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    Reality Romance
    Reality Romance
    Reality Romance
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    Reality Romance

    By Lesley L. Smith

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    When physicist Chloe Carsen goes on a first date with nice-guy Aidan Phillipson everything that could go wrong, does go wrong... So, why does it all feel so right?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLesley L. Smith
    Release dateJul 21, 2018
    ISBN9780463847527
    Reality Romance
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    Lesley L. Smith

    All right, I confess! I love physics. I blame my misspent youth reading science fiction by the likes of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Not surprisingly, I also love science fiction. I grew up in Missouri, in a family of overeducated overachievers. Following in their footsteps, I've earned far too many degrees including an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction. Hmm? I may have a split personality. The evidence shows I've authored or co-authored many scientific articles, and am a longtime member of the American Physical Society. I'm also a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine http://www.electricspec.com and a longtime member of the Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America. Both sides of my personality live in Boulder, Colorado where I do physics by day and science fiction by night. Please visit me on the web at http://www.lesleylsmith.com.

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      Reality Romance - Lesley L. Smith

      REALITY ROMANCE

      Books by Lesley L. Smith

      Temporal Dreams

      Neutrino Warning

      Kat Cubed

      Conservation of Luck

      Reality Alternatives

      Story 1: Valentines Alternatives--A Chloe Phillipson Story

      Story 2: Vacation Alternatives--A Chloe Phillipson Story

      Story 3: Vixen Alternatives--A Chloe Phillipson Story

      Story 4: Reality Romance--A Chloe Carsen Story

      The Quantum Cop Series:

      Book 1: The Quantum Cop

      Book 2: Quantum Murder

      Book 3: Quantum Mayhem

      The Space Operetta Series

      Book 1: A Jack By Any Other Name

      Book 2: A Jack In The Dark

      Book 3: A Jack For All Seasons

      Reality Romance

      By Lesley L. Smith

      Quarky Media

      Boulder Colorado

      Reality Romance

      Published by Quarky Media, PO Box 3332, Boulder, CO 80307

      www.quarkymedia.com

      Copyright © 2018 Lesley L. Smith

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical

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