When a fake relationship between scientists collides with 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—her best friend, however, does, and that’s how she ended up in this predicament. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and on her way to a happily ever after was always going to require more than a few Jedi mind tricks: scientists need evidence. 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 jerk. Which is why Olive is absolutely stunned when Stanford’s resident lab tyrant agrees to keep her secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a major science conference goes awry, putting Olive’s career on the line, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding... six-pack abs.

Suddenly, their little experiment feels dangerously close to combusting. Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is examining her own heart under the microscope.