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A fake relationship between scientists brings workplace friction, romantic chemistry, and playful humor.
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A data-minded heroine approaches dating as a problem to solve, only to find that connection resists neat formulas.
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Christina Lauren’s enemies-to-lovers vacation romance shares the seed’s witty voice and brisk romantic setup.
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An unexpected connectionA magical apartment introduces a time-bending twist to a tender romance about timing and finding a way forward.
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Two friends’ increasingly disastrous double dates turn into a warm, funny exploration of their own chemistry.
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This emotionally richer Christina Lauren romance follows a deep connection shaped by friendship, separation, and reunion.
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A practical heroine and a childhood friend make a dating plan that becomes more complicated than their tidy arrangement.
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An unexpected connectionA woman’s attic produces a succession of husbands in this comic thought experiment about partnership and choice.
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A chance meeting leads to a pretend wedding-date arrangement with appealing banter and an adult romantic perspective.
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A capable bodyguard and a movie star navigate a discreet fake relationship in this buoyant, character-led romance.
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Two strangers share an apartment on opposite schedules, building intimacy through notes and an inventive living arrangement.
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An unexpected connectionIts central relationship unfolds across an unusual science-fiction premise, offering a more sweeping take on love and compatibility.
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Public-radio colleagues pretend to be former partners for a show, mixing workplace rivalry with romantic tension.
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A reluctant colleague agrees to pose as a heroine’s date at a family wedding, setting up a slow-burn romantic comedy.
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A funny, heartfelt contemporary romance balances the pull of new love with the complications of real life.
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An unexpected connectionA woman cursed to be forgotten finds a rare connection in this atmospheric fantasy about identity, desire, and being known.
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A city doctor and a small-town carpenter find an unexpected connection across very different lives.
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A burnt-out pop star’s stay in a small town sparks a sweet, lighthearted romance with a local pie-shop owner.
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A genetics professor’s questionnaire-based search for a partner offers a direct, comic bridge to romance shaped by compatibility.
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An unexpected connectionA mysterious measure of each person’s lifespan prompts an ensemble cast to reconsider love, choice, and the future.
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A romance novelist enters a reality dating show, putting ideas about love and matchmaking under a witty spotlight.
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A holiday time-loop premise gives this Christina Lauren romance a playful route to questions of choice and love.
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A pretend marriage and a wealthy family’s expectations create comic friction in this contemporary romance.
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An unexpected connectionA library of possible lives offers a hopeful, accessible exploration of regret and the paths a person might take.
About the book
The Soulmate Equation is a 2021 contemporary romance by Christina Lauren, with humorous and women’s-fiction elements.
About the author
Christina Lauren is the pen name of writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, known for contemporary romantic fiction.