A slice of Americana delivered with her characteristic warmth,
endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair, the third Honey Creek
novel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas
takes readers to Clifton Bend, Texas, a small college town where two
very different scientists must team up on an experiment on "The
Chemistry of Mating." Can these two opposites attract and quantify the
science of love?
Benjamin Monroe is pretty sure how his life will play out. He'll
continue teaching chemistry in his small college, and spend his free
time biking through the valley. Eventually, he'll retire to putter
around in his garden and greenhouse. His colleague, Virginia Clark, is
not one for routines. She's chatty, spontaneous, and bubbly, and before
Benjamin realizes what happened, she's talked him into collaborating on
a research project--studying the mating habits of college students.
Ketch Kincaid, one of Benjamin's star students, returned to college
after serving in the army. He needs something to get his mind off his
recent breakup and collecting research data might do it. And there's
another distraction on the horizon--a woman who looks like she, too,
knows about heartache. Soon enough, their project, "The Chemistry of
Mating," is gaining notoriety. Friends, neighbors...the whole town has
become involved. But no matter what the data determines, one conclusion
seems inescapable: love follows its own rules...
