C.J. Anaya asked C.J. Anaya:

"Hi C. J., In your novel, The Healer, I was wondering about Tie's appearance. He says he is the epitome of what a lover should look like, so does that mean his appearance is different depending on which woman is looking at him? So because I like dark-haired guys would he be brunette for me but blonde for someone else? If not, I'm curious why he doesn't look Asian like Victor." -Rachel Law

C.J. Anaya When I was researching which Japanese gods to use for my story I found that Musubi-no-kami (Tie) was described as blonde and light-complected even though he was a Japanese god. The Japanese felt that his appearance represented the light or purity of love and the job of uniting others. He was described as appearing how a lover should appear. I ran with that, finding the information fascinating.

I wondered if they also gave the god this look because white, blonde people were such an enigma. It wasn't like they were traveling around the world or migrating to other countries during that time period. Perhaps they thought the coloring and appearance of a white, blonde male was so unique that it fell under the realm of one hunky lover, the only way a true god of love could appear.

My personal preference is always going to be one hot Latin lover. That's obvious by my choice of hubby. LOL.

These are just my musings after doing research, and are in no way factual, but I took the info and made up my own facts as to why and how. You'll see more of that in book three. Thanks for your question.

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