Malia, Leilani’s younger sister who assumes an increasing role in Captive Heart as the story develops, looks a lot like Maggie Q, a Hawaiian actress recognised for her beauty, strength and aptitude for leadership. Malia too, has just such traits – surprising as that may be to Leilani, who has tended to feel protective of her.
Maggie Q demonstrated that adventuring spirit when she went to Hong Kong as a young woman with “no money and no language” and built a career for herself as a martial arts exponent in action movies.
Malia is showing the same strength in different areas same thing – demonstrating a deep resilience that refuses to be cowed by her partial loss of sight from childhood measles. Even she surprises herself with her growing relationship with Titus Cooke.
What else is there to know about Malia?
- She had always quietly accepted she would never marry. She resigned herself to the idea no one would want to marry a partially blind woman, so she is amazed at the way her life is turning out.
- She has an uncanny ability to communicate with animals – her beloved dogs are her closest companions – and also a remarkable ability to “read” people from modulations in voice and emotional energy.
- She adores her older sister Leilani but is increasingly frustrated by assumptions Leilani makes about her capabilities. She is fast coming into her own as businesswoman and true inheritor of her father’s bloodline.
- She is a fearless swimmer with an affinity for sensing currents and subtle wind changes others are not aware of.
- She has a quiet but deadly sense of humor that only those closest to her recognize.
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