Title: Unwritten (The Unspoken Series Book #1)
Author: M.C. Decker
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Day: September 10th 2014
Synopsis:
I thought it was too late. I
thought our story had already been written.
College
sophomore Brooke Anderson thought she had it all − a loving family, her sexy
high school sweetheart, a supportive, quick-witted best friend and dreams of
being the next hotshot reporter for the
Washington Post.
Fate had something else in mind
when Brooke collided with the devastatingly handsome upperclassman, Rich Davis.
Rich was cocky, conceited and arrogant.
He was everything that Brooke didn’t want, but Rich never gave her the
option. He had already made the choice
to be, at the very least, her friend. Would Brooke accept this egotistical
man’s friendship? Would she choose to want more? Would it be too late if she
did?
Fast
forward nearly ten years. Brooke’s life hadn’t played out quite as she had
envisioned it. She was suffering from the heartbreaking loss of her mother, her
high school sweetheart was long gone, and her dreams of the Washington Post had turned into a career at a small town paper. Brooke
decided it was time to follow her dreams. If she couldn’t be happy in love, at
least she could be happy in life.
Brooke’s
dreams brought her to the lobby of the Washington
Post where fate intervened once
again as she collided with none other than the devastatingly handsome Rich
Davis. As her potential employer, Rich now seemed off-limits. Brooke wanted her
successful career more than a chance at love. But, was it really her choice to make, or was it beyond her control?
Maybe my story is, in fact, Unwritten
…
Buy Links – To come!
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21847053-unwritten?ac=1
My Review: Brooke meets the man of her dreams in college, but she's attached to another man. When she's finally ready to make the leap and be with Rich, he's with another girl. Graduating and going their separate ways, Brooke never thought she'd run into Rich again. Little did she know their paths would cross again and ironically in the same way they first did.
Running into Rich while getting off an elevator, Brooke finds herself recalling their first meeting and those old feelings for Rich, the one who got away. Rich is determined to win Brooke's heart but will she be so easily won over or will she push him away considering he's her new boss?
Unwritten is a wonderful debut novel from the talented MC Decker and is a tale of second chances and true loves. The connection between Brooke and Rich is strong and they definitely have chemistry and passion with one another. Brooke pushes and pulls away every time they seem to get close which kind of irked me but at the same time I was glad they didn't just leap into things after so many years apart. Besides Brooke and Rich, the main characters, I loved Brooke's best friend, Cassidy. I would definitely read her book if she got her own.
MC Decker's setting choices, well defined characters, and plot all makes Unwritten come together in this amazing tale of second chances. What would you do if you had a second chance to rewrite history and end up with the one who got away?
The ending of Unwritten left me on the edge of my seat and NEEDING to know what happens next. MC Decker, I am anxiously awaiting your second book, but until then FIVE STARS for your debut, Unwritten.
Excerpt: I
remember riding down in the elevator at what seemed like a snail’s pace.
“Seriously, could this thing move any slower? It must know we are on a
deadline, or something,” I snickered, trying to break the tension that had
quickly formed between us.
We
finally made it to ground level and began our walk down to the basketball game.
We were both quiet for awhile just enjoying each other’s company.
“Nice
night, isn’t it?” Rich said, breaking the silence first.
“Mmmhmmm,”
I whispered.
I
swear he moved closer to me and brushed his arm against mine. I felt a chill
rush up and down my spine. How did this guy do this to me? It was only a year
ago that I wanted him to fall and drown in a sewer somewhere.
“Do
you want to play a game?” he asked.
“A
game?” I questioned. “Sure, what do you have in mind, Rich?”
“Truth,
Dare, Double-Dare, Promise, or Repeat.”
“You’re
kidding, right?” I said between giggles. “Are we at a fourth-grade, slumber
party now? How do you even know about that game?” I asked curiously.
“My
sister, Jennifer … she’s a few years older than I and her friends always wanted
me to play with them at her sleepovers. I was like their little mascot, or
something,” he said, smiling at the memory.
In
that moment, my heart softened a bit more where Rich Davis was concerned.
“Sure,
let’s play. I’ll start with a truth. Give it to me,” I dared.
“Do
you love your boyfriend?”
Whoa, that is
not what I was expecting. I was expecting something more like – Is your
favorite color purple? These questions were a lot less serious when my
girlfriends asked them nearly a decade ago. Why did he care if I loved Jay?
Most importantly, why was I hesitating?
“Did
you hear me, Brooke?” he asked in a louder voice.
“Yes,
I heard you … and, yes, I love Jay.”
“OK,
repeat,” he said, trying to hide the disappointment in his voice.
“Ooooh,
OK, let me think. I need to make this a good one. … How about … Brooke Anderson
is the most beautiful, brilliant and bodacious girl I’ve ever had the privilege
of knowing.”
His
Hollywood smile appearing, Rich erupted in a hysterical fit of laughter.
“Bodacious?”
“What?
I was going for alliteration,” I shrugged. “Now repeat!”
“That’s the best B-word you could come up
with. How about bad ass, or babbling … because we all know that you sure do
babble a lot,” he teased.
“Whatever,
just say it already, would you! Unless you’re giving up already,” I insisted.
“Fine,”
he said with a sigh. “Brooke Anderson is the most beautiful, brilliant and
bodacious girl I’ve ever had the privilege of knowing,” he repeated, stifling
his laughter.
“Damn straight! Now hit me with a dare.”
“Kiss me,” he challenged.
“Wh—What?”
“You heard me. Kiss me,” he repeated.
I
couldn’t let Rich win. We were only in the second round. What kind of loser
goes out in the second round of Truth, Dare, Double-Dare, Promise, or Repeat? I
needed to think and think quickly – got it!
I
leaned over and gave Rich a quick, chaste peck on the cheek. After all, he didn’t specify where he wanted
that kiss.
“Nice
one, you got me there. Now hit me with a dare,” he shot back.
“Hmmm,
OK. You know my feet are killing me. I think you should carry me the rest of
the way to the rec center.”
Before
I knew it, Rich scooped me up in his arms and began carrying me down the steep
hill that led to the college’s gymnasium.
“That’s
all you got, Beautiful? You’re making this way too easy on me.”
“Whatever,
I choose truth again,” I said, without missing a beat.
“What’s
your idea of a perfect date?” he asked.
“That’s
an easy one! An afternoon at the beach; maybe a picnic, or some stargazing.
Ohhh, fireworks over the water. … Yes, now that would be perfection.” I always
envisioned Jay proposing to me in that exact setting, but in that moment, it
was Rich I envisioned lying next to me in the sand.
“That
does sound perfect … I’ll go with a promise,” Rich said this time.
“Yes!”
I exclaimed. “I was waiting for you to choose promise. When you become the
editor of a big-time newspaper – because we both know you will someday – you
need to hire me. Got it, Mister!” I said, poking at his chest.
Chuckling,
he answered, “Yes, Brooke, I promise that when I’m the editor of some big-time
newspaper you will be my second-in-command.”
“Wow,
I just asked for a job and now I’m second-in-command – score,” I joked.
“I
don’t have the job yet, sweetheart.”
“I
know, I know. OK, give me another dare,” I requested.
“Brooke,
I, uh, dare you to grab dinner with me tomorrow night?”
Crap, crap,
crap, I can’t do this. I LOVE Jason. Jay-Jay is your forever, Brooke. Well, at
least I made it to the fourth round. “I don’t think that’s a good
idea, Rich. I’m sorry if I have been giving you the wrong idea, but you know I
am spoken for … not to mention, I’m kind of your boss,” I tried to tell him as
convincingly as possible. The question remained as to whom I was trying to
convince.
“Yeah,
yeah, I know. I just thought … never mind,” Rich said, with a hint of regret in
his voice.
About the Author
M.C.
Decker is the author of the upcoming, debut novel, Unwritten. She lives in a suburb of Flint, Michigan with her
husband and spoiled-rotten Siamese cat, Simon. For the last decade, she has
worked as a journalist for several community newspapers in Michigan’s Thumb
region. She enjoys all things ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture: movies, boy bands,
music and especially the color, hot pink. She also strictly lives by the motto,
“Life is better in flip flops,” and is a diehard Detroit Tigers fan. You can
e-mail her at author.mcdecker@yahoo.com. She would love to hear from you.
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