The Unbalanced Equation

<p><strong>What do a bad landlord a family wedding and a rogue Bunsen burner all have in common?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>After suffering four years of scrutiny from her PhD assessor Elizabeth Maclean believes she's finally free of Dr Thomas Henderson's tyranny when she begins her postdoc. But when a fire goes off in Tom's lab (stupid undergrads) he ends up working in the same lab as Liz.</p><p><br></p><p>On the same bench no less.</p><p><br></p><p>For three whole months.</p><p><br></p><p>To make matters worse - and much to their mutual surprise - Tom's mum and Liz's dad announce their impending marriage after a whirlwind romance. So when Liz's landlord tells her to move out pronto it tips her over the edge. Desperate for a place to stay and in need of a saviour the last person Liz expects to offer her a temporary home is Tom himself.</p><p><br></p><p>Now stuck working together living together and planning their parents' Christmas wedding together will Liz discover that Tom's attitude over the last four years was all a ruse to hide his true feelings? Or are the two doomed to fail in their co-existence experiment?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>A smart sexy enemies-to-lovers story perfect for fans of <em>The Hating Game Book Lovers</em> and <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> <em>The Unbalanced Equation</em> is H. L. Macfarlane's first foray into contemporary rom-com territory. She swears there are no faeries this time.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>The Unbalanced Equation</em> is the first book in the <strong>Hot Mess Trilogy</strong> - a series of standalone but connected rom-coms set in Glasgow.</p>