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The Love Hypothesis

The Instant New York Times Bestseller and TikTok Sensation!

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A BuzzFeed Best Summer Read of 2021

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.

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Published Sep 14, 2021

400 pages

Average rating: 7.82

1,674 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Denise Lauron
May 19, 2024
10/10 stars
I picked this up on a whim. I loved that it revolved around women in STEM. Smart women can have romances, too.

The bonus chapter at the end showed part of the book from the male love interest's point of view. Very interesting take on it. I am glad that the book didn't alternate POV, since it would have given away a lot of the story. The reader was better off being in the dark, just like the main character was.

This was a fun read. I would recommend it.
𖹭𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖘𖹭
Jul 09, 2025
9/10 stars
Adam Carlsen is my new fave book bf
Lauren Greely
Jul 01, 2025
10/10 stars
5 ⭐️ 2 spice
emerald-hummingbird
Jun 02, 2025
10/10 stars
4.5⭐️ rounded to 5
Ally
May 20, 2025
10/10 stars
I have not read a solid contemporary romance in...awhile. This book was a great one to reinstate my interest in romance novels - I especially loved how there was a science focus and the FMC was a chaotic Ph.D. student. The plot was easy to follow and I found myself laughing throughout the story!

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