u003cbu003eu003cbu003eu003cbu003eThe Instant u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e Bestseller and TikTok Sensation! u003cpu003eAs seen on THE VIEW! u003cpu003eA BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021u003cbru003eu003c/bu003e u003cbru003eWhen a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.u003c/bu003eu003c/bu003e u003cpu003eAs 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. u003cpu003eThat 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. u003cpu003eSuddenly 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.
