Terra Elan Mcvoy Analysis

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Terra Elan McVoy paints an unbelievably realistic picture of a young woman who faces very real consequences for her loyalty to the wrong man.The life she has inside prison is particularly devastating, and Nikki’s agony as she fights to come to terms with the reality surrounding the man she loves is quite substantial. Nikki Dougherty is blinded by her love for Dee. She is so in love with him that she simply can’t imagine a life without him, even after he involves her in a crime and asks her to lie to the police for him. Her friends warn her that he is no good for her, but she just doesn't see it. She is convinced that she has a future with him, so she is willing to do anything he asks. Dee is clearly unfaithful, cruel and precarious, but

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