My boyfriends back and theres gonna be some trouble
“Why would I want to get out of trouble? The whole point is to pull on the thread and unravel their organizations. Can’t do that when I look like this.”
He gestured at his chest, and tilted his granite, hard square jaw up.
He was right. Johnny liked to pull on threads and see what came undone. It was one of his redeeming traits. It was also one of his worst.
Johnny Urban is a fiction within a fiction. His origins are woven into the pages of Dead Sexy.
Peter Keith is a washed up teen heart throb. He finds Gil and convinces her to help him fix the mistakes of his past. Together they create Johnny, a character based on Peter. Only Johnny is more perfect than Peter could ever be. After all, Johnny isn’t a ghost, but Peter is. Alone, without Peter’s presence as her muse, Gil takes the story of Johnny Urban and makes it her own, giving the characters a paranormal twist and something more to do other than set up house and make babies.
In the end Gil creates Tails from the Urban Jungle. This is that story.
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If you want to host your own discussion here are some talking points for a conversation
“Why would I want to get out of trouble? The whole point is to pull on the thread and unravel their organizations.”How does this line reflect Johnny’s personality and moral compass? In what ways is chaos a tool for change or healing in the story?Johnny can shift between a tiger and a Maine Coon cat—two drastically different forms.
What do you think each form represents about his personality or emotional state? How does this duality reflect his role as both protector and provocateur?Michelle is a human, but she’s deeply familiar with big cats as a circus handler.
How does her expertise influence her relationship with Johnny? Do you think she understands him on a deeper level because of her work, even though she’s not a shifter?Unlike many shifter romances, Johnny’s story isn’t focused on finding a mate or building a pack.
How does the story use shifter traits to explore identity and freedom rather than domesticity? What new themes does that open up?
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All month we’re discussing Johnny in my Facebook group Lululandia. Come join the conversation.
