The Experiment by Amy Alves

A fake dating arrangement. A woman who changes her life and opens her heart. A jaded next-door neighbor who no longer trusts his.

An explosive experiment in love.
Emma embraces small-town life after leaving her old life and baggage behind. Embodying the social skills of a pineapple and coping mechanisms that veer toward avoidance, the start of her new life journey is bumpy. Determined to have the life she’s always secretly desired, Emma sets her sights on self-improvement, fulfillment… and her hot neighbor. Delving into the dating world with a history lacking in emotional connections, how does a woman who has never had a boyfriend gain relationship experience?
Maybe the answer is right next door.
Jess just wants his family to stop trying to change the way he lives his life. They don’t know why he no longer commits, why feeling that spark of something real makes him run the other way. He can’t trust his heart, so it’s best to ignore it. Until his quirky neighbor proposes an experiment. He’ll be her dating coach, and she’ll be his fake girlfriend.
When that spark appears, it’s only a matter of time before their whole experiment explodes.