Devon and Olivia had a one night stand back when they were freshman, which almost destroyed Olivia's relationship. From that point forward, she had designated Devon "the enemy" and her biggest competitor in the engineering program. Fast forward two years, and they back at the scene of the crime, but now things are different. They are older, Olivia is unattached, and there may be some feelings brewing right below the surface. Could this be their chance at romance?

I knew I would enjoy this book on some level (seriously my romance lovers, look at the cover!), but I liked it a lot more than I expected. I thought both Devon and Olivia had a lot of depth, and I sort of wanted everything for both of them.

My undergraduate degree is in chemical engineering (c/o '94), so I related to a lot of Olivia's issues associated with being a female in such a male dominated field. I guess I thought things should have changed a lot more for women at this point, but nonetheless, I understood her frustrations with respect to that. When I was relating to her, I had an immense amount of empathy for her. As you learn more and more about her back story, you start to understand why Olivia behaves the way she does. This knowledge did not only prompt me to empathize with Olivia, it made me admire all she had accomplished and the woman that she had become.

Devon was pretty awesome, not going to lie. He had his cocky-jock moments, but we saw a lot more of his compassionate, sensitive side. He worked really hard to try and win Olivia's heart, and I cannot say I didn't enjoy watching this whole romance play out. I became deeply saddened when they hit rough patches, because I knew these two belonged together, and I needed them to be together. (Yeah, there was drama, but every romance needs drama.)

I also really liked Olivia's family. She was the only female in a family of 7 -- that's a lot of boys, but she had a special bond with them, and I loved going home with her. There is this one part, after a very terrible day, that Olivia returns home, and her dad has this heart-to-heart with her. Well, it just about made my heart explode. It was such a beautiful moment, and I was elated to see this side of Olivia's family.

Overall: A great NA romance that was fun, but also heartfelt.