BLACK PEARLS MAGAZINE INTIMATE CONVERSATIONS
Interviewed by founder Ella D. Curry
Bruised Love by Nanette M. Buchanan
"When love leaves a bruise, does it ever heal?"
The answer is shown in the lives of the characters introduced in this dramatic novel. Cassandra Smith, who left home for love, finds herself accepting abuse. She has returned home to find her internal strength.
Mary Smith realizes her love for her daughter, Cassandra, has been smothered by her hatred for Trevor Black, the lover her daughter chose. She must rekindle their severed relationship before it's too late.
Lamont Dearling has been warned, "A woman who has been abused, can never understand real love," but nothing including Trevor Black will keep him from pursuing his childhood sweetheart, Cassandra Smith.
Trevor Black, the abusive lover and part time father of Cassandra's four children, has found he is no longer on top of his "game". His abusive dealings on the street, other women and now Cassandra has caused problems that bring deadly consequences.
Cassandra Smith, Mary Smith, Trevor Black, Lamont Dearling and the others, take the reader through pages of a riveting story of love, betrayal and murder.
Nanette M. Buchanan
An Author with New Drama, Page after Page
Nanette M. Buchanan was born, raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. After graduating from Arts High School in Newark she attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was then that she first set her pen to pad, written expressions of her love for poetry. She is a proud mother, wife and grandmother, now residing in Somerset, New Jersey. Nanette is employed with the State of New Jersey within the Department of Corrections.
Her pad to pen accomplishments include three volumes of poetry: Thoughts, Thoughts & Reflections, and Quiet Times; five children stories and seven novels. Nanette's first published work and debut novel was "Family Secrets....Lies & Alibis."
Since then the publication of the sequel, "A Different Kind of Love" and the release of her first volume of poetry, "Thoughts" an e-book hit the market. In October of 2009, Nanette's murder mystery, "Bruised Love" was released. It is her goal to become a successful author without limits. Writing and producing plays that feature her poems as well as adaptations of her novels on the "big screen". This dynamic author is looking forward to making writing a full time career after retiring from her current position with the State of New Jersey.
Nanette is a member of Shared Thoughts Book Club and Authors Supporting Authors. She is the hostess of ASA's Blog Talk Internet Radio Show which broadcasts each month interviewing authors, discussing literary events, publications and promotions. The author is available for personal appearances, chats and signings.
·BPM: INTRODUCE US TO YOUR PRIMARY MESSAGE AND THE MAIN CHARACTERS.
A. Bruised Love holds a written message about bad relationships. Cassandra Smith, whom the story is evolved around, her mother Mary Smith, best friend Trina Slater, her lover Trevor Black, and lifelong friend Lamont Dearling are involved in relationships that are now connected and have an effect on major changes in their lives. The novel asks the question, "When love leaves a bruise, does it ever heal?"
· BPM: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO WRITE THIS STORY?
A. A poem I wrote years ago entitled "Ms. Smith". The poem talks about a young woman with four children walking in her neighborhood. When she's spotted from a distance by a neighbor, the neighbor questions what the woman has been through and how she continues on in spite of it. So many of us carry on in spite of how we feel. Cassandra depicts that force that keeps us going regardless of what others think or our emotional turmoil.
· BPM: WHAT ISSUES IN TODAY'S SOCIETY HAVE YOU ADDRESSED IN THE BOOK?
A. There are a few issues in today's society that have been addressed in "Bruised Love". Cassandra is a young, single mother. She fell in love with the neighborhood 'playa'. His game slowly turned unbearable but it was what she thought was a loving relationship. His other women, the baby mama drama, the drugs, and his abuse became a part of her world. She lost sight of herself loving a man who didn't love her. Cassandra had to find the strength to end what she thought was an endless love. She had to regain faith in herself for her children, reunite with a mother that didn't know how to love her and build new relationships. There are women who struggle with this daily. What they overcome or fall victims to declares their fate. Unfortunately there are many who have walked the path that Cassandra walked.
· BPM: IS THERE A MESSAGE IN YOUR BOOK THAT YOU WANT READERS TO GRASP?
A. Yes, love thyself. Love thyself more than any other being that God has created or blessed you to know. Without self love you have nothing. Know what makes love important to you. It's not about settling no matter who the love comes from. There are parents and other family members who know nothing about loving their offspring or each other. We have to build and keep building ourselves to be successful and it begins with self love. "I won't let you hurt me because I love me," should be the outcry. It would diminish domestic violence, neglect, and child abuse if we spoke up; if the victims spoke out because they loved themselves more than they loved the abusers. They loved themselves more than accepting this painful love and returning to "Bruised Love". A bruise becomes tender, although the outer skin looks well the skin, the tissue below takes a longer time to heal.....sometimes it remains tender, easy to bruise again. We must learn to care for ourselves enough to heal. Love is beautiful and shouldn't be feared. We shouldn't have relationships after relationships scar us, or our children, who watch this dysfunctional love. The message is we must learn to love ourselves.
· BPM: WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PICK THE MYSTERY/SUSPENSE GENRE FOR YOUR BOOK?
A. The book has a little of it all. I love a good suspenseful murder mystery. This novel deals with the emotions that when pushed will cause you to take it over the edge. The psyche of those who kill has also held my attention and in "Bruised Love" I wanted the reader to be stirred by both the psyche and the emotional connection of the characters. It's a who-done-it murder mystery.
· BPM: SHARE WITH US YOUR LATEST NEWS, AWARDS OR UPCOMING BOOK RELEASES.
A. I'm really excited about the upcoming year. Last year held many rewarding experiences, plenty of researching, and learning. My plans are to incorporate it all into this year's projects.
I am looking to publish children stories as well as putting my poems in book format. My next novel is entitled "Skeletons...Beyond Closed Doors" to be released in June or July 2010.
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Books by Author Nanette M. Buchanan
· Bruised Love
· A Different Kind of Love
· Family Secrets, Lies & Alibis
