Ali Hazelwood is the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, as well as the writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her two feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).

SCIENCE IS SEXY: Readers are hungry for stories about women in STEM, and Ali draws on her own experience as a professor in neuroscience to bring knowledge and authenticity to Olive's story, perfect for fans of The Kiss QuotientTHE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE: Originally entitled Head Over Feet and written as Star Wars fanfic, Olive and Adam's story has a built-in audience, and we're excited for Ali's massive following in the writing community to follow her into print with this new iterationFAKE RELATIONSHIP: A favorite trope scientifically proven to deliver rom-com-y shenanigans and make readers smileDEBUTING WITH A BIG BANG: German rights have already sold for Ali's first two books in a heated auctionMORE TO EXPLORE: We own two more rom-coms and three novellas (to be collected in an anthology), all featuring women in STEM

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When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.

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.