The Science of Attraction
by Verity Jacobs
Kate
Ramsey is at the top of her game.
She’s
the hot new recruit at the most prestigious research institute in Germany, and
she’s determined to live up to the hype — even if it means working day and
night. Stress relief comes in the form of a no-nonsense affair with her
neighbor, who also happens to be the director of the institute. Who says sex
should be anything more than a contract between two people who have other
things on their mind?
So
when Tom Baker saunters into her life, Kate is understandably upset to see this
well-oiled machine splutter and seize. Tom is young and smart, and far too
pretty for his own good. Kate can’t help but be drawn to him, even if giving in
to the attraction would mean risking everything she’s worked for.
Kate and Tom are
extremely likable characters that have great chemistry –
not only in the work environment, but sexually as well. These
two could not keep their hands off each other and at times I was comparing them
to minks or rabbits, because they were constantly having sex –
All.The.Time. In between all the hot sex, the conversations were
witty and very entertaining.
The synopsis may lead
you to believe that there is a love-triangle in this story, but really,
there isn't. The relationship between Rob and Kate was one of
convenience and mutual satisfaction and seriously, after you read this story,
you will love what happens to Rob in the end. I was not a fan of Rob – nope,
not at all. He was a total jerk!
The Science of
Attraction was really fun to
read! Who knew that science could be so fun and sexy? I loved all
the characters (well, except for Rob). They were really a fun group
of people and it looks like we will get to see some of them again in Ms. Jacobs
next book The Music of Temptation. (YAY!!!)
I believe this is
the author’s first book and with that being said, for a debut novel the writing
was perfect and flowed very smoothly. This was a great read that you
will definitely want to pick up if you enjoy romance stories with a lot of hot sex
and witty humor – you will not be disappointed!
4 stars
“So,
what are we drinking to?” Tek asked, flopping down on the remaining chair.
“Well,
I’m drinking to beautiful women and summer sun.” Tom grinned and held his
bottle aloft, leaning back and catching my eye again.
“I’m
drinking to five days away from the bench,” Margot added wryly.
“I’m
drinking to being near the freakin’ water again, even if it’s just a pebbly old
sea,” Tek said, his Antipodean beach snobbery shining through.
“And
I’m drinking to keeping you all out of trouble,” I said, raising an eyebrow.
“Now
why would you want to do a thing like that?” Tom said, winking as he clinked
his bottle against my glass.
“Because
you obviously need it,” I shot back, looking over at him and instinctively,
foolishly, holding his gaze.
“Do
I?” he said, his voice low. It took me a second to realize that Tek and Margot
had started up their own conversation. I was well and truly trapped in a Tom
bubble.
I
took a breath and somehow managed to tear my eyes away from his, shifting my
focus downward. But of course, that was no better.
“Where
did you get this?” I asked, reaching out without thinking to stroke the scar
that stretched across the width of his forearm.
“Mountain
biking with my brother,” he said softly. And then, “It looked a lot more
impressive when I was eleven.”
I
smiled and rubbed my fingertip back across the white stripe, ignoring the voice
in my head that was telling me not to. It was soft and indistinct anyway,
garbled no doubt by half a bottle of wine.
“It
still feels a little funny to the touch,” he continued, “especially when you—
Ah!”
His
gasp shot straight through me, and I realized with a start that I was grazing
the surface of his skin with my nails in a slow caress.
“—do
that,” he finished, and somehow I couldn’t help but look up again.
Big
mistake.
“It
feels kinda great,” he said, “but it also drives me nuts.”
There
was something about this statement that stripped all previous conversation of
its innocence. Something about the pairing of pleasure and pain that left me
short of breath.
“You
have a brother?” I said faintly, reining in my hand and blinking a couple of
times in a vain attempt to reset my head.
“Yeah,
I do,” he said. “He’s a year older, we’re pretty close.” He took a swig of beer
and smiled sidelong at me, a smile that seemed designed to absolve my sins,
even as it inspired new ones.
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