Join Reader Seeks Romance Book Club on March 31, 2022 at Mimi\'s Cafe! The group will discuss contemporary romance THE LOVE HYPOTHEIS by Ali Hazelwood. \ \ (If inclement weather prohibits travel, then book club will be held online via Zoom.)\ \ Book Description:\ \ NYT BESTSELLER!\ 2022 BUZZFEED BEST SUMMER READ!\ \ When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman\'s carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.\ \ As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn\'t believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that\'s what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.\ \ That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford\'s reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive\'s career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.\ \ Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.\ \ Author:\ \ ALI HAZELWOOD is a multi-published author—alas, of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the U.S. to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She recently became a professor, which absolutely terrifies her. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, crocheting, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with