Where would you most like to live? I enjoy New Orleans - its culture, the mystery and romance - but now it has too many painful memories for me.  If I can reunite my family I will return to San Francisco and rebuild my practice there as an environmental activist. 

What is your favorite occupation? I am an attorney who fights for environmental causes and takes down greedy corporate and political interests who pollute the environment and kill innocent children.

What is your most marked characteristic? I have no problem saying what I think or calling people on their B.S. Also, Tenacity.
I won’t stop until I know the truth and expose wrongdoing wherever it exists, no matter how powerful the perpetrators are.

What do you most value in your friends? Loyalty. Truth. That they will be there for me in the bad times as well as the good.

Author name: Barbara Roman (a.k.a B. Roman)

List of books and where they can be found:
A Man’s Face (suspense)
Whatever Became of Sin? (suspense)
The Moon Singer Series
Book I:   The Crystal Clipper
Book II:  The War Chamber
Book III: The Wind Rose
Prequel:  Before the Boy

Children’s Books by Barbara Roman
Alicia and the Light Bulb People in Star Factory 13
Hubert in Heaven - a hi-tech angel gets his wings

Amazon author page: http://viewauthor.at/BRomanBooks

Goodreads page: www.goodreads.com/author/show/7358514.B_Roman

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