Not In Love
Rue is a biotech engineer who is content with her life of science, a few close friends, and occasional hookups. When Eli--one of those potential hookups--turns out to be part of a hostile takeover of the company where Rue works, things get complicated. They're on opposite sides, but they can't seem to stay away from each other. Is it just physical--and temporary--or could it be more?
Ali Hazelwood writes STEM romances, and most of them are rom-coms, which I enjoy. This, however, was more of an erotic romance, which is not typically a sub-genre I'd choose. It all felt a little too intense--the (not very interesting) corporate drama, the "forbidden" romance, and Eli's instant obsession with Rue. Not my favorite.
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Publisher’s Description
A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science–from New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood.
Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.
Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through–and he’s a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can’t stop thinking about. The woman who’s off-limits to him.
Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business–one that plays for keeps.