“Unexpected Interruptions” by Winston-Salem State alumna Trice Hickman is definitely what the title implies, unexpected. Following the journey of Victoria Small, a woman that men love and women envy, she is beautiful, intelligent, and successful.
Victoria grew up in an affluent family, was educated at top American universities, and she is the youngest senior executive in her corporate job. She seems to have it all, but one thing is missing, the undeniable love and affection of a companion.
The only thing in her life that is not worth envy is that she goes home alone everyday, and this has been the case for over a year. Scarred from a hard past involving a tough relationship, love has been out of the question. But lately her love life and professional life have been changing.
In fact, she has found someone who fell deeply in love with her, but there is someone else who also has her attention.
Parker Brightwood, a successful surgeon that showers her with love and exposes her to some dark parts of the past, and Ted Thornton, a millionaire CEO heartthrob that adores her and opens her eyes to dating Caucasian men, are both catapulting her life into an unfamiliar territory.
She has even decided to leave her job with great benefits and six figures to pursue her dream of owning her own event planning business. Her new love interests have sparked a desire to push herself where she has not pushed herself before.
Victoria takes her readers through the twists and turns of interracial relationships, distant lovers, friends and foes, and all the “taboo” topics of family, culture, class, and intimacy. Readers become anxious to know, who will she choose? Can she be in love with two different people at the same time? Will she choose the right person?
A must read, putting the book down is optional. Learning the end result of Victoria’s long journey without interruption will be most gratifying.