Bliss

by Fiona Zedde

Book Overview

From the outside, Bliss Sinclair's life seems glamorous: a high-profile job, a fashionable boyfriend and reams of ultra-chic parties. It is a world she wanders in with blinders on, all the while craving more. Suddenly she finds it in the most unlikely of places. Embarking on a carnal odyssey with a notorious bad girl for a guide, Bliss opens herself to every new experience and taboo until the walls come crashing in. Broken and wanting, she decides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758209193
• ISBN13: 9780758209191
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Delicious Read

It is hard not to express excitement after reading this one. Zedde offers perspective to self discovery, adventure, seduction, and pain to spin it into triumph and growth. I finished wanting more of Sinclair and Hunter. This was an awesome debut, look forward to the next.

Blissful Horizons Forecasted for Fiona Zedde...

Fiona Zedde has done it! She has crafted an astounding tale of love and self discovery in her paradise of a debut novel, BLISS. Truly, every woman wants it...though it be in the arms of a man or a woman. As for Sinclair, bliss enters her life in the arms of a woman, who is equally as breathtaking a character as Sinclair herself--warm, intelligent, witty, family and goal oriented, goddess gorgeous, strong, virtuous, and sensual. Together, they are the ingredients for a "forever love," and goodness knows, in Fiona Zedde's masterful voice, their tale will resonate in your mind long after the book has been closed. Fiona Zedde has stirred a savory blend of words in the steamy, literary pot that is her laptop and served up hypnotic scenes worthy of writing workshops. Like other reviewers here, I was swept away with her descriptions of weather, people, places, emotions, and lovemaking. Even the two violent scenes yanked me up out of my comfort zone, and placed me there, battling to survive beside Sinclair and Hunter as they rolled with two young gay-bashing white men in the hills of Jamaica and exchanged fighting words in the altercation in the street with the young black Jamaicans. One could smell the fight, inhale the strength Lydia and the others exuded. And if a writer ever wanted to sharpen her pen on an erotic story, all she would have to do is open BLISS and observe the many ways to describe the gift that is lovemaking. Congratulations, Fiona. Ms. Toni and several others here were on point to pronounce you a leading African-American writer. You have opened a long-shut door and danced out to sit upon the top shelf of gay and lesbian fiction. However, I'd like to drop labels, momentarily, and say, to me, you are a gifted writer who has taken her place amongst other evocative voices in contemporary American fiction. Since I enjoyed reading all of the reviews here, I would be remiss not to address the reviews I felt warranted specific feedback. One reviewer commented on the number of gays in the novel and in Sinclair's family. It seemed a queue of straight characters went invisible, like Nikki, Victor, the Breckenridges, the black and white gay bashers, most of Hunter's family, Gram and Yuen, etc. To the heterosexual eye, a book with a cast of leading lesbian characters is perhaps strange, thus the comment. It is much like a lesbian reading a book with leading heterosexual characters, then commenting, "It's odd, but almost everyone in this novel is straight!" Next time, just enjoy what is. And to the disappointed reviewer whose friend told her the book was about a woman's exploration and self discovery. Your friend didn't fabricate; the novel is about exploration and self discovery. Could your disagreement with the novel stem from Sinclair exploring the minefield of lesbianism and not making her way back to Yuen and the familiarity of heterosexuality? A stunning performance, Fiona, and to my fellow readers and writers, "Let's

Bliss - Simply Unforgettable!

As I read this book, I was overwhelmingly pleased as to how the author touched on the feelings and desires of Love. She is able to show the world that love can not be broken, changed or denied. When you love someone, your whole life changes and you just have to experience it as it happens. The main characters shared a bond that could not be broken - not by family, former friends or negative individuals in society. You MUST read Bliss if you want to see how Love can blossom despite all obstacles that are placed in your path. I have read many other books regarding love and realtionships amoung the Gay and Lesbian population. However, I have never read a novel that has left me more proud of who I am. Fiona Zedde has tapped into expressing the love that is shared between two woman. I think she has taken the helm in the Gay/Lesbian genre of African-American authors. I am anxiously awaiting the next novel by Fiona Zedde. I just hope that we can continue to experience BLISS with Hunter and Sinclair.

So Seductive

The tagline on Fiona Zedde's debut novel, Bliss, reads, "Every woman wants it." If "it" is based on the steamy scenes found within these pages, then Zedde ain't never lied. Zedde's book is a tasty, colorful journey journey to a woman's sexual satisfaction. Bliss Sinclair, an uptight accountant, lives her life by the numbers. She has the boyfriend, the good-paying job, and a spacious apartment--the things some define as success. But no one knows that her relationship with Yuen isn't as great as it seems. And no one knows how she lays awake a night, suffering from bouts of insomnia. What's missing in her life is passion: passion about her boyfriend, her job, her life. That is until she meets Regina, an author who chronicles her sexual experiences through her books. They share a flirtation that leads to Sinclair dumping her boyfriend. Regina teaches Sinclair the pleasure of woman, and opens her up to a buffet of sexual indulgences Sinclair never thought she'd savor. Then as quickly as she came, Regina dumps Sinclair, telling her that a month is her limit with flings. Sinclair is heartbroken, believing that she had found the woman of her dreams, someone who had taken her to sexual heights she'd never climbed before. To get away from the disaster she calls her love life, Sinclair takes her father up on an invitation to Jamaica. Days later, Sinclair returns home to the roots she abandoned after her mother was killed on the island. After her death, her grandmother took her to the States, and she never looked back. Now she's reintroduced to her homeland--and her father's new wife, a stepbrother, and a half-sister she never knew she had. Lydia is the daughter her father illegitimately conceived, and the girlfriend of the woman Sinclair finds fascinating. Sinclair would never dream of taking her sister's lover, but Hunter is tantalizing with her perfect ebony skin, sleek body, sensuous lips, and long dreadlocks. Sinclair and Hunter become friends through Lydia, and share a connection. Everything changes, though, when Lydia and Hunter decide to mutually separate. Soon Sinclair and Hunter slowly act on their growing attraction. It isn't long before their lust blossoms into deep affection. Despite her joy in finding Hunter, Sinclair is still scared--to fall in love and to leave love behind. She'll be returning to America soon, without Hunter. Or does she? Bliss is a novel you'll want to read in one sitting. Zedde's writing is intensely stimulating, as she brilliantly captures the spirit of the island. And the sex scenes were detailed so vividly, you could envision every touch or stroke. You will root for Sinclair and Hunter, as you can tell they truly belong together. Zedde leaves nothing to the imagination, but with each page page, makes you wish for that "it."

Excellent Read

I was given this book ny my mother, she thought she was picking up a totally different book, and after reading the back cover, decided it was not the book for her. At any rate, it was definitely the book for me. Bliss... A young woman drops her current beau, for a walk on the wild side with a mystery woman by the name of Regina... the story unfolds from there. I can't wait to read it again!!!