From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a
project with her nemesis—with explosive results.
Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the
mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What
would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering
project—a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs
of academia—Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother
of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.
Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of
way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a
romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her
first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear
in grad school—archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far,
far away.
Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee
finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it’s her
occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see
Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her
ideas…devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all her
neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put
her heart on the line, there’s only one question that matters: What will
Bee Königswasser do?
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What I thought about Love on the Brain
In Love on the Brain,neuroscientist Bee Königswasser must deal with her long-time grad school nemesis, Levi Ward, after snagging a plum assignment to work with NASA to create a special neuroscience helmet. All Bee can remember of Levi is that he hated her. Well, you know what they say about hate -- it's close to love, and this enemies to lovers story depicts the connection between love and hate perfectly.
When Bee arrives in Houston for the project, she's immediately faced with obstacles and it doesn't appear her nemesis has let up on his dislike when it comes to Bee. But she powers through all that, having been in STEM long enough to know that the men get the benefits and women have to work twice as hard. As a member of the STEM community myself, I found this to be very accurate and insightful, especially the lovely little names that she has dubbed her male colleagues with.
There is so much STEM related humor in this book that wormed it's way right into my heart and I just could not put this book down. I really loved Bee and Levi, and I was rooting for them all the way. Levi has kept many secrets from Bee and it takes a bit for Bee to put all the puzzle pieces together, but she finally gets it. I'm not going to spoil it for you, but really, if you love a good rom-com, this one checks all the boxes for me.
Bee and Levi must undertake sabotage, secrets, and their own relationship phobias to get to their HEA, but it's a wonderful, lovely ride. The steamy scenes are hot,hot, hot and Levi is swoony material for sure. And Bee's assistant is a hoot.
I loved everything about this book, from Marie Curie to the felines who have a role to play in the story. The villain is easy to identify, but that didn't bother me. The action at the end was the icing on this readers cake. I do believe Love on the Brain is one of my top reads of 2022.
About the Author
I'm Ali, and I write
contemporary romcom novels about women in STEM and academia. I love
cats, Nutella, and side ponytails. I'm also currently learning to
crochet, so as you can tell I'm a super busy gal with an intense and
exciting life!
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