The Chemistry of Love
Delightful
Emotional
Predictable

The Chemistry of Love

Sariah Wilson2023
True love requires a little research and development in a funny, heart-racing romance by Sariah Wilson, the bestselling author of The Paid Bridesmaid. How can Anna Ellis, a geeky, brilliant, and hopelessly smitten cosmetic chemist possibly win over Craig Kimball, the man of her dreams--who also happens to be her boss? The answer is Craig's empathetic (and handsome) CEO half brother, Marco. The makeup mogul knows Craig for the ridiculously competitive rival he is. Whatever Marco has, Craig wants. That can be Anna, if she's game to play. All Anna and Marco have to do is pretend they're falling in love and let the rumors begin. If the experiment in attraction works, a jealous Craig will swoop in and give Anna her happily ever after--if it weren't for one hitch in the plan. There's more to Marco than meets the eye. With every fake date, Anna's feelings are starting to become dizzyingly real. Blame it on chemistry. It's unpredictable, exciting, and occasionally combustible. If Anna and Marco are really falling in love, who are they to argue with science?
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Paige Carter @tiredcube
4.5 stars
Feb 7, 2023

Had all the usual tropes of this genre, and funnily enough made comments about romcom tropes throughout the book. The steamy scenes were steamy but I wish that everything at the end hadn't wrapped up so quickly. It kind of felt like once their feelings were confessed they just jumped ahead to "and they all lived happily ever after, the end."

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+7
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Cameryn Wright@cambam
5 stars
Feb 5, 2023

So freaking good!!!

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Amanda Shameem@mandalou
3 stars
Jul 27, 2024
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Vanessa@casperbean
4.5 stars
May 26, 2023
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judie g@juhi
2.5 stars
Mar 12, 2023
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Allison Detwiler@adetwiler
1.5 stars
Jan 18, 2023
+3
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Cristina Martinez@literalbook
5 stars
Dec 7, 2023
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Lizzie Jones@lizardolphin
4 stars
Aug 31, 2023
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Emily Quinones@emily924
3 stars
Aug 9, 2023

Highlights

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Vanessa@casperbean

Even now. I had to stop letting my insecurities rule me. I couldn't let fear make decisions for me.

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Vanessa@casperbean

Bravery wasn't the absence of fear but pushing on in spite of it.

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Vanessa@casperbean

Women spent twice as long wondering what men thought about as men actually spent thiking.

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Vanessa@casperbean

That was the hardest thing about grief--you thought you were dealing well with things, going about your life, then you would hear a sound or smell a scent or someone would say something that brought you right back to that sadness.

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Vanessa@casperbean

Enjoy the things you enjoy, Anna. Don't let other people make you feel bad about it.

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Vanessa@casperbean

I don't know why they say time heals all wounds when years later, the wound still hurts just as much. The only difference is other people expect that it won't.

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