by Tiana Laveen
8. Ivy, Brooklyn’s best friend, is a cherished friend. Why do you think that Ivy and Brooklyn’s unconventional boss/employee relationship worked so well?
9. The book is purposefully layered with symbolism. The horses, the weather, etc. For example, the horses were from an actual incident, but they did in fact represent Ace. What other symbolism did you find in the story?
10. At the end of the book, we see that Ace sees a woman at the airport who looks like his birth mother. He is unsure, after it is all over, whether he’d seen his mother’s ghost or not. What do you think? Do you believe it was his mother’s ghost come to visit, or just a woman waiting for her luggage?
11. Dyslexia is a neurological disorder that affects how a person reads and writes language/data/information. It is triggered by an impairment in the brain's ability to decipher images received from the eyes or ears into comprehensible language. Imagine looking at the word: CAT, but your brain tells you it is TAC or ACT. This disorder does not result from vision or hearing problems. It is not due to mental retardation, brain damage, or a lack of intelligence. Ace has this disorder and it caused him to try even harder, to find ‘odd’ ways to compensate and cope. This aided in him being OCD, due to his need to compartmentalize information in his mind, so that he was able to read and write better. We know the struggles he had with this disorder, but in what did it possibly help him in his life and his profession?
12. Ace and Brooklyn are deeply in love, despite the original nature and reason for their initial meeting. What do you believe enabled them to get over their hurdles, as a team?
13. Brooklyn is a highly intelligent, attractive, at times socially awkward person, in part due to her need to stay hidden. She is also loving and kind, and sometimes sacrifices her own happiness, to help other people. As her character develops, you see she desires for this aspect of her to change, thus, she goes on a date with Ace. What similarities do you see with yourself regarding this character, and what differences?
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AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Tiana Laveen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and resides in the Midwest with her husband, two children, and twisted imagination. She enjoys a fulfilling and enriching life that includes writing books, public speaking, drawing, painting, listening to music, cooking, and spending time with loved ones.
Tiana Laveen is a uniquely creative and innovative author whose romance fiction is geared towards those who not only want to temporarily escape from the daily routines of life, but also delve into social taboo as it pertains to interracial relationships. Tiana creates a painting with words as she guides her reader into the lives of each and every main character. Her goal is to entertain, enlighten and engage the reader.
Her works include: "Cross Climax I," "Cross Climax II," "The Slave Master's Son," "The Naughty Sins of a Saint," "I Want Candy," "When Saint Goes Marching In," "Swirled Satin Sheets I," "In My Sister's Shadow," "Swirled Satin Sheets II," "Saved and SAINTified," "Addicted In Cold Blood," "Forgive Me Father For I Have Loved", “Saint’s Sacrament – Sins of the Father”, “The Tale of the Blood Diamond and “The Unearthing of Blackstone.”
If you wish to communicate with Tiana Laveen, please contact her at www.facebook.com/tianalaveen.
WEBSITE: www.tianalaveen.com
To the reader:
Thank you for purchasing, “The Unearthing of Blackstone.” I appreciate you taking the time to read my book and I hope that you found it entertaining and enjoyable. This book meant a lot to me, in the sense that it deals with some heavy topics such as family secrets, poverty, behavioral problems, learning disabilities, racism in the workplace and mental health. Readers like you, are the reason why writers like me wish to keep providing stories that will entertain and enlighten. When you purchase our books that money goes into the next book and the book after that. Thank you so much for your support, patronage and encouragement.
Sincerely,
Tiana Laveen
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If you would like to help children with dyslexia, please go to this website to read about the disorder, as well as make a contribution towards a cure and/or tutoring for children dealing with this condition on a daily basis:
http://www.childrensdyslexiacenter.org/donate
