Biochemist Dr. Violet Sands doesn’t believe in magic—until she discovers a mysterious compound that makes people fall in love. She’s determined to prove it’s science, not sorcery…but that gets harder when her new roommate is Bennett Montgomery, a disgraced corporate golden boy who’s suddenly her fake boyfriend, her academic ally, and the one man immune to her experiments.

As family secrets, corporate fraud, and a dangerously charming ex close in, Violet must decide whether love is just another chemical reaction—or the one force she can’t quantify.