A forbidden, secret affair proves that all’s fair in love and science.
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.
“Whenever you want to feel like this,” he murmured at the inside of her thigh, “call me. Use me.”
I never have anything but raving reviews to give Ali Hazlewood, and Not in Love is no exception. It is STEM, sincere, and full of spice. Plus, I love a good ”use me” moment. IYKYK 😏.
Showcasing non-typical topics and personalities is definitely one of Ali’s strong suits. I love how with Rue we see someone who is not only a hard-working female in STEM but someone who has had a tough past and affects how she can love. She’s slightly awkward and yet so truthful, and I adored it.
On the other side with Eli… Eli is one of those men who is just EVERYTHING. He’s intelligent, hard-working, considerate, and such an all-around good guy. He is a sexy cinnamon roll at its finest.
“Rue. You have never been anything but enough.”
This is definitely one of Ali’s most spicy books to date, and I am here for it. I think it fit with the story perfectly and I loved how Eli and Rue’s story progressed. Cannot wait to see what Ali has up her sleeves next.
Thank you to Netgalley & Berkley for an eARC of this story.
Jotted by Jena 