She's falling in love with the one man she can't trust. Elaina Robidoux knows how people view her: coldhearted, ambitious, ruthless. But it doesn't matter. Running the family business is all she's ever wanted and she's so close she can almost taste it.until her father fires her and hires her nemesis--arrogant, unflappable Alex Tyson. Elaina may be hurt but she refuses to be defeated, so she throws herself into creating a business of her own. But she never dreamed that to close her first deal, she'd need Alex's help. Alex understands the power of a family legacy better than most and the last thing he wanted was to take that from Elaina.

Her beauty and fierce strength are undeniable, but there's a softer side that no one but him seems to see. She's been taught that emotions are a liability, yet one impulsive kiss starts a chain reaction that neither of them wants to stop. But can love ignite--and survive--when secrets and loyalties collide? " An] exceptional tale of forbidden love." -- P ublishers Weekly , s tarred review, on Forbidden Promises Praise for Synithia Williams's Jackson Falls series "Williams ( His Pick for Passion ) makes waves with this exceptional tale of forbidden love." -- P ublishers Weekly , s tarred review, on Forbidden Promises " A romance for readers looking for equal parts passion and family drama." -- Kirkus Reviews on Forbidden Promises "Politics, passion, and family drama combine to make a deliciously soapy second-chance, brother's-best-friend romance. Readers of Alisha Rai's Forbidden Hearts series or Reese Ryan's Engaging the Enemy will be tantalized and surprised by the many twists and turns." -- Library Journal on Forbidden Promises.