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Reviewer: MJlegacy14 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 29, 2020 10:24 am Title: Chapter 28--Fly Me to the Moon

A few things. I feel like a naughty school girl reading this chapter. Lmao!  I'm not sure if it's because this situation is so taboo or because of the age difference between the two, but here I am covering my mouth and giggling like a child. Ha. Secondly,  you telling me Keisha is the rolling stone in this story?! 

 

Lastly, don't take 14 business days to update. I need MORE. Lmao. I'm ordering the expedited service.



Author's Response:

It's weird, but it's hardly taboo.  There is an age difference, but Keisha is NO fool, believe me.  And I think that Keisha really has trouble with a grown man with SUCH intense feelings.  Wouldn't you be a rolling stone if you were in this situation? It's too much.

 

I felt like my turnaround time was fairly quick for this chapter.  I guess I'll have to try harder next time.

Reviewer: MJzNubianQueen Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 25, 2020 12:38 am Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

This chapter....this chapter...THIS CHAPTER!!! The intimacy got me swooning...better than the sex I wanted them to have.
Best chapter yet, keep up the good work x

Author's Response:

Oh, we MAY get to that...*evil laughter*.  But I like the idea of "Will they or won't they?" LOL

Reviewer: paris-jane Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2020 08:39 am Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

The drama keeps on coming!

Reviewer: Dirty_diana89 Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2020 06:01 am Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

Bruuuuhhh these two are going to get caught ! He's always saying how he's going to "handle Taj in the morning " lol omg omg . I loved their alone time o can't believe she went to his room ! I'm excited for this date !



Author's Response:

The more Mike falls, the more reckless he becomes.  I mean, does it matter at this point? LOL

Reviewer: MJlegacy14 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 23, 2020 03:50 am Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

How could I not catch that strategically placed tidbit?! It sent a shiver down my spine because of the double entendre. I Was Made To Love Her is my life. For years, I would go back and read chapters. I've never looked at milk and cake the same. LOL. Also. Question. When you hear "I Was Made To Love Her" in your head, is it the Stevie Version or the young Michael version? 



Author's Response:

Hmmmm...good question!  It's always the Stevie version.  Little Mike is nice, but...Stevie is STEVIE!

 

ha ha.  I'm glad I could get you to appreciate milk and cake! LOL.

Reviewer: MJlegacy14 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 22, 2020 11:42 pm Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

Taj is so...ew. Lol. I can't fathom the idea of Keisha choosing him.  Keisha will only be able to resist Michael for so long. *laughs in evil* Also, the "I haven't been twelve" takes me back to another story. Another Keisha. Another Michael. Life was simpler back then. Bring back I Was Made To Love Her! The fans demand it. Lol. 

No? Ok. I'll leave you alone now.



Author's Response:

LOL.  That's where I was trying to go with that. I'm so glad you caught it!  I will def be working on that story once this one winds down, I promise...and it's almost headed there.

 

Don't leave me alone!  Stay! LOL

Reviewer: MJLover_98 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 22, 2020 03:14 pm Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

Taj is... I really have no words for him anymore. I do understand his annoyance, especially since I feel like he's already caught onto Michael and Keisha but he needs to work on himself. Michael was wrong giving him that advice LOL. Even though he has a point, he shouldn't have said that.

What Michael know 'bout that Oshun energy?! Oooohhh okay, Michael Joe! I can only imagine when they first have sex, Michael's heart might pop out of his chest.

My heart beats for Michael and Keisha. Keisha speaks to my spirit; she's the woman I wanna be. Michael speaks to my... ehem and he's the man I wanna be with *sniffles*

That golden milk sounds delicious. 

 



Author's Response:

Taj is reacting the way I think any man might react when he's already insecure and feels the woman he loves slipping away.  Is it really love, or control?  Does he love Keisha, or is he using love as a tool to keep her in place?  What Michael said wasn't wrong; was he giving advice for his own selfish reasons?  Of course. LOL

 

LOL.  I'm trying to work more Orisha stuff into my writing because it's so fascinating.  I feel like Michael in real life was very spiritual and intuitive (double pisces, you have to be) and certainly knew about Oshun.  LOL.  Let's hope his heart doesn't pop out of his chest! ha ha.

 

I COMPLETELY understand about Mike being the man you want to be with, and Keisha being the woman you want to be.  Ditto.

 

Golden milk is fantastic and SUPER easy to make.  There are quick 5 min recipes on youtube.

Reviewer: coolkat123 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 22, 2020 10:49 am Title: Chapter 27--Soul Ties

Im so excited to see what will happen next. Beautiful chapter. I'm surprised Keisha agreed to the date so easily however I am happy she did. Looking forward to the next chapter 



Author's Response:

Thanks boo!  I think it's about time she said yes.  He's asked her on a date a few times in previous chapters, and she's been hesitant.

Reviewer: FaithTrustAndPixieDust Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 17, 2020 02:15 pm Title: Chapter 25--Swearing By All Flowers

Ugh girl, just pick up his damn calls :/

Author's Response:

LOL.  Where is the drama in that, though? LOL

Reviewer: YuliAlexaMJ Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 16, 2020 08:03 am Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Hi Geminis. I appreciate the time, effort and mind you've put into this wonderful story. First of all, you don't suck at summaries; you're actually straight to the point. Secondly, we'll be waiting for you, we are always waiting for your updates but I know it takes time and don't feel pressured, we love your story so much that it might seem like it. Thirdly, thanks for bringing to the table such interesting characters. I've got a special space in my heart for New Orleans and its history, the ancestry, the blackness. Thanks for representing the minorities, I also loved to read about her Hispanic friend with Shakira's look alike :) Drama is simmering. I bet MJ didn't like his baby nephew asking him what was he doing in his own home. Janet approved, that's all I was waiting for. Advantage of Michael is that he doesn't have children to take care of and he's getting help for him to know how not to treat people in a disposable way. Well, Taj... needs to leave. So much chemistry in there, he could get burned...



Author's Response:

Thank you, Yuli!  I love the name, btw!  I do suck at summaries, but that's okay.  I just want to get to the story and write, but I get it.  You have to entice the people.  But, I'm me.  I know my strengths and weaknesses as a writer and I have been doing this for a LONG time.  Roxy is another one of my FAVORITE characters of all time.  I can't imagine leaving her or some version of her out of a story because she does embody the id, Aubrey is the superego, and Kenny is the ego.

I love writing about and giving characters a history and a culture OTHER than Caifornia.  It's fun to write and flesh characters out, and New Orleans is a wealth of history and local color.

LOL.  I'm REALLY trying to make Taj sympathetic.  It's not working.  You know where my heart lies. ha ha.

Reviewer: MJzNubianQueen Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 15, 2020 10:06 pm Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Eish...well that quickly went from zero to complicated, they are both in love with her. One Jackson is going to get hurt, cant wait for Taj to be banned from Neverland and Keisha to be kept hostage with her consent 😆 !
Somehow dont mind who she ends up with but I really hope Michael pops her cherry *hides faces*
Taj seems to love physical her and be looking for replacement Mum for daughter. Michael has been around the block hehe knows what love is and isnt. Really want them together. Team Michael all the way
Hurry up with next update

Author's Response:

LOL not "pop her cherry"!!!  HELP! LOL

 

...but Mike doesn't know what love is and he fully acknowledges that.  He knows the feelings but not the action.  Taj knows the action, but I'm not sure he knows the feeling.  Opposite bookends.  Weird situation to be in either way.

Working on the next chapter.

Reviewer: Dirty_diana89 Signed [Report This]
Date: Jul 14, 2020 05:15 pm Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

A lot of people like Archive cause I guess a lot of fanfic websites have restrictions and they can write to their heart desires . Definitely check it out . And girl I'll take quality over quantity any day ! Take your time ! 

Also thank you for giving me an image of Keisha to stick with . In my head I was thinking of Tika Sumpter . I love her 



Author's Response:

I love Tika, too!  She's gorgeous!  I also think of Aja Naomi King sometimes when I think of Keisha.  But a healthy mix between Lanisha Cole x Justine Skye is what I was going for with her description.

 

I'm gonna look into Archive for sure. I'm always apprehensive about posting elsewhere because...people are CRAZY and I don't have time.

Reviewer: MJLover_98 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 14, 2020 12:39 pm Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

thanks shrinkage is the best line this entire chapter! Once again, I love how you shamelessly incorporate black culture and black beauty in the mix.

I love me some Janet Jackson; I was damn near ready for her to cuss Michael out for being in love with her nephew's girl but the fact that she called out her messy ass family as a way to empathize had me cacklin'.

I try to feel bad for Taj because he's getting played but at this point, he's just irritating me. He needs to hurry up and take a hint and just move on. He does bypass a lot of her boundaries, and while Michael is no better, Taj just rubs me the wrong way.

I've always seen Aubrey as Jurnee Smollett but with Emma, I never could imagine anyone. Lonnette is the perfect way to go. Keisha is just downright gorgeous -- with Lanisha's cheekbones and Justine's eye shape and just a continuous mix of the two, I would fall in love with her too *shrugs*



Author's Response:

Girl, Shrinkage gets the best of us.  When I was a loose natural (not loc'd), it would KILL me. LOL.

 

I like Janet too.  I'm gonna try to figure out a way to incorporate more of her into this story.

 

I like Taj.  I just think he doesn't know what he's doing, and that coupled with his insecurity is just...crippling.  He steps over boundaries, yes, but it's because he's insecure.

 

To me, Zafir looks a little like Kyle Kuzma, but skinnier and modelesque. LOL

Reviewer: paris-jane Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 14, 2020 10:41 am Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

So much drama!!!!!



Author's Response:

I know!!!  LOL.

Reviewer: MJlegacy14 Signed starstarstarstarstar [Report This]
Date: Jul 14, 2020 10:33 am Title: Chapter 26--Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Three times a day. And it just so happened to be the first check of the day where I saw the flame to my moth. First and foremost, I ADORE how unapologetically BLACK you make Keisha. With her Kinky hair and dark skin that drives all of the boys wild. Secondly, I don't know what "year" this story is in in relation to the Jackson family but don't forget that Jermaine creeped around with Randy's Baby Mama a la TLC style. And they seemed to get along just fine. So a little Taj girlfriend action won't hurt anyone. LOL. Team Michael forever! Taj is catching on and Michael isn't doing a very good job of hiding anything at this point.  Go back to Marisol, Taj. 



Author's Response:

I think racially ambiguous protagonists are SO important when it comes to representation.  So are unapologetically Black folks in stories.  Where's the fan fiction for us?  Just saying. LOL.

 

As far as the "year", it's an anachronistic story that exists in its own universe, and let's just say that in this universe, I like to think that the Randy and Jermaine thing NEVER happened.  Hell, in this one I just pretend it didn't happen to escape the weirdness of it all.

 

I don't think Michael cares at this point.  It is what it is.

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