Publisher: Berkley, February 15th, 2022

Format: ebook

Pages: 336

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

How do you solve the Perfect Equation? Add one sharp-tongued mathematician to an aloof, handsome nobleman. Divide by conflicting loyalties and multiply by a daring group of women hell-bent on conducting their scientific experiments. The solution is a romance that will break every rule.

Six years ago, Miss Letitia Fenley made a mistake, and she’s lived with the consequences ever since. Readying herself to compete for the prestigious Rosewood Prize for Mathematics, she is suddenly asked to take on another responsibility—managing Athena’s Retreat, a secret haven for England’s women scientists. Having spent the last six years on her own, Letty doesn’t want the offers of friendship from other club members and certainly doesn’t need any help from the insufferably attractive Lord Greycliff.

Lord William Hughes, the Viscount Greycliff cannot afford to make any mistakes. His lifelong dream of becoming the director of a powerful clandestine agency is within his grasp. Tasked with helping Letty safeguard Athena’s Retreat, Grey is positive that he can control the antics of the various scientists as well as manage the tiny mathematician—despite their historic animosity and simmering tension.

As Grey and Letty are forced to work together, their mutual dislike turns to admiration and eventually to something… magnetic. When faced with the possibility that Athena’s Retreat will close forever, they must make a choice. Will Grey turn down a chance to change history, or can Letty get to the root of the problem and prove that love is the ultimate answer?

My Review:

Thank you Berkeley for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: enemies to lovers, women in science.
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This book was so fun! Letty is a smart mathematician and a part of a club of women scientists. Six years ago Letty was caught up in a scandal, putting her and Grey at odds with each other. But when they must work together to keep the club running smoothly, Grey realizes that Letty is not who he thought she was.
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Loved this exploration of women in science, as well as women being able to explore their own sexuality, which was frowned upon at the time (and to a degree still is).
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Letty and Grey are fun characters, both hard working and loyal, and I loved reading about them connecting.
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CW: sexual content, sexism, violence, miscarriage, seizures