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Synopsis
As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.
That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor–and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford’s reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive’s career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding… six-pack abs.
Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.
Thoughts
I have read Hazelwood’s latest three novels, so I had to circle back to catch up on her popular STEM books. This was a fun story, complete with nerdy love and depth. I enjoyed Olive and Adam’s love story. Pick this up if you enjoy great banter, spicy scenes, fake dating, academic or workplace settings, and geek talk.
★★★★★
☊ Listening to this via audiobook was excellent. Narrators Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton did an outstanding job!
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