Storm Of Desire

Victoria Ashford doesn't do messy. not in business, not in life, and definitely not with her relentlessly cheerful assistant who makes terrible jokes and sees through every carefully constructed wall. Six months of professional distance shattered the moment Hurricane Celeste trapped them at Paradise Cove with one suite, one bed, and nowhere to hide from months of unspoken tension. Maya Rodriguez has perfected the art of wanting someone fundamentally unavailable.
Her Ice Queen boss barely looks at her, communicates in clipped sentences, and treats warmth like a contagious disease. But forced proximity reveals the truth: Victoria isn't cold. she's terrified. And underneath that armor is someone who whispers Maya's name like a prayer and kisses like she's drowning. One night changes everything. Then Victoria calls it "unprofessional" and retreats behind corporate language, leaving Maya with a choice: keep hoping someone scared will choose bravery, or walk away before wanting her becomes fatal. When Maya's resignation letter lands on Victoria's desk, the Ice Queen finally realizes what she's losing.
and that control isn't worth being alone forever. But grand gestures mean nothing without honesty, and Victoria hasn't let anyone in for ten years. Can a woman who's spent a decade hiding learn to be vulnerable before she loses the only person who ever made her want to try?