Showing results by author "Brooke Cumberland" in Romantic Suspense

She's sexy, fierce, and a loud-mouthed know-it-all... and she's completely off-limits. Cecilia isn't your typical college student. Hell, she isn't a college student at all, but that doesn't stop her from applying for one of the biggest and prestigious enterprises in the Midwest. She wants it. She takes it. She doesn't let anything get in her way when it comes to finding out the truth. When Bentley Leighton, soon-to-be CEO of Leighton Enterprises, meets "Ceci", he's instantly impressed. He doesn't have time to train a new intern.

I should've known. I should've listened to my gut. But I didn't. I listened with the wrong head. And where did it get me? Secrets. Lies. Deceit. She embodied them all. Deceived her way into my company. Lied about who she was. Kept secrets from me after convincing me I could trust her. Those walls she tore down are back up in full force. Cold. Angry. Unforgiving. She was no longer my intern. She was no longer mine.

When your past controls your future, how do you move forward? Velaney Wills knows about that all too well. Weak, powerless, and fearing the one person who has hurt her the most... can she overcome the barriers to move forward? Being saved by a muscled Godsend was never on her agenda, but when firefighter Eric Reilley comes into her life unexpectedly, everything changes. Velaney has never felt loved or cared for, and her past prevents her from letting anyone in.

My cock noticed her before I did. She came out of nowhere. Completely unexpected. And I let her in... unwillingly. But she gave me no choice. She sledgehammered my thick walls, leaving me charmed by her knowledge, and seduced by her beauty. I was captivated. And now... it was about to tumble down in a tsunami of lies. Uncertainty riveted my core as my anger spread... she was impossible to forget. After all, she was still my intern. Forbidden. Lust. Betrayal. I felt all of those things for her at once.

Carissa Wright doesn't do relationships. Raised with a junkie mother and an alcoholic father, building relationships were far off her list. Rather, one night-stands were her usual. Carissa has one constant in her life - her best friend Velaney. Completely opposite of each other, yet they balance each other out.

Just when Velaney thinks she is safe again...her worst nightmare comes back to haunt her. Eric is dealing with his own insecurities as he tries to accept Velaney's decision to help the enemy...can he get past it? Will they be there for each other in the end? Eric struggles to step aside and trust Velaney...but will his past keep him from doing so? Can he let go in order to move forward? Velaney and Eric had their fair share of ups and downs in Spark their love was undeniable and intense.