Ryder Rodgers had a plan.
He was going to stride into the conference room, do the required song and dance over the next five days, and win the biggest contract of his career. But when he walked in and heard the voice of one of his competitors, all his plans were shot to hell.
Harper Denton. She was always on top. In college. First in their class. Always using every advantage to edge him out to win the coveted positions. The only one who could beat him. His academic rival. More like a constant thorn in his side. And his ego’s.
When he heard her voice, he was brought back to years before. To the bitter taste of being second best. But the woman who meets his gaze is nothing like the drab wallflower he used to know. Hell no. She was all woman now: curves, confidence, and staggering sex appeal. And no doubt, still brilliant.
The fact that she’s gorgeous and bright won’t distract him. This time, Ryder’s determined to be the one on top. But not if Harper can help it.
REVIEW
I just love this author i can't lie. Everything she puts out just draws you in and makes you fall in love!
Ryder Rodgers knows he's good. He's pretty confident he's going to win the bid for one of the biggest contracts of his life. That is until he walks into the contract bid and see's a face from his past.
Harper Denton is determined to win the contract. She's a woman in a mans world and has to work harder and outsmart her male competitors. She needs this contract to get the job. Then she see's a face from her past. A man who plagued her college years and has been on her mind for 13 years. She always beat him and now won't be any different. That is until she realizes he's even better than he was 13years ago and her body is telling her now is the time.
Ohhhhh i just loved it!! I loved the banter between then, and the competitiveness that fires them up! Their background sets the book up perfect and then 13 years later the flame is still burning but now they're grown up.
You can literally feel the sexual tension jumping off the page at you! Ryder is just so yummy i'm in love and lust! #BeardBurn yes please!!! He's so charming and laid back but when they finally get it on boy oh boy does he go at it!!! That wake up burn is going to make me have some very sweet dreams!
Harper is brilliant. She's so confident in her work but Ryder bring her shy and awkward side out and i loved it when things involuntarily popped out of her mouth without her meaning them to but it was what they both needed kinda a hidden bravery.
They bring out the best in each other and they just made me swoon.
My only complaint is that i wanted more. I needed more! I could have kept on reading them again and again.
Highly recommend!!
★★☆ 5 "Simply Brilliant" Stars ☆★★
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EXCERPT
He takes a step toward me then hesitates, but before I can process anything else, his lips are on mine.
And not just on mine––not just a brush of lips against lips—but I’m talking all in. Hands on my cheeks, tongue licking between my lips, body pressed against mine, groan in the back of his throat, type of all in.
I don’t react at first. I’m stunned. Flabbergasted, my mind reeling from the anger to the surprise to now this without any warning at all.
This is Ryder.
My rival.
My supporter.
My crush.
The thoughts flicker that this is what I’ve wanted. But they soon shift to panic. To insecurity I don’t kiss well enough. That this is all a joke and I’m the butt of it.
But then I feel. Everything. All at once.
And I know this is real.
It’s like I can’t catch my breath and have too much air all at the same time.
My body is on fire. And not just from his touch but from that burn deep inside that feels like it’s exploding and imploding all at once.
So this is what it feels like to really be kissed.
It’s a fleeting thought before the sensations, the moment, the emotions, consume me whole.
His hands move my face to change the angle of the kiss. His fingertips on the line of my jaw singe my skin. His lips move expertly against mine, and all I can do is feel. All I can do is want.
Thinking isn’t an option.
The anger from before has morphed to want. The adrenaline has recharged with desire.
There is no rivalry.
There is no graduation ceremony tomorrow I’m missing to catch my flight.
There is no panic over if I’ll ever see him again.
It’s just him.
And me.
The scent of his cologne in my nose. The heat of his body against mine. The taste of hunger in his kiss.
New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.
She’s a mixture of most of her female characters: sassy, intelligent, stubborn, reserved, outgoing, driven, emotional, strong, and wears her heart on her sleeve. All of which she displays daily with her husband and three children where they live in Southern California.
On a whim, K. Bromberg decided to try her hand at this writing thing. Since then she has written The Driven Series (Driven, Fueled, Crashed, Raced, Aced), the standalone Driven Novels (Slow Burn, Sweet Ache, Hard Beat, and Down Shift), and a novella (UnRaveled). She is currently finishing up Sweet Cheeks a standalone novel out November 14th.
Her plans for 2017 include a sports romance duet (2 books: The Player, The Catch) and the Everyday Heroes series (3 books: Cuffed, Combust, and Cockpit). She’s also writing a novella for the 1,001 Dark Night series that will be out in February 2017.
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