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Synopsis
One night was all it took…
One night to ruin everything I thought I knew.
From the outside, I had the perfect lifestyle.
Wealthy fiancé, blossoming career, amazing friends.
I wasn’t looking to get married yet, but when William—“Manhattan’s royalty”—charmed his way into my life, I couldn’t deny the security and comfort that overcame me.
To society, I was the girl only after his money. I was the party-goer who managed to seduce a man twice my age to have the lifestyle some could only dream of. I was every magazine’s cliché of what a gold-digging whore was.
I wanted to prove them wrong—that our love was real and that I wasn’t that girl.
But then everything changed.
One wrong decision. One unfaithful night. One haunting reality.
Perhaps they were right.
The media didn’t see it coming… and neither did I.
This is a stand alone romance suspense novel with no cliffhanger. HEA depends on who you ask. Recommended for readers 18 and up due to strong language and explicit sexual content.
Review
“I had a full night of sinful, hot, wild sex, and I didn’t even remember it!”
Dangerous Temptations is a stand-alone novel by Brooke Cumberland that is full of suspense, sex and deceit. I was wrapped up in from the very first page and was full of anxiety the entire time I was reading trying to decide who she would end up with and who I wanted her to end up with. Dangerous Temptations is a wickedly sinful love triangle full of lies, deceit and a taboo relationship that will make you feel awkward and excited all at the same time!
“Come on, Mac, tell me. Does he fuck you uncontrollably like I did?”
Mac comes from one of the hardest positions in life to rise above, homelessness. She has worked hard in life to get a good internship and make something of herself. So when she meets and eventually gets engaged to a wealthy man she met through work everyone assumes she is after his money. But she loves him, she cares for him and then she cheats on him. One drunken night led Mac down a rabbit hole of questionable choices and forces her to look at her life and try to understand what it is that really makes her happy.
“I’ve already had a taste of you . . . on my tongue, on my cock. I’ve already been buried deep inside of you as your tits bounced in my face. I didn’t need to chase that hard in the first place, so if that were the case, I’d stop wanting you.”
I loved Alex from the moment I met him. He was kind and funny and clearly was not willing to let go of the chemistry and connection he feels with Mac. When their moment of passion is over and Mac tries to move on she quickly finds their personal lives intertwined in a way she never expected and while her brain tells her to keep as much distance from Alex as she can for the sake of her sanity and her impending marriage, her heart won’t let her.
“Fist the sheets, baby. Grab ’em, Don’t let go.”
Dangerous Temptations is scorching HOT and exciting. The sex scenes were addicting and full of intensity. I won’t give away any big plot spoilers but just know that the nature of Alex and Mac’s forced position in each other’s lives only makes the magnitude of their desire and pull to each other that much more electrifying. I couldn’t decide if I loved them together or wanted them to break apart and for her to put her focus on repairing her relationship with her fiancé. The twists and turns the story took constantly had me changing my mind but by the end everyone ends up right where you want them!
“He was my kryptonite. I was his addiction.”
Let’s talk for a second about that cover. . . OMG . . .could that cover get any HOTTER! A cover for me really sells the book and this one does an amazing job. Even if I had never read a Brooke book before I would have one-clicked based off that cover alone. However, I have read a lot of Brooke Cumberland’s work and enjoyed them all but I have to say she does taboo relationships extremely well. She knows just how to get you to that uncomfortable yet arousing place that makes you desperate for more.
~miranda
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