It's not love

A secret, forbidden affair proves that in love and science, anything goes. Rue Siebert may not have it all, but she certainly has a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she longed for as a child, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising startups in food science. She's worked hard and built a stable and comfortable world. Until a hostile takeover by another company and its offensively attractive representative threaten to destroy everything. Eli Killgore and his partners are determined to take over Kline. Eli has his reasons for pursuing this deal, and he's a man who always gets what he wants. With one exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman he's forbidden to be with. Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the windows of the lab and the boardroom. Their romance is secret, without strings attached, and has a deadline: the day one of their companies' contracts expires. But matters of the heart are a risky business; one where everything is at stake.