by
Meg Benjamin
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
They’re both unlucky in love. Can they find the equation for the
perfect mate?
Celine
Murphy has had it. Her current boyfriend has broken up with her by text. That
makes three boyfriends who’ve turned out to be losers, including one who left
for Antarctica. She’s decided to go for an online matchmaking service, but as a
mathematician, she wants to minimize her own faulty choices and let an
algorithm make the selection.
At the same
time, musician Delaney Boone has come to Austin to mentor “the kid,” a popular
actor turned musician. He’s also escaping a broken heart from a failed
relationship, and he’s hoping Austin will provide some new possibilities. With
those new possibilities in mind, he goes for an online dating service.
Fate—or
math—matches these two unlikely lovers. But can they overcome their own doubts
to accept another chance at romance? Maybe with the help of an unlikely cupid
in the form of Celine’s grandfather, The Judge, and the matchmaking skills of
some familiar faces in Konigsburg. And an unexpected dose of cedar fever. It’s
Texas y’all.
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EXCERPT:
She turned her gaze to the ceiling, where the sunlight had begun to creep across. She hadn’t really expected Delaney to stay over. At the same time, she hadn’t been upset when he had.
You need to think about this, about what it all means.
She knew she did, but she didn’t really want to think yet. Delaney was still a stranger, at least a bit. She didn’t even know where he was from before Nashville. Where had he gone to school?
Come off it, Celine. Worrying about what college he’d gone to after they’d had a bedroom marathon was ridiculous. Delaney had obviously spent a lot of time learning his craft, and given his profession, that was probably more important than four years in some music school somewhere.
But she still had the feeling he knew more about her than she did about him, and it made her a little uneasy. Was there a reason he was keeping his life story to himself?
“Good morning,” Delaney said, and she jumped, turning to look at him.
“Oh, hi.” She took a breath. “How are you?”
“Me?” His eyes widened slightly. “I’m fine. You?”
“I’m fine.” She reached out to brush back the hair that had fallen across his forehead.
He gave her a slightly crooked smile. “I may want to use your shower.”
“Sure,” she said automatically. “Whatever you want. I can make some coffee.” She tried to remember what she had for breakfast. Except it was more like brunch.
Brunch!
“Oh, God,” she said. “It’s Sunday, isn’t it?”
He nodded, now more wary than amused. “Yeah.”
“I’m supposed to have brunch with the judge,” she blurted.
Delaney stared at her for a long moment. “Is that court ordered? And if so, what did you do to get that sentence?”
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My review:
3.75 stars
The Love Equation by Meg Benjamin follows math professor
Celine as she struggles to find a solution to her lack of success at dating by
applying her special brand of logic. Delaney, a musician, isn’t planning to stay
in Austin, but he has no qualms about exploring the possibilities to be found
there…both personally and professionally.
This adult contemporary romance provides a fun look at the
challenge of quantifying and using logic to explore a relationship and the
complications of trying to use a formula to apply to emotions. I enjoyed the
gentle build-up into a connection between two people who have been burned by
their past lovers, and the glimpses of their connections made me curious and
wanting to know more of those folks’ stories as well. I think this would be
great light read to enjoy on a lazy afternoon.
A copy of this title was provided for review
