This story continues the cross country journey started in Quarter Miles, but this is Aria’s tale. She leaves her home in Oregon to visit with her twin sister in Arizona. They may carry the bonds of twins, but Aria can’t stand Clara’s boss, so only visit when she knows he is away on vacation. Unfortunately, his plans change at the last minute and he is still home for her visit. Also not on her list of things to do during her vacation is to attend a wedding in her sister’s place. That wedding leads to a hot one night stand, that though pleasurable beyond belief, will never be repeated between the vowed enemies. Though Clara may find her boss agreeable, Aria has always found him too stiff, too formal, too perfect. But when she discovers she is pregnant after their night together, they will have to find a way to at least exist in the same sphere for the sake of the child.

I loved this unplanned pregnancy between enemies. Clara was always able to see the good in Broderick, but it took much more for Aria to be able to find common ground with her sister’s boss. Oh he is handsome, and rich, but those are two things that Aria has come to distrust. I loved watching her learn the intricacies to Broderick’s personality, and then to work on making him see that “Brody” can take care of the family business and have a little fun at the same time.

This is a true opposites attract, enemies to lovers. They do not simply solve all their problems by discovering the pregnancy. In fact, adding the pregnancy to the mix might have forced them into maintaining physical proximity for more than a few moments at time, but it also forced them to really learn about the other and work for something beyond themselves. 

I was a little skeptical about how headstrong, independent Aria was going to maintain her personality in Arizona, but I also loved watching Brody discover what he could and could not do in order to help her prepare for their child. Each is so used to getting their own way that compromising and working together was a character shift for them both. 

I have loved following the journey of this car, and the women who bonded during the time that it served as home. I cannot wait to see what is in store as Clara takes it on the final leg to Karson. I can only hope that he has found similar success and stability that the women he helped shelter as children have found as adults, but I also feel like this final leg of the journey might be the rockiest one yet.