Equations of the Heart - Skye Backhouse

What happens when a girl who lives by logic meets a boy who only wants to escape it all?

Emerson Castell doesn't just like facts-she lives for them. Her world is built on cause and effect, reason and logic. From science experiments to dinner conversations, Emerson thrives on understanding the how and why behind everything. But her obsession with control and clarity leaves little room for messy human emotions... especially the unpredictable, heart-thumping kind that come with relationships.

Leo Caruso, on the other hand, knows all too well how unpredictable life can be. After a lifetime of parties, noise, and trying to fill the emotional void left by an absent father, Leo finds himself exiled to a sleepy town and the quiet care of his grandparents. He wants no complications. No connections. Just one final year of high school and a clean escape when it's over.

But fate-often the most unpredictable variable of all-has other plans.

When Emerson barges into Leo's life with a bold proposition that could change both their worlds, neither of them anticipates the feelings that begin to stir beneath the surface. It was supposed to be a simple deal. A win-win. No risk of heartbreak.

Until hearts get involved.

Full of witty banter, unexpected vulnerability, and the kind of chemistry that can't be measured, this story is a heartfelt, slow-burning romance about two people who thought they were too broken, too different, or too guarded to find love-and end up discovering it in the most unlikely of places.

If you believe that love can be both a science and a mystery, this book is for you. Fall for the facts. Stay for the feelings.