Engineering a Love Story

A Novel by Kathleen Reidy

It’s the year 2000—dot-coms, Bush v. Gore, and sky-high San Francisco rents. But while the country swoons with irrational exuberance, Chelsea Lefevre’s life is collapsing faster than a tech bubble.

She’d had everything she was supposed to want: a house on Boston’s North Shore, exquisite wedding china, a Waspy mother-in-law. A steady, safe marriage. But after a mortifying slip-up, Chelsea finds herself heading into the 21st century alone. Her lifeboat? A new job advising tech execs, taken to escape the misogyny she endured as a software engineer—only to discover she has a surprising knack for spotting the next hot thing.

In this heady new world, Chelsea meets Seth Murphy, a magnetic sales executive at one of the country’s hottest startups. Professional boundaries make Seth off-limits, but Chelsea is tired of steady and safe. What starts as a casual fling soon spirals into a secret and intense affair, jeopardizing Chelsea’s career, newfound independence—and heart.
But as the bubble bursts, Chelsea will have to decode the difference between good enough and too good to be true, and reckon with how much a smart woman can risk when she’s the only female in the room.

Engineering a Love Story is a smart, sexy, sharply observed novel about ambition, reinvention, and learning when to trust the numbers—and when to trust your heart.

The first in Sibylline Press' new Tech Romance collection: stories of ambitious women, changing industries, and unexpected love.

Wednesday, October 7, 7PM | Lovestruck Books • Cambridge, MA

BOOK LAUNCH: Engineering a Love Story Debut Bash with Kathleen Reidy

Come hear Kathleen chat with Meredith Goldstein, longtime Boston Globe writer and the voice behind the beloved Love Letters advice column and podcast, about ambition, reinvention, risky chemistry, and figuring out when “good enough” is nowhere near enough.

Following the conversation, stick around to meet Kathleen! The author will sign and personalize Engineering a Love Story.

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