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Give Me Butterflies

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A swoony, steamy, STEM romance in which two curators at a science museum—a handsome but grumpy astronomer and an anxious but sunshine-y entomologist—realize they are the perfect match. Equal parts nerdy banter and fiery tension, it's perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Tessa Bailey.

Millie was never one to take the expected path. She's an entomologist who loves her job as a natural science curator, inspiring museum visitors every day. It's her dream to take a larger role in the planning of her department, so when a director position opens up, she is determined not to let anything distract her from her goals. Especially her grumpy coworker with his permanent scowl, electric blue eyes, and nerdy astronomy ties.

. . . Not that she's spent much time noticing any of those things.

Finn doesn't mean to glare at everyone, but he's juggling his role at the museum, navigating the grief of losing his sister, attempting to make his nieces smile, and trying not to ruin dinner for the fifth night in a row. He can't afford to let anything slip, and certainly doesn't need anything more on his plate. Millie literally stumbling into him with her bright smile and sunny optimism, is the last thing he needs.

They want nothing to do with each other. But with Finn on the interview committee, avoidance is impossible. And Millie soon realizes it's one thing when a job is on the line. It's quite another when it's her heart.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 7, 2024
      Meadows (Wreck My Plans) wows with a contemporary that’s funny, sexy, sweet, and deliciously nerdy all at the same time. Entomologist Millie Oaks is up for a major promotion at the Wilhelmina Natural Science Museum. She did well in her first interview, despite getting rattled by the grumpy (and gorgeous) director of astronomy, Dr. Finn Ashford. Now she just needs to focus on the next round of interviews without getting too distracted by Finn, who, she learns, only comes off as icy because of the stress of juggling his job and his young twin nieces, Avery and Eloise, whom he is raising following the recent death of his sister. Millie is immediately charmed by the girls during museum camp and, as she and their uncle grow closer, it isn’t long before Millie willingly immerses herself in Ashford family life. This sweet found family is a relief from the abusive relationship she escaped only months before. Millie’s friends, her family’s group chat, and her adorable dog also provide plenty of heartwarming moments that help balance out serious explorations of grief and emotional abuse. Fans of Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinist series should snap this up. Agent: Lauren Spieller, Folio Literary.

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      Starred review from November 1, 2024
      Millie Oaks, an entomologist and natural science curator at the Wilhelmina Natural Science Museum, knows bugs, and Dr. Finn Ashford is definitely an acriculus insecto (grumpy bug). Millie can't figure out why Finn, an astronomer, is so cantankerous. After all, it's Finn's fault that Millie spilled a minuscule amount of coffee on him. Ordinarily, Millie would just ignore Finn and his sexy, cranky ways, but Millie is up for the newly vacated department chair job at the museum, and Finn just happens to be on the hiring committee. What Millie doesn't know is that Finn has lost his sister and is trying anxiously to care for his nieces. As Millie works to smooth things over with Finn before her interview, she discovers that other side to him, the one that could make working with Finn even more challenging! Collectors of perfectly executed grumpy/sunshine love stories will want to snare a copy of Meadows' superbly written romance in their reading nets. With an intriguing STEM-centered storyline, an abundance of steamy sexual chemistry, and plenty of sharp wit, the start of Meadows' Oak Sisters series is a rare specimen indeed.

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