Ever meet someone that you should have said yes to, but held off because the timing just wasn't right? That's what happened to Brooke, and his name was Rich Davis. He was the guy she loved to hate, the one that crawled under her skin and made it nearly impossible for her to forget. What should have been so easy to say yes to, ended up being an amazing friendship with the promise of more, if only Brooke would give in and admit it.
Ten years later, Brooke is still in Michigan. Working a dead end job, she takes a leap of faith and applies for her dream job, a job at the Washington Post. That's where she runs into-literally- the one and only, Rich Davis.
Once again, Brooke's indecisiveness gets the better of her and she holds him at arm's length. It is clear that Rich's feelings haven't changed a bit. Still cocky, he is sure she will wear down. Still unsure, she convinces herself it won't work. I swear that girl is her own worst enemy.
Grown up Rich is so much better than college Rich. He's still arrogant, but he carries it differently now. It's more endearing now than it was before. I got a kick out of the fluff assignments he hands Brooke to start off with and she handled them with grace. She's a tough cookie, tougher than I thought. The will they/won't they back and forth has you needing them to be together. But will it happen? This book ends on a MAJOR cliffhanger, and I mean MAJOR. I actually screamed, "NOOO!!!" when I got to the end. I know how some of you feel about them and please, give this one a chance, it fits the story so well and sets the stage perfectly for the next book. I normally don't give spoilers but I feel this one is necessary, so you don't go in blind. But as I said, it's a perfect cliffy and will have you hounding the author day and night about the next book, it's that good.