December 10, 2023

Spotlight: Lost in Seoul by Rachel Van Dyken & Colet Abedi

December 10, 2023/ Michelle Bowles

Release Date: December 11

Lost in Seoul is a standalone new adult romance set in the competitive world of K-pop from bestselling authors Rachel Van Dyken and Colet Abedi.

A meet cute is supposed to be cute.

Ours was sexy. Chaotic. Not normal.

Less than 10 minutes after we met, I realized we could never be. She was forbidden to me.

She held my hand behind his back.

I gripped hers, knowing it was wrong.

I was on the cusp of superstardom—and still I held her fingertips because it felt right.

Knowing that when it all went wrong, we would be done—the media would destroy us.

After all, not only was she was four years older than me, she was the leader of SWT's sister—my best friend—and someone who could wreck everything we'd worked for.

But I still held on.

I'm lost. So lost.

I'm the youngest in the group, the one everyone sees as the most innocent.

But they don't know the stolen moments with her.

The kisses.

The touching.

They don't know any of that.

So I keep acting as if I’m pure as the driven snow when really all it took was one chance meeting.

To make.

Me.

Sin.

Hi, I'm Sookie, Maknae of SWT, the most famous K-pop group in the world.

And I'm pretty sure I'm not just lost… nah, I'm about to fall.

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About the Authors

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs.

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Colet Abedi is an Iranian American, best-selling author, television and film producer. She was born in Virginia and currently lives in Los Angeles. When she's not writing she's either off on an adventure in a far off land or planning her next getaway. She writes contemporary romance, women's fiction, and young adult.

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https://www.facebook.com/colet.abedi

https://www.instagram.com/coletabedi/

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September 21, 2015

Read an excerpt from Mad Love 2 by Colet Abedi

September 21, 2015/ Michelle Bowles

Heartbroken by the handsome and enigmatic Clayton Astor Sinclair, Sophie Walker has put her whirlwind romance with him in the Maldives behind her and is determined to focus on her career as an artist.

But when her new job in the south of France turns out to be too good to be true, she can't help but wonder if she is making a mistake. Their passion cannot be denied, but when Clayton shuts her out after a family tragedy, Sophie is determined to fight for what is right.

She must defy all odds to find her own happily ever after.

This book is intended for mature audiences.

Excerpt

I hear the ominous sound of the door clicking behind him. And now we’re all alone. He crosses his arms and lean back against the door, as if guarding it from me making an exit. As if I could outrun him? I feel like a trapped bird.

His gaze sweeps over me.

From our previous encounters I’m guessing he doesn’t like the length of my dress, which I’m not going to lie, is part of the reason why I wore it tonight. Yes, I was looking for a reaction from him, and yes, I did just get one.

“Well?” I say, when it’s clear that he has no intention of breaking the awful silence. His eyes hold mine and I see the anger flash through them again.

“I’m so furious with you I don’t even know where to begin,” Clayton says in a dangerous voice.

I instinctively step back in fear.

He gives me a smile that doesn’t quite reach his eyes. And then takes a step away from the door.

I cross my arms, too, and do my best to look irritated. And confident. I hope I’m not failing miserably. I finally say, “You’re furious with me?”

Clayton takes another step toward me then looks at his cuff and picks off an imaginary piece of lint. He takes his time, methodically turning me into a giant piece of mush. Intentionally unnerving me. My heart is pounding so hard I don’t even know what to do. He’s so gut-wrenchingly gorgeous that I want to lose myself in him, want to believe that I made one god-awful assumption. But then there’s the other side of it, the one that makes me remember Amelia and what she looked like, and their past, and then I’m deathly afraid that I’ll believe a liar.

He finally looks up at me.

“Furious doesn’t even begin to fucking cut it, Sophie.”

Shit.

“But right now I just need to take what’s mine. What I’ve been dying to have since the moment I watched you upstairs.”

I don’t have time to think. Or breathe. Because in less than three seconds I’m pulled into his arms and his lips capture mine. I don’t have the energy or the desire to stop him. My arms curl around his neck as I allow him to cup my bottom and pull my body up against his. I can feel how hard he is for me and I instinctively grind my hips into his.

It’s heaven.

It’s hell.

And everything in between.

Because I want more. Crave more. Need more.

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About Colet Abedi

Colet Abedi has been an entertainment industry executive for over ten years. In addition to working on many television programs for NBC, ABC, FOX, and most cable networks, she is best known for her work as head writer for the telenovela serials American Heiress and Fashion House, the latter of which starred Bo Derek and Morgan Fairchild, on the FOX-owned MyNetworkTV. Abedi currently has one television series in syndication, Unsealed: Alien Files, and has completed Five Souls, her first feature film. She is also the co-author of young adult fiction novel, FAE. Book one was released July 2013 by Diversion Publishing Group and was an instant online bestseller. The Dark King, the second in the planned FAE trilogy, was released May 2014. FAE was recently optioned by Ridley Scott. Colet is a native of California, graduated with a B.A. in English literature from the University of California at Irvine, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three dogs.

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September 10, 2015

Spotlight: Madly In Love by Colet Abedi

September 10, 2015/ Michelle Bowles

I am so excited to announce Colet Abedi has released Madly In Love, a novella to bridge between Mad Love and Mad Love 2. Today, Colet is sharing a bit about her new novella and a fantastic giveaway.

About Madly In Love

Twenty-three year old Sophie Walker is in big trouble. She defied her parents and dropped out of law school. She broke up with her perfect, longtime boyfriend. She spent all of her life’s savings on a whirlwind trip to the Maldives. And while “finding herself” she handed her virginity and heart over to the charismatic, alluring and seductive Clayton Astor Sinclair. A man she thought was too good to be true and as luck goes, (since she believes hers royally sucks), her knight turned out to be tarnished and broke her heart.

Now back in Los Angeles and faced with the daunting task of pursuing her dream to become an artist, while trying to get over the only man who ever made her feel passion, she feels like her life is over before it’s even begun.

The problem is, she just can't forget him...

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