Question C

[Jonetta]

Daisy ends up at a strip club in Denver operated by Smithie who becomes her fiercest protector. Why do you think he bonded so strongly with her? How do you imagine she became a stripper as that’s never explained?

[Anita]

Daisy, the stripper with a heart of gold. Daisy was a good person that life had whacked around but never beaten. Smithie appeared to run a class business, for a strip club anyway. He took care of his people and Daisy didn't have anyone. She started as a waitress and someone probably told her there was good money if she stripped.

[Sharon]

I thought that Smithie looked at Daisy as a little sister, who he needed to protect. He knew there was something or someone in her past who hurt her, but she still had a kind and loving personality. It brought out his protective nature.

Most likely Daisy fell into the position. She practiced dancing and taught the other girls. I can see her watching the strippers then spending hours perfecting the moves until she had the confidence to dance herself. I don't know if she asked Smithie to promote her or he saw her dancing and offered her a position.

[Laura]

Smithie is protective with most of his dancers and employees so it was expected he would be close with Daisy too. I wasn’t surprised by it. It’s sort of a cliche she ended up stripping. It’s what most women down on their luck end up doing in the book world anyway.

[Jonetta]

Smithie treated all of the women working for him like they mattered and were important. His bond with Daisy probably ran a bit deeper because there is something special about her. But, he was the self appointed caretaker for all of them.

I couldn’t figure out if Daisy got the breast augmentation for her own self image or specifically to become a stripper. It would have been helpful to learn how she got there. We are definitely left with a stereotype.

[Lauren]

Yes, it is strange that we don't get the rest of Daisy's journey after leaving home and arriving in Denver. She goes from being on the bus to being a stripper at Smithie's. I would have liked to know what set her on this path because I am sure it wasn't her ambition to be a stripper.

As to her bond with Smithie, he is a father figure to her like Stretch in the beginning. She has some daddy issues.

[Sharon]

There is a lot of information missing. My guess is we learn this, hopefully, when we get into the other books. This isn't a good prequel.

[Lauren]

Sharon wrote: "There is a lot of information missing. My guess is we learn this, hopefully, when we get into the other books. This isn't a good prequel."

Daisy and Marcus are very minor characters in the rest of the series, so I have my doubts. I think Ashley wrote this because fans were requesting it. It is definitely more of an extended epilogue than a prequel.

[Lynn]

You all make good points here.