Imagine being publicly confronted by your husband’s lover. Only to be surprised that not only is he engaging in relations with this P.Y.T., but he’s engaging his heart — so enamored that he deemed it necessary to propose to this side chick…and yes, she had a rick to show for it!
Would you let him explain, give him the option to choose, or drop kick him like they do in Kung-Fu flicks?
Ok, maybe my intro was a bit dramatic, but on a serious note: Is it possible to love two people at the same time? That’s what author Kaira Denee asked via twitter and got an overwhelming number responses sparking the intriguing plot of a messy threesome titled My Husband’s Fiancee.
Kimberly Rose is a career-driven reality television producer whose career has recently taken a slump. But when she witnesses a mistress confronting her lover and his wife in a crowded shopping mall, she immediately realizes she has the next reality show hit on her hands. Her show, My Husband’s Fiancee, is born. Kimberly’s personal life isn’t as successful as her career. Her past is filled with damaging secrets that still haunt her dreams.When her father’s health begins to decline, Kimberly’s mother can’t understand why she’s unaffected by the tragedy.”My Husband’s Fiancee” is the best reality show you will ever read! Tune in to see whether the husband chooses to stay with his wife or marry his mistress and whether Kimberly resolves her past demons and lets love into her life.
I sat down Kaira to discuss her career and the inspiration behind her book.
Mikelah: As a writer how do you set yourself apart from other Urban fiction writers?
Kaira: I always try to put something unique in each of my novels. With my first book, “Take it There” I wrote in an alternate ending. With “Sugar’s Daddy” I tried to cover what I thought was a topic that’s underexposed in urban literature with bi-polar disorder. Now, with “My Husband’s Fiancee” I wrote half of the book as episodes of a reality show. I try really hard to think of ways to stand out!
M: The concept of the book is interesting, explain how you made it a realistic love triangle versus a sexual love triangle?
K: Many times love triangles are portrayed as sexual trysts and I know that it isn’t always so. Sometimes affairs that start as sexually driven end up being more than that. When you cross that line with the right person feelings will develop.
M: How would you feel if it were your husband in the situation?
K: I would divorce him immediately! For me, its one thing to “slip up” and sleep with someone else (and even that’s pushing it!) but if he developed feelings of love for another woman, I can’t compete with that. I would walk away.
M: Apart from a good read, do you think this will open up the discussion of complacent married couples who have lost the “fire” in their relationships?
K: Absolutely! There’s an episode in the book that broaches this subject. There’s something that the husband, Eric, had wanted his wife, Mikelah, to do for years. But she wasn’t confident with her stretch marked body and never did it for him. Overall I think she just got too comfortable with him and thought she didn’t have to go that extra mile for her husband after ten years of marriage.
M: As a happily married woman yourself, any advice to couples keeping the love going strong?
K: I think every marriage will hit a rough patch. In these times I think the number one thing to remember is adding a third person (an affair) to the equation will always make things worse. Keep the love going strong by dating the person you’re married to. Also, I think that it’s important to get all dressed up and sexy for your mate every now and then so they don’t forget that you still have it!
My Husband’s Fiancee is now availabe online at Amazon, you can also catch more from Kaira Denee on her personal blog, I Don’t Like the Way and follow her on twitter.
Mikelah
Mikelah is a Caribbean Culture expert, curating the bridge between the Caribbean and its diaspora. A CUNY Baruch College graduate with a BBA in Marketing. With previous experience with Caribbean lifestyle brands such as VP Records, Tempo TV and JAMROCK Magazine. Currently serving as a digital marketing maven by day, while continuing to collaborate with Caribbean brands.
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