Passion Under the Microscope delves into the lives of Tanith Kerrigan and Dr. Luke Caldwell, two individuals whose paths cross unexpectedly. Tanith, determined to break free from the shadows of her mother's influence, embraces singlehood. However, a chance encounter with Luke, a sports medicine doctor, throws her plans off course after she sprains her ankle during an unconventional moment. Despite her reluctance, Luke finds himself drawn to Tanith, even as he battles his own feelings and desires.

The plot of the story revolves around the gradual development of Tanith and Luke's relationship amidst personal and professional challenges. As they navigate through their respective struggles, they are forced to confront their own desires and aspirations.

Christine Miles crafts a compelling narrative with well-developed characters. Tanith is portrayed as a strong-willed individual determined to carve her own path in life, distinct from her mother's. Luke, on the other hand, is depicted as a dedicated professional struggling to balance his career aspirations with his growing feelings for Tanith.

The author's writing style is engaging, with witty dialogue and vivid descriptions that bring the story to life. Miles effectively captures the complexities of human emotions, making the characters relatable and authentic.

However, the pacing of the plot could have been improved in certain sections, as some parts felt rushed while others lingered for too long. Additionally, the resolution of certain conflicts felt somewhat predictable, detracting from the overall impact of the story.

Overall, Passion Under the Microscope is a captivating read that combines romance, humor, and introspection. Despite its flaws, the book delivers an entertaining narrative with memorable characters that will resonate with readers. As Tanith and Luke navigate the complexities of love and self-discovery, they invite readers on a journey filled with heartwarming moments and unexpected twists.

Ty to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc!

It was a quick and fun STEM romance read. I needed a break from paranormal/fantasy and this one helped me find some balance again! I love a golden retriever bf, and I ADOREEE adore STEM romances (we need more of these!). I think the chemistry wasn’t always there for me and it was fast paced at times, but I still had a good time with this!

Love it. I enjoyed reading it. I love that the grumpy one here is Tanith, the FL. It's like it's the first time I've read something like this, where the grumpy is the female lead and the sunshine is the male lead. Overall this is a 4 star read for me.

Passion Under the Microscope is book two in the Smart is Seriously Sexy Series by Christine Miles.
I loved book one Off-the-Charts Chemistry. To say I was beyond excited for book two is an understatement!
Tanith and Luke were adorable and I felt their connection just seep off the pages!
In this exceptionally smart and charming romance… Christine Miles’s writing is crisp and funny, the characters are fully engaging, and the story is delightful.
Overall, this was such a wonderful story. I flew through the pages with a smile on my face.

Thank You NetGalley and Sealed With a Swoon Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

3.5 rounded up
Overall a sweet, quick and hilarious read with a touch of serious topics that Luke and Tanith go through. It was nice to see characters who are so sure of themselves and are mature. I have to check out the first book in the series because I feel like it'll help understand the MCs' first meeting better and I'm excited to read the 3rd book in the series

I had fun and enjoyed this rom-com. Rooted for the fleshed out characters and enjoyed it
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

I love stem romance and this book did not disappoint it was Amazing. I can relate to Tanith in a lot of ways which I think is why I felt a lot more connected to the characters. I definitely recommend this book I could not put it down.

Biology teacher, Tanith just sprained her ankle thus delaying her house painting project. Good thing Dr. Luke Caldwell just volunteered to help her with the ankle and the painting. How unfortunate that Tanith just sworn off men for some reason...

One thing that caught me off guard with this book is the ages of the characters (this is a good thing). It's so amazing to me that Romance characters are not stuck in their 20's. And with that comes more realistically serious adult problems, which is so refreshing to read about and I am all for it.

If you want heart wrenching drama, this is not it (but there is a bit of drama) . This book is friends to lovers budding romance. The romance was subtle, lovely, and funny. I liked how the characters just eventually realized their feelings. This also felt like character growth and resolving problems together, which is too cute.

This was such an enjoyable read even though I've never read the first book of the series. Even without knowing the previous book, I love that the other characters that the main character keeps mentioning not only shows up but also solidifies their friendships.

Great book with amazing smart women and equally lovely men.

Passion Under the Microscope: Book #2 Smart is Seriously Sexy Series

By Christine Miles- read book #1 Off-the-Charts Chemistry & gave it 4 ⭐

Overall Rating: 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

📖 Page Count: 241 kindle

🌍 Setting: Brigid's Vista, Colorado

Publication 3-19-24,  Read 3-14-24

🙏🏾 Thanks to NetGalley and Sealed With a Swoon Books LLC for this ARC 💙 ! I voluntarily give an honest review and all opinions expressed are my own.

🤷🏾‍♀️What To Expect: Women/Adult Fic, Contemporary Romance, small town, STEMinist, sports

⚠️ Look Out For: parental neglect &abandonment, sexual harassment, injured h (sprained ankle)

Summary: Tanith has swore off men and stuck to it for the last six months. She is a high school Biology teacher responsible for teaching about reproduction. She goes bird watching to photograph a "visual aid" for her students, but falls and badly sprains her ankle. Dr. Luke Caldwell is a doctor of sports medicine and he's Reece's younger brother, so he wanted to help. Tanith is reluctant to allow him in her life but as they get to know and confide in each other, they fall for each other.

The characters:
 🚺 FMC: Tanith Kerrigan- bio teacher @ Vista high school. Swore off men for awhile until she's treated by Luke. He helps her around her house- moving furniture and painting while she's injured. Doesn't want to be like her mother Deandra who needed men to take care of her. Tanith has her own job, house, etc.

🚹 MMC: Dr. Luke Caldwell-30, was a football player in college, but didn't pursue it. His college girlfriend broke up with him when he stopped playing football. Co-owns practice for seven years with Dr. Sean Trevor who he met @ a medical conference.

Stacey: Tanith's BFF, Reece's gf & a Chemistry teacher @ Vista

Morgan McCann: 33, Tanith's BFF

Gia Valentine: Tanith's BFF, went through bad divorce

Reece: Luke's older brother, the high school football coach @Vista

Deandra/DKLMSS: Tanith's mother who neglected and abandoned her. She's been married and divorced four times, using men to take care of her. She criticizes Tanith's lifestyle and Deandra only wears expensive things.

Dr. Victoria Trimble: Luke's friend and confidante. They dated briefly, and she has her own PCP office. Probably the MVP character for me!

🤔My Thoughts: I enjoyed this installment and I recommend reading book #1 first for the background and world building. I understood Tanith's issues with men and why she kept things casual. It was hard seeing her mother with a revolving door of men. She wanted to make sure she didn't have to depend on anyone in life. Her tough exterior softened to Luke. I loved the game they played to get to know each other and talk about their problems. Luke handled his issues with Sean quickly, but I wanted him to address how to keep it from happening again. Tanith came through for him with the lawyer help and she was pretty chill about the whole thing. Overall this was a light-hearted, small town, contemporary romance. I will definitely read book # 3 Psychology with Mr. Mistletoe. Christmas romance?

Book Reveiw: Passion Under the Microscope
Stars: 3 X 5
Author: Christina Miles
Publisher: Sealed with a Kiss Books, LLC

This quite a fun lighthearted read. Luke and Tanita are adorable, so interesting, intriguing and very complex characters. There are many twist and turns to their romance. Tabitha is a biology teacher and Luke is a sports medicine doctor. Tanita sprains her ankle and ends up meeting Luke——-Doctor Yummy!!!!
Luke hasn’t had a serious relationship in years. Luke and Tanita meet at a party in October. Luke likes Tanita but is appears that Luke that does not like her. After Luke sees Tanita for her injury they realized they know each other and eventually start dating. Think two science nerds who become friends and then to lovers. Will they break up or stay together. This was a fun and entertaining read.

Received as an ARC in return for my honest review.

🧬 Biology teacher FMC
🔬 Golden retriever Dr MMC
🧬 Friends to lovers
🔬 Reverse grumpy x sunshine
🧬 He falls first
🔬 Small town

I didn’t realise this was the second book in the series and I think if I’d have read the first one it may have changed my overall rating of this one. Overall I thought it was ok and had real potential but sadly fell short in some aspects.

Don’t get me wrong, I loved Luke as a MMC, he was great and such a well thought out character. Tanith on the other hand really irritated me at moments, she didn’t feel like a fully hashed out character to me and could have done with a lot more development throughout to make her more likeable and relatable.

I wish this wasn’t as rushed at the end as it felt, it really seemed like a sprint to the finish.

This book was so good. I truly enjoyed both Tanith and Luke. Luke was just a cute little charmer. You couldn't help but like him.
This is the second book in the series and the second book I have read by Christine Miles. I loved the first one and I love this one too. They both had some issues they needed to work through, Tanith dealing with her mother and Luke with his partner at his sport medicine practice. After spending more time together they both let down some walls and you can see the love happening.
I loved this series, you get some science, good looking characters, and love.
Grab Passion Under the Microscope!

Science nerd romance I guess?

Tanith Kerrigan is a high school biology teacher who met her unfortunate demise, which is sprained ankle after trying to catch a bird, and comes her savior, Dr Luke Caldwell. This book is quite cute but turns out to be a bit lackluster for me. I enjoyed the premise and the fact that she was a stem FMC and having a golden retriever vibes from the MMC makes me feels excited to see how their romance develop. But sadly, I didn't feel strong chemistry between them. And I'm not fancy of characters that admit to feel lust more than love.

While this book seems light-hearted and cute, there is a heavy topics mentioned (absentee parent, workplace sexual harassment). SO please check the trigger warning before you start reading this.

Overall, this one just didn't click for me. There were parts of the book that i really enjoyed and some parts that just didn't work. Thank you to Netgalley for the review copy .

Super cute! I enjoyed it more than the first one! I felt it took a bit to get into, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to the next one!

Passion Under the Microscope is a story of self-discovery, navigating adversity and two really hot science nerds finding each other.

Tanith Kerrigan is a high school biology teacher who meets her unfortunate demise (sprained ankle) trying to catch two birds... uh... doing it (it was the Colorado state bird okay!!! Very important!!!). In comes Dr. Luke Caldwell to sweep her off her feet (and to get an x-ray) in this fun, witty romp where two people face adversity, fall in love and grow. In a shocking turn of events what starts as Dr. Luke supporting Tanith leads to a role reversal as he ends up in a situation that threatens his livelihood.

This book is a lot of fun and I'm always here for women in STEM (very much an Ali Hazelwood Penny Reid stan here). I really enjoyed the banter between the two MCs and the expanded community of friends that they share. I also really loved seeing representation of complicated family dynamics as demonstrated by Tanith's with her mother Deandra.

I honestly don't know why this book ended up so low for me because, in theory, it ticked every one of my boxes for a good time. Women in STEM? Golden retriever MMC? Banter??!? What isn't there to love? This definitely falls into "It's not you, it's me" because I just wasn't connecting to the story or characters fully. I still recommend everyone give this book a try when it drops because, even though it wasn't a 4 or 5 star for me, I definitely think it's a good, enjoyable book that's worthy of your attention.

When a biology teacher meets a sports medicine doctor, there are bound to be some sparks.

A woman who doesn't need a man, but won't say no to the man in front of her. My kind of woman. Tanith certainly had more patience than I would've had.

Luke is the perfect man. Why? Because he gave her a foot massage when she didn't even ask for it.

And the best part of the book? Even when both of them had personal problems they had to deal with, they didn't lose sight of each. They helped each other in their own ways.

Passion Under the Microscope by Christine Miles is a good fit for those seeking a lighthearted, romantic tale of self-discovery and growth, with a focus on the intersection of career, relationships, and personal aspirations.

I love STEM romance as a STEM girlie myself. I think this book is 5 stars amazing Tanith reminds me of my best friend so cute.

Amazing book!
I was thoroughly engaged throughout this book and I didn't want to put it down! The author captured my attention from the get go! Five stars from me :)

This was such a great follow up to Book 1 (dare I say I enjoyed it more than Book 1).

It was a cute quick read; mildly slow burn but so quick to read that it didn’t really feel like that slow of a burn. Loved Tanith’s prickly nature and Luke’s ray of sunshine.

Can’t wait for Book 3, imagine it’ll be a hoot!