Welcome to The Turning Point — a new series where I unpack the exact moment everything shifted for one of my characters. Not the whole chapter. Not the full arc. Just the moment that changed everything — for better, worse, or both.
We’re starting with Cadence Nice from A Love Deferred. The night before Meki leaves Brooklyn, she’s faced with a choice that could alter both their lives. And she makes it.
Throughout my novella A Love Deferred, Cadence Nice was sure to create a solid boundary between herself and Meki Knight. She thought she had their situationship figured out — had tucked it neatly into the box of “not that important.” But somewhere along the line, love got in the way. When Meki announced his promotion and shared that he’d be moving 3,000 miles away, Cadence was faced with a choice. It didn’t just change her… it changed the story. And it all happened the night before he was set to leave Brooklyn.
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