Whoever thought Cinderella had it easy didn’t stick around for the alternate ending…
Everyone believed I was an idiot to leave Blade Spencer—rich, handsome, and head-over-heels in love with me. But I did it for his own good, determined to take the secret to my grave.
I moved to Seattle, pursued my career as a journalist at Unabridged magazine, and almost convinced myself I didn’t need a man. I had enough virtual admirers, and my email was jam-packed with marriage proposals and X-rated pictures—not to mention hysterically funny letters from a clever fan.
Imagine my surprise when I show up at work, and Blade is my new boss. Did I mention he has no idea why I left him and thinks I’m a cold-hearted bitch?
Just as I decide to prove him wrong, I discover Blade’s life has changed in ways I never imagined. Having to work with him is the least of our problems…
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ROMANCE
At eighteen, Yoko Hirano falls prey to a human trafficking organization and is forced into a lifestyle nightmares are made of. When the young Japanese girl escapes, her only focus is exacting revenge and saving other girls from the same fate by bringing down Michael Chen, the powerful mobster who destroyed her innocence.
BETWEEN TWO MISFITS
Four years later she meets antiques dealer Mark Chandler, the only man who ever treated her with respect. Though she is torn by her unfamiliar feelings for him, Yoko's grand scheme doesn't involve falling in love, and a man like Mark would never want her if he discovered her past. What she doesn't know is that he has his own dark secrets...
BROUGHT TOGETHER BY LOVE AND REVENGE
Mark never thought he could lose his head over a woman, but the haunted eyes of his beautiful new employee fill his soul with desire and tenderness. When he learns about what had happened to her, his vengeance knows no limits. Nor does his resolve to help her heal and discover love.
Praise for THE PLOT
'This is a mix of Memoirs of a Geisha, Leaving Las Vegas, and Pretty Woman - all in one great book!'
'Touching on subjects that most people tend to push out of their thoughts, a revenge plot is born from one girl's life in which she was subject to human trafficking and prostitution. What I thought would be another romance novel, surprised me with twist and turns.'
'A very powerful read. Human trafficking is and will always be a sensitive, controversial issue and Melinda De Ross weaves a story that will both grab and empower you to understand and feel every page of this book.'
'Amazing story from a great writer. Read the book in one day. Could not put it down. It needs a screenplay.'
