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The Love Hypothesis
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The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood

Medium intensityPower Dynamic: hero dominantRecovery: B — Lingers a Bit
Tropes
enemies to loversfake datingforced proximityslow burn
Emotional Pull
fake to realwittydenial to acceptanceaddictive
World
contemporaryuniversityacademic/campus
Character Profiles
reluctant heroawkward/nerdy heroinegrumpy professor
Mood / Moment
slump breakerafter a hard weekfirst romancecomfort read
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About this story

When third-year PhD candidate Olive Smith needs a fake boyfriend to convince her best friend she's over her ex, she plants an impulsive kiss on the first man she sees — the notoriously intimidating Professor Adam Carlsen. What starts as a mutually beneficial arrangement becomes something neither of them expected.

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