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." --Publishers Weekly, starred 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." --Publishers Weekly, starred 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