RivalphysicistscollideinavortexofacademicfeudsandfakedatingshenanigansinthisdelightfullySTEMinistromcomfromtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheLoveHypothesisandLoveontheBrain.ThemanylivesoftheoreticalphysicistElsieHannawayhavefinallycaughtupwithher.Byday,she’sanadjunctprofessor,toilingawayatgradinglabsandteachingthermodynamicsinthehopesoflandingtenure.Byotherday,Elsiemakesupforhernon-existentpaycheckbyofferingherservicesasafakegirlfriend,tappingintoherexpertlyhonedpeople-pleasingskillstoembodywhicheverversionofherselftheclientneeds.Honestly,it’saprettysweetgig--untilhercarefullyconstructedElsie-versecomescrashingdown.BecauseJackSmith,theannoyinglyattractiveandarrogantolderbrotherofherfavoriteclient,turnsouttobethecold-heartedexperimentalphysicistwhoruinedhermentor’scareerandunderminedthereputationoftheoristseverywhere.Andhe’sthesameJackSmithwhorulesoverthephysicsdepartmentatMIT,standingrightbetweenElsieandherdreamjob.Elsieispreparedforanall-outwarofscholarlysabotagebut...thoselong,penetratinglooks?Nothavingtobeanythingotherthanhertrueselfwhenshe’swithhim?Willfallingintoanexperimentalist’sorbitfinallytempthertoputhermostguardedtheoriesonloveintopractice?
