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Bed Chemistry

Brief Description
With a fun and steamy twist on the only-one-bed trope, this debut contemporary romance will delight fans of The Paradise Problem and The Love Hypothesis. Chemistry teacher Ashleigh Hutchinson knows better than anyone that love and lust don't mix. The feelings come from different hormones, they... Read More
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Bed Chemistry

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With a fun and steamy twist on the only-one-bed trope, this debut contemporary romance will delight fans of The Paradise Problem and The Love Hypothesis.

Chemistry teacher Ashleigh Hutchinson knows better than anyone that love and lust don't mix. The feelings come from different hormones, they trigger different responses, and they demand different reactions. Which is why she doesn't date. She hooks up. No catching feelings required.

When Ashleigh is fired from her job without notice, she signs up to participate in a month-long sleep study, which will pay her enough to cover rent while she job hunts. It seems easy enoughβ€”until she walks into the clinic and finds herself staring right into the gorgeous eyes of Xander Miller, the only man to have ever tempted her to abandon her no-relationships rule.

When Xander and Ashleigh realise the study is only looking for couples, they agree to pretend to be togetherβ€”which means sleeping in the same bed every night for the next few weeks. How hard can it be to keep their cool under the covers?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804998625

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 304

About the Author

A self-described bantersexual-make her laugh and she'll be eating out of the palm of your hand-Elizabeth McKenzie has written several screenplays for feature films, with her projects placing in top international screenwriting contests including Screencraft, Final Draft, and the Austin Film Festival. Her newsletter, Delusional, reaches more than 10,000 readers each week. Elizabeth lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, their son, and their dog, who is the goodest girl.

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