Wyn Connor and Harriet Kilpatrick were the perfect couple-until Wyn dumped Harriet for reasons she still doesn’t fully understand. Readers won’t want to leave these characters or this world.Ī sexy, science-filled, and surprising romance full of warmth and wit.Įxes pretend they’re still together for the sake of their friends on their annual summer vacation. Although the romance is stellar, some of the most enjoyable scenes in the book take place between the other people in Jess’ life: her precocious daughter, her hilarious and irreverent best friend, and her sweet, dependable grandparents. As their relationship proceeds, each encounter ratchets up the sexual tension and the emotional stakes, creating a love story that keeps the pages flying. And although River starts out a bit unlikable, his irritable facade conceals hidden depths and passions. Jess is a believable and sympathetic heroine-it’s easy to see why she’s skeptical of GeneticAlly’s promises but still willing to give it a try.
Lauren, the author duo behind The Honey-Don’t List (2020) and countless other rom-coms, not only introduce a fascinating and unique premise, but flawlessly execute it with their trademark humor and charm. As Jess begins to get to know the real River, she starts to wonder if the data might be right. But between losing a big client and giving her mom another loan, Jess needs money, and GeneticAlly offers to pay her to date him.
When Jess capitulates to Fizzy by giving the company a spit sample, she finds out she has 98% compatibility with River, a man she already can’t stand, and she’s not interested in exploring anything. River Peña, the founder of a new matchmaking company, GeneticAlly, that matches users based on their DNA. But one day, when she and her romance-novelist BFF, Fizzy, are working at a coffee shop, they start up a conversation with a grumpy regular they refer to as Americano (based on his drink order). Between her job in statistics, helping Juno with school projects, and bailing her mom out whenever she gets into trouble, Jess’ plate is full enough. She’s a busy single mom who’s raising her beloved daughter, Juno, with her grandparents (who also raised Jess since her addict mother wasn’t exactly a reliable presence). Jessica Davis isn’t interested in dating.
A DNA–based dating company matches a harried single mom with the company’s gruff founder-but can their real relationship measure up to their statistics?
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