Have you ever noticed that when it's hard for you to get along with someone generally it's because they share your faults. The things that you dislike the most about yourself are even more annoying when you see them in someone else. Maybe witnessing firsthand what it's like to see those flaws in action causes self doubt, friction. Like the grain of sand that an oyster surrounds with their own chemical smoother, we can use those people to guide us on to better behavior. Or we can just leave that grain of sand irritant, and simply become more and more annoyed, and frustrated.
Angela and Wilhelmina Elizabeth have many personality characteristics in common. They are both extremely strong individuals. Even in times of personal weakness they are capable of moving forward. The most damning trait that they share is their inability to express emotion in any other manner than anger. So...they become angry often, and instead of understanding that about each other, they go in a negative cycle, until they cause each other harm.
I have not written my series in a chronological order. Eventually when I have published all eight novels I may go back and number them in that chronological order. At the same time I have written each book in such a way that each book can stand alone. You will WANT to read all of the novels because each sheds new perspective on the series, the people, the place, the history, and the romance.
The biggest difference between Angela and Wilhelmina Elizabeth is that Angela has endured years of the hardest struggles that life can bring. Angela is filled with gratitude for the change in her life that comes when she is brought into the Calkin family.
Wilhelmina believes that she is entitled to all the wishes and dreams that she might ever have. She has lived a life of being spoiled, and cossetted by her Mother. Thinking that everyone needs to do her bidding she is a miserable person to be around.
I hope that readers will enjoy getting to know Angela, and Wilhelmina Elizabeth.
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