Not in Love. Ali Hazelwood

Loyal friends, financial stability, and a successful career as a biotechnologist at one of the most promising food technology startups—Ru Siebert’s hard-earned world is favorable to her and seems unchanging. Then, suddenly, a hostile takeover is brewing: Eli Killgore and his business partners are used to getting what they want. But Eli craves Ru—the woman on his mind, the sweetest pear he’s ever ordered. Torn between loyalty and irresistible attraction, Ru and Eli throw caution to the wind, along with the rules of the lab and the boardroom. Their secret, no-strings-attached relationship will end as soon as one of the companies wins. True, love affairs are riskier than business. And here’s where the real action takes place.