{"product_id":"conspiracies-and-chemistry-a-workplace-age-gap-romantic-comedy-9781961373082","title":"Conspiracies and Chemistry: A Workplace Age-Gap Romantic Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove is just another conspiracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer-tech-founder-turned-philanthropist Tessa is in hiding. Not like her flat-earther dad, who lives in his truck off the grid. She has friends and causes and almost a life. But no one, not even her besties, knows her past. While she yearns for redemption, her secrets keep her safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt must be karma when she's hired to rescue a troubled biomedical research company and finds that its founder and chief scientist, Oliver, is the one man who looks at her like he knows all her secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr maybe he just knows \u003cem\u003eher.\u003c\/em\u003e Also terrifying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's ten years younger, seriously nerdy, and allergic to taking risks that don't involve the roll of a twenty-sided die. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf only she didn't find that so hot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when Oliver proposes a deal - he'll take a risk at work if she'll take one with him - she agrees, knowing her heart is safe. Until she finds that chemistry isn't isolated to the lab...or the supply closet...or the only hotel room left at a conference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFall for this steamy, standalone enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy featuring a swoony, protective hero, a heroine with secrets - and cats - and only-one-bed shenanigans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCraw, Michelle:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Michelle McCraw loves reading kissing books and working in tech. One day, she decided to combine her two interests, and now she writes steamy, nerdy contemporary romance that just might make you laugh. Her Synergy workplace romance series features characters who unashamedly love science, engineering, and technology. Her latest series, 40 and Fabulous, features heroines who find passion in the second acts of their lives. Her novels have been finalists in the RWA Vivian Contest, the Contemporary Romance Writers' Stiletto Contest, and the Windy City Romance Writers' Four Seasons Contest.A native Texan, Michelle has shoveled snow during nor'easters and knows the proper response when someone yells \"O-H.\" She now calls Georgia home, where she doesn't miss snow AT ALL. She enjoys reading, traveling, drinking bourbon, and spoiling her extraordinarily ill-behaved but adorable dog. For updates about her upcoming books and free reads - plus guaranteed puppy pics - subscribe to her newsletter at https: \/\/michellemccraw.com\/joinme.\"","brand":"Lazy Dog Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324825633042,"sku":"9781961373082","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e582246a-e013-4276-8dc7-dd1a04df6fbf.jpg?v=1748703672","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conspiracies-and-chemistry-a-workplace-age-gap-romantic-comedy-9781961373082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}