Two Chicks and Their Lit: Book Tour: Unabridged by Melinda De Ross

Synopsis

Unabridged

Book Length: 144 pages

Date Published: Aug. 17, 2014

Published by: Melinda De Ross (INDIE)

Steam Rating: Steamy

Main Characters: Angelina & Blade

Ironically, it all starts with a popular book about BDSM. When Angelina Jameson steps into her boss’s office armed with an acid article about ‘Billionaires, BDSM and Blah-blah-blah’, she thinks her career will take off. But her career aspirations drop into second place when she finds herself face to face with her nemesis.

Blade Spencer is the new editor-in-chief of Unabridged—the literary magazine where his ex-lover Angelina works. For three years, since she fled small town Jamestown without a word of explanation, they haven’t heard from one another. Now, when they meet again, the past and all the feelings they once had between them come rushing back, making them realize their love has never died. But can they reconcile their new circumstances and the changes that have occurred during the three years they were apart? Neither is the person the other used to know.

Then there is the faceless shadow who hunts them from the dark, driven by obsession and greed…

*This book contains strong language and explicit descriptions of sex.

Excerpt

I stopped dead in my tracks, only by a miracle managing to stay on my feet and not stumble ridiculously to end up face down on the floor like the book heroine I held in such contempt. Behind Howie’s desk, in his chair, sat my nemesis. And suddenly, as I stood in the doorway and stared at him, the memories rushed behind my eyes, flashing through my mind with the speed of lightning.

Blade Spencer had been the only man I’d ever loved. He’d been my first love and my first lover. The brief time we’d spent together had been the most beautiful period of my life. I remembered picnics in the forest and walks in summer rain. Strolls in the park and stolen kisses. Hours of making love and promises of eternal bliss. But our relationship hadn’t ended in eternal bliss.

“Hello Angelina,” he said in his deep, husky voice, startling me out of my reverie. He almost never shortened my name. As though barely now realizing this scene was real, my body started reacting to this unexpected situation. My heart was pounding so hard I was afraid he could hear it from across the room, and I felt heat rising fast into my cheeks. Though I like to say I never blush, I bet my skin tone made synthetic blusher seem pale right at the moment.

“Blade, what are you doing here?” I asked, my voice sounding breathless and shaken. “I work here.”

This had to be a joke.

“Work here? In this building?” I repeated, gripping tighter the handle of my briefcase. “In this office. I’m your new editor-in-chief,” he replied and his lips spread into a smile

that made my stomach sink. His mouth was beautifully shaped. His lips weren’t full, but not overly thin either—a perfect balance of mobile velvety curves and textures. He was unshaven and that made his mouth look like an alluring soft island in the middle of the dark stubble covering the lower part of his face. I could still recall his taste and the incendiary kisses we’d shared years ago.

I swallowed and lifted my gaze to his eyes—the color of rich, dark chocolate, same shade as his short cut hair.

“You have to be kidding me.”

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Author Bio

Not long ago, to my surprised delight, somebody described me as being “charming, witty, supremely talented and dangerously fun”. I don’t know how accurate this description is, but I’m curious if the readers will find some of these features reflected in my writing. Speaking of my writing, I must mention that living in Romania – which is considered a projection of the enigmatic and much controversial Shambala, the supposed spiritual center of the Earth – is quite a source of inspiration. I have a native inclination to the occult and paranormal, to mystery and philosophy. The woman in me is a romantic and sensual creature. All these considered, I could describe my writing as being captivating, intriguing, sensual in places and, on the whole, a surreal experience. Enjoy!