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!

Smart is seriously sexy. It’s also fun as heck. From fornicating birds to end of the school year cheers, Passion Under the Microscope delivers. The title is definitely appropriate for the small town setting. Nothing, and I mean nothing gets by the residents of Brigid’s Vista.

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So it's been a while since I read Off The Charts Chemistry (the first book in the series), but I'm pretty sure I enjoyed this a whole lot more. I'm a huge fan of shorter novels and novellas, and I'm in love with the execution of this one. It's less than 300 pages and still there's space for a well thought out plotline, separate from the romance.

Both the MCs have some great interactions that I absolutely loved. Tanith is a high school teacher, so her manner with her students is such a delight, and Luke is a sports medicine doctor, with a stubborn teenage patient (the only patient we actually see). I think it's so important to portray characters outside of the romance, because the rest of their life doesn't stop right there, and I think this book does it beautifully. All the insecurities made complete sense and he character arcs were very compelling.

I love how they both have their own stories and qualities that they bring to their relationship that makes it so wholesome. It's amazing to see their worlds alter as they make space for each other and see the subtle changes in their personalities. Tanith and Luke fit together so well, and their bond makes my heart melt :)

While this is a very easy read, there are some difficult topics addressed in this story (and done well IMO), and I've put them below. I can't promise that you'd love this, but I surely recommend it, coz it was what I needed.

TW- mentions of sexual harassment, parental abandonment.

PS: I didn't like that Tanith kept referring to her mom as DKLMSS (I took so long to understand what that meant and yes, it's her initials after being married to 4 men). Also, Luke calling Tanith 'lady' over and over again was annoying, but I'm gonna let it slide.

I think that this was a cute and relatively quick read. One thing that I did wish that I knew before reading the book was that it's the second book in the series. That's the main reason why I ended up giving it 4 stars because it just ended up feeling like I was missing a piece of the puzzle. While it's more than likely not necessary to read the first book in this series, I feel like it is important to be able understand the dynamic between Tanith and Luke, as well as more of their characters overall. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but wish it was a bit longer. and less repetitive (if I had to read any version of "the lady" one more time I was about to rip out my hair).

I liked the external conflicts that the two characters were having. I liked how instead of letting it take over themselves, they found ways that they could help each other out and still find time to be with each other. But I do feel like the conflicts weren't actually resolved and the ending was a bit rushed.

I especially enjoyed the little moments of them opening up to each other. The ping pong ball game was cute and I wish we had similar moments like it before they really ended up with each other. Like yeah, they had moments of opening up, but I liked how it was just them in their own little world and just having fun with it.nWith my wish of this book being a bit longer, I wanted to see more of what they were like over the past few months of being acquainted with each other. I think it would have made the chemistry a bit more organic, at least on Tanith's end. Her falling for him felt a bit rushed, even though she had mentioned her mutual attraction to him a few times.

Thank you NetGalley and Sealed with a Swoon Books for providing me an arc copy of the book in return for my honest review.

Tanith, who loved to play the field had an epiphany one day that prompted her to change the life she was leading. Love couldn't have entered her life at a more inopportune time , causing her to vacillate on keeping her self -avowals or allowing the inevitable to happen. Luke's attraction to and pursuit of her gets sidelined by a career crisis, making his decision more difficult and entangling. With the intervention of their friends and family, they learn to open up and navigate this new thing blossoming between them. It immediately becomes clear that the path will be challenging but rewarding and the author was able to appeal to the reader's curiosity about the impact the journey would make on the main characters. "Passion under the Microscope" is the second in the series and was just as absorbing a read as the first. I would definitely recommend it to readers of the romance genre.

This was so repetitive. One thing I have to say…WE GET IT. We get it, she’s a biology teacher, she broke her ankle, she lives in Brigid’s Vista, she has an absentee mother who has been married four times, he’s a sports medicine doctor, he lives in Denver but doesn’t want to, he works with an asshole, has 3 other employees at his practice. I swear I read the same words over and over again and I felt like it had no plot. Like this happened, this is how they got over it. Just like that?? There was no chemistry and she was like I don’t need a man and we all knew they were gonna end up together. But there was nothing between them. I just couldn’t wait for this to end tbh.