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CHOICElover
Love, Rewritten. Humanity, Rewired.
In a future ruled by synthetic soulmates, one grieving genius dares to rewrite the rules of connection.
Res6, the brilliant but emotionally walled-off creator of CHOICElover, built a world where heartbreak is obsolete and manupartners meet every human need—except his own. Haunted by his twin brother’s tragic death, Res6 has one last to resurrect the past and finally right his most devastating wrong.
But when Electra—a sharp-tongued novelist from the past—awakens with her memories intact, Res6 discovers she’s not at all the programmable partner he planned for. She’s horrified by his creations and gloriously unpredictable. As sparks fly and secrets unravel, their tangled connection threatens to upend everything Res6 built to keep his heart safe.
When danger strikes and Electra is abducted by those who want to weaponize the technology that brought her back, Res6 must protect his legacy, or risk everything for the woman who might just be real enough to save him.
Bold, sexy, and emotionally electric, CHOICElover is a dark rom-com that if you could engineer the perfect partner… would you still choose something real?
In a future ruled by synthetic soulmates, one grieving genius dares to rewrite the rules of connection.
Res6, the brilliant but emotionally walled-off creator of CHOICElover, built a world where heartbreak is obsolete and manupartners meet every human need—except his own. Haunted by his twin brother’s tragic death, Res6 has one last to resurrect the past and finally right his most devastating wrong.
But when Electra—a sharp-tongued novelist from the past—awakens with her memories intact, Res6 discovers she’s not at all the programmable partner he planned for. She’s horrified by his creations and gloriously unpredictable. As sparks fly and secrets unravel, their tangled connection threatens to upend everything Res6 built to keep his heart safe.
When danger strikes and Electra is abducted by those who want to weaponize the technology that brought her back, Res6 must protect his legacy, or risk everything for the woman who might just be real enough to save him.
Bold, sexy, and emotionally electric, CHOICElover is a dark rom-com that if you could engineer the perfect partner… would you still choose something real?
544 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2026
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About the author
Jennifer M. Waldrop
7 books49 followersJENNIFER writes stories that explore the human experience — searching for clarity in the chaos, meaning in the unexpected, and connection through the characters we come to love. Her work spans from lush fantasy romance to quirky speculative fiction, all rooted in emotional truth, hidden layers, and a touch of the unexpected. Whether she’s exploring love, death, or the weird magic in between, she’s here for readers who crave stories that surprise, resonate, and stay with you long after the final page.
When she’s not writing, you might find her whipping together her favorite dark chocolate mousse, lost in the minutia of one of her excel spreadsheets, or power walking a beach in front of her house in the Turks and Caicos.
When she’s not writing, you might find her whipping together her favorite dark chocolate mousse, lost in the minutia of one of her excel spreadsheets, or power walking a beach in front of her house in the Turks and Caicos.
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January 9, 2026
I absolutely loved returning to this world. There is something so fascinating and emotionally compelling about the future the author has created, where connection, grief, and love are all tangled up with technology. This book felt just as strong as the first, but with an even deeper emotional impact.
One of my favorite twists was having the inventor of the manupartners end up as the love interest. It added such an interesting layer to the story and made the romance feel even more meaningful. Watching these two fall in love in a world built around engineered connection was tender, complicated, and surprisingly heartfelt. Their relationship develops in a way that really highlights the difference between something designed to meet needs and something that grows naturally between two people.
The worldbuilding continues to be rich and immersive without ever overwhelming the story. I love how believable this future feels and how thoughtfully the author explores the way society, relationships, and emotional bonds have shifted. On top of that, the romance delivers real chemistry, genuine warmth, and moments that truly hit emotionally.
This was such a wonderful reading experience, and I’m honestly so excited to see more stories set in this world. I am fully invested in this series and absolutely ready for whatever comes next. Thank you to the author for the gifted arc!
One of my favorite twists was having the inventor of the manupartners end up as the love interest. It added such an interesting layer to the story and made the romance feel even more meaningful. Watching these two fall in love in a world built around engineered connection was tender, complicated, and surprisingly heartfelt. Their relationship develops in a way that really highlights the difference between something designed to meet needs and something that grows naturally between two people.
The worldbuilding continues to be rich and immersive without ever overwhelming the story. I love how believable this future feels and how thoughtfully the author explores the way society, relationships, and emotional bonds have shifted. On top of that, the romance delivers real chemistry, genuine warmth, and moments that truly hit emotionally.
This was such a wonderful reading experience, and I’m honestly so excited to see more stories set in this world. I am fully invested in this series and absolutely ready for whatever comes next. Thank you to the author for the gifted arc!
February 26, 2026
🩵🧬🩷CHOICElover ARC Review🩷🧬🩵
🧬 What happens when love is optimized out of humanity?
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️
What if romantic relationships could be engineered for perfection... But only heartbreak makes it real?
📓 In a future where humanity has outlawed marriage and outsourced love to perfect synthetic humans, genius creator and mad scientist Res6 created manupartners so no one ever has to feel heartbroken over a significant other ever again. Res6, who is still heartbroken, haunted, and guarded after the loss of his twin, Jerme, when he hears that a rival manumate company has accidentally (and illegally) created "reincarnates", his mind immediately goes to Jerme. That's when his own company has a similar situation - a female manupartner, Electra, brought to life with memories of a life before, from hundreds of years ago. Electra, a sharp-tongued novelist, and while she isn't programmable, she is utterly unpredictable. As sparks fly, mysteries swirl, and truths unravel, Res6 must choose between preserving his company and risking everything for a woman who might just be able to save him.
🫵🏼 CHOICElover is for readers who:
• enjoy stories about choice vs programming, free will, and the cost of emotional safety
• enjoy romance where grief, guilt, and longing are baked into the love story
• enjoy a rom-com edge layered over darker emotional themes
• appreciate a thoughtful, character-driven pacing rather than action-heavy plots
• appreciate books that feel timely in conversations about AI, autonomy, and curated intimacy
• enjoy sci-fi romance settings, AI ethics, and tech-driven societies and wants the emotional arc to matter as much as the worldbuilding
• are fans of emotionally closed off MMCs whose growth hinges on vulnerability, grief, and finally choosing connection over control
• are drawn to sharp, self-aware FMCs who challenge the system simply by refusing to be optimized, obedient, or "perfect"
• are romance readers curious about speculative fiction, particularly stories that ask 'what makes love real' vs focusing on intense battles/action scenes
• enjoys romantic tension born from ideology, not just circumstance — where the lovers fundamentally disagree about how love should work
📘 I really enjoyed this book. The bubblegum world is interesting and so very creative. The characters are what I loved most. The book posing questions that relate to issues we're dealing with in 2026 grounds it while elevating it. For example, the "reincarnates" aren't seen by the government as citizens. They treat them poorly and debate what to do with them.
🤖 Love/Artificial Perfection
The book explores what it truly means to choose love rather than engineer it. In a world of manufactured partners designed with perfection and coded to the traits (physical and personality) you specify, true connection becomes rare. And powerful.
💓 Emotional Authenticity and Healing
Res6's journey reflects the tension between emotional walls and vulnerability. His attempts to eliminate heartbreak highlight how deeply real emotion, pain and all, is part of being human.
🎛️ Control/Unpredictability
Elektra's resistance to programming becomes a metaphor for unpredictability and free will in relationships. Her presence reminds the reader that authenticity can't be coded and isn't binary.
💞 Grief/Redemption
Grief drives one of the main character's choices, grounding the sci-fi premise in very real, human stakes. His attempt to "fix" the past speaks to universal questions about loss, regret, and healing.
🧬 Synthetic, Short-term Partners as Masks
The manufactured partners (manupartners) represent emotional armor — what people choose to display vs what they feel inside. The contrast between artificial design underscores how real love defies perfection.
Electra, a woman from hundreds of years ago, a time when freckles were commonplace, and her having them sets her apart. Getting freckles even becomes a fashion trend. I found this tiny detail to really show how how much humanity has changed and yet stayed the same (in some ways, at least).
💢 Resurrection as Choice
Bringing Electra back symbolizes humanity's struggle between clinging to the past and learning to live fully in the present. Her intact memories make her a living challenge to the idea that love should be distilled into a binary formula.
📖 I found the world to be so uniquely creative, full of ingenuity, and, at times, humorous. Like the robotic pet cat - ingenuity and creativity. People want pets for many reasons, comfort being one. But then that type of robot pet is made illegal.
CHOICElover argues that love isn't a solution, it's a risk, that safety without agency is a form of emotional imprisonment, and that being chosen means nothing unless you could have said no.
This is book 2 in an interconnected standalone series. While you definitely could read it without having read book 1, I would encourage you to read book 1 first.
✍🏼 The prose is clear and accessible with a modern speculative romance voice that highlights emotions. Internal monologue carries much of the weight, especially in regards to control and emotions. There's a subtle tonal change between Res6's controlled, clinical perspective and Electra's more tactile, observant voice. It serves well to differentiate as well as reinforcing the book's core tension between order and messiness.
The dialogue is sharp, humorous at times, fitting the characters and reading naturally. It's well used to show chemistry as well as ideological differences.
⏳The pacing leans measured and reflective, especially in the first half. Early on, the plot slows a bit to establish emotional stakes, grief, and ideological tension. Momentum comes from ethical and emotional pressure.
If you like romances where tension builds through conversation, restraint, and unresolved desire, this pacing will feel intentional and rewarding. Readers expecting sharp plot twists sprinkled throughout the plot may find it quiet, but that quiet is doing thematic work.
✨ The pacing seemed a bit slower than I prefer at times. That definitely could be, at least in part, my currently lacking brain/attention deficit, though. It also felt like it went on a bit longer than it needed to. A lot goes down in this book, so maybe it's just my brain.
🗺️ Highly imaginative and evocative, it's a well built world. It seems to be intentionally narrow and personal in development because Electra's world is quite narrow for a while. Rather than overloading us with extensive lore and dense political systems, the setting is built to serve on central idea: what happens when love is optimized out of humanity?
The world is a mirror of the romance. A society of synthetic partners mirrors Res6's internal state: curated affection=emotional avoidance, predictability=fear of abandonment, optimization=denial of grief. As Res6's worldview cracks, so does the legitimacy of the system itself. The personal becomes political: his healing requires dismantling the very structure he built.
Electra having the vast majority of her interactions with the world at large via a screen, the Internet, I think speaks to show the level of detachment humans have grown accustomed to (maybe even a warning).
✨ All that to say, I'm not sure the world is fleshed out as much as I prefer. If I hadn't read book 1, I may have yearned for deeper development. Everything, and then some, you need is there. If you're not primarily a fantasy reader, this may not be something you care about.
🥫In this world, food appears less as indulgence and more as symbolic texture. Eating becomes a reminder of embodiment, taste, ritual, choice. It's something the general populace has distanced themselves from. All the food is created (meat, nuts, etc) in labs, often as protein packets or nutrition tablets. Movements involving food often coincidence with emotional grounding or connection. In a world engineered for optimization, food quietly insists on sensory presence, reinforcing what can't be digitized or perfected.
👨🏻💻 The tech in ChoiceLover isn't flashy — it's seamless and invasive, which makes it unsettling at times (but also omnipresent, incredibly intuitive and creative). Lab grown (or home-grown) partners designed to your specific criteria are normalized and commonplace. Resurrection technology blurs ethical boundaries, raising questions consent, memory, and autonomy. Technology itself isn't villainized, it's reflective. The systems do exactly what they were designed to do. The problem isn't the tech; it's the fear that shaped it. Tech externalizes the characters' inner conflicts.
🧬 I'm not educated enough in those areas, or knowledgeable enough to say if the science parts are realistic. They seemed logical, rational to me and the point isn't to teach readers how to do it. It's unobtrusive, so if reading science isn't your thing, you'd probably still enjoy. It's just little bits here and there.
👥 We get a diverse and inclusive cast. One secondary character is nonbinary and I love that it feels organic. I hope we get at least cameos of this character in the future, or maybe a full novel (that would be amazing). The character's are weighty with emotions and show ample growth.
Res6 is an exploration of control as a trauma response. At his core, Res6 isn't the cold genius he initially appears to be. Rather, he's a grieving person with trauma who mistook control for healing. He, symbolically, represents the urge to systematize the pain away, the belief that prevention is better than vulnerability, and how unchecked grief can turn into moral certainty (he knows what's best). His arc isn't so much about learning how to love; it's about learning that love without risk isn't love, it's sedation.
Electra is an exploration of the radical act of being unoptimized. Her refusal to be quiet, agreeable, or programmable isn't just personality, it's philosophical resistance. She embodies emotional noise in a world obsessed with clarity and efficiency. Symbolically, Electra represents messy humanity as a moral good, memory, contradiction, and emotional friction, the idea that being difficult is sometimes being truthful. She doesn't "fix" Res6 by being more agreeable, silencing herself, by being better or kinder — she destabilizes him simply by existing without consent to his system. That makes her presence radical.
🤠 Oh Chryl, you made me lol and cringe a few times. Please, never change. 😂
💕 I love that the romance doesn't promise permanence, it promises presence, accountability, and mutual choice. For me, that's what gives it weight. I love that there's no "fixing" the other, helping, sure, but not "fixing."
For me, what makes their romance compelling is that it's built on unresolved grief (on one side). Res6 isn't afraid of loving Electra — he's afraid of surviving her loss. Electra, in contrast, lives with the understanding that 'pain is proof you survived something real.' Their dynamic asks a brutal question: is it better to love deeply and lose, or to live untouched and unchanged?
Their relationship raises an ethical question, one of love as consent, not design. Their relationship reframes romance as an ethical test rather than fantasy fulfillment. Res6 can create conditions for attachment, but he can't ethically earn love unless he relinquishes control. This makes their bond a meditation on:
• whether love can exist without full autonomy
• the difference between choosing someone and choosing for someone
• how power imbalances poison even sincere affection
🌶️ With a handful of open door scenes, I feel like this was a tad spicier than book 1, or maybe that's just my memory.
💢 Will I continue the series? Absolutely! I'm so excited for Sable and Alex's story. 😍
📚 If you liked: Ice Planet Barbarians (Ruby Dixon), Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell), The Dreamer and the Deep Space Warrior (TX Tucker), or That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Kimberly Lemming), then I think you'd enjoy this.
Thank you to @authorjmwaldrop and @naughtynookpr for the opportunity to read this eARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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frtc
🧬 What happens when love is optimized out of humanity?
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️
What if romantic relationships could be engineered for perfection... But only heartbreak makes it real?
📓 In a future where humanity has outlawed marriage and outsourced love to perfect synthetic humans, genius creator and mad scientist Res6 created manupartners so no one ever has to feel heartbroken over a significant other ever again. Res6, who is still heartbroken, haunted, and guarded after the loss of his twin, Jerme, when he hears that a rival manumate company has accidentally (and illegally) created "reincarnates", his mind immediately goes to Jerme. That's when his own company has a similar situation - a female manupartner, Electra, brought to life with memories of a life before, from hundreds of years ago. Electra, a sharp-tongued novelist, and while she isn't programmable, she is utterly unpredictable. As sparks fly, mysteries swirl, and truths unravel, Res6 must choose between preserving his company and risking everything for a woman who might just be able to save him.
🫵🏼 CHOICElover is for readers who:
• enjoy stories about choice vs programming, free will, and the cost of emotional safety
• enjoy romance where grief, guilt, and longing are baked into the love story
• enjoy a rom-com edge layered over darker emotional themes
• appreciate a thoughtful, character-driven pacing rather than action-heavy plots
• appreciate books that feel timely in conversations about AI, autonomy, and curated intimacy
• enjoy sci-fi romance settings, AI ethics, and tech-driven societies and wants the emotional arc to matter as much as the worldbuilding
• are fans of emotionally closed off MMCs whose growth hinges on vulnerability, grief, and finally choosing connection over control
• are drawn to sharp, self-aware FMCs who challenge the system simply by refusing to be optimized, obedient, or "perfect"
• are romance readers curious about speculative fiction, particularly stories that ask 'what makes love real' vs focusing on intense battles/action scenes
• enjoys romantic tension born from ideology, not just circumstance — where the lovers fundamentally disagree about how love should work
📘 I really enjoyed this book. The bubblegum world is interesting and so very creative. The characters are what I loved most. The book posing questions that relate to issues we're dealing with in 2026 grounds it while elevating it. For example, the "reincarnates" aren't seen by the government as citizens. They treat them poorly and debate what to do with them.
🤖 Love/Artificial Perfection
The book explores what it truly means to choose love rather than engineer it. In a world of manufactured partners designed with perfection and coded to the traits (physical and personality) you specify, true connection becomes rare. And powerful.
💓 Emotional Authenticity and Healing
Res6's journey reflects the tension between emotional walls and vulnerability. His attempts to eliminate heartbreak highlight how deeply real emotion, pain and all, is part of being human.
🎛️ Control/Unpredictability
Elektra's resistance to programming becomes a metaphor for unpredictability and free will in relationships. Her presence reminds the reader that authenticity can't be coded and isn't binary.
💞 Grief/Redemption
Grief drives one of the main character's choices, grounding the sci-fi premise in very real, human stakes. His attempt to "fix" the past speaks to universal questions about loss, regret, and healing.
🧬 Synthetic, Short-term Partners as Masks
The manufactured partners (manupartners) represent emotional armor — what people choose to display vs what they feel inside. The contrast between artificial design underscores how real love defies perfection.
Electra, a woman from hundreds of years ago, a time when freckles were commonplace, and her having them sets her apart. Getting freckles even becomes a fashion trend. I found this tiny detail to really show how how much humanity has changed and yet stayed the same (in some ways, at least).
💢 Resurrection as Choice
Bringing Electra back symbolizes humanity's struggle between clinging to the past and learning to live fully in the present. Her intact memories make her a living challenge to the idea that love should be distilled into a binary formula.
📖 I found the world to be so uniquely creative, full of ingenuity, and, at times, humorous. Like the robotic pet cat - ingenuity and creativity. People want pets for many reasons, comfort being one. But then that type of robot pet is made illegal.
CHOICElover argues that love isn't a solution, it's a risk, that safety without agency is a form of emotional imprisonment, and that being chosen means nothing unless you could have said no.
This is book 2 in an interconnected standalone series. While you definitely could read it without having read book 1, I would encourage you to read book 1 first.
✍🏼 The prose is clear and accessible with a modern speculative romance voice that highlights emotions. Internal monologue carries much of the weight, especially in regards to control and emotions. There's a subtle tonal change between Res6's controlled, clinical perspective and Electra's more tactile, observant voice. It serves well to differentiate as well as reinforcing the book's core tension between order and messiness.
The dialogue is sharp, humorous at times, fitting the characters and reading naturally. It's well used to show chemistry as well as ideological differences.
⏳The pacing leans measured and reflective, especially in the first half. Early on, the plot slows a bit to establish emotional stakes, grief, and ideological tension. Momentum comes from ethical and emotional pressure.
If you like romances where tension builds through conversation, restraint, and unresolved desire, this pacing will feel intentional and rewarding. Readers expecting sharp plot twists sprinkled throughout the plot may find it quiet, but that quiet is doing thematic work.
✨ The pacing seemed a bit slower than I prefer at times. That definitely could be, at least in part, my currently lacking brain/attention deficit, though. It also felt like it went on a bit longer than it needed to. A lot goes down in this book, so maybe it's just my brain.
🗺️ Highly imaginative and evocative, it's a well built world. It seems to be intentionally narrow and personal in development because Electra's world is quite narrow for a while. Rather than overloading us with extensive lore and dense political systems, the setting is built to serve on central idea: what happens when love is optimized out of humanity?
The world is a mirror of the romance. A society of synthetic partners mirrors Res6's internal state: curated affection=emotional avoidance, predictability=fear of abandonment, optimization=denial of grief. As Res6's worldview cracks, so does the legitimacy of the system itself. The personal becomes political: his healing requires dismantling the very structure he built.
Electra having the vast majority of her interactions with the world at large via a screen, the Internet, I think speaks to show the level of detachment humans have grown accustomed to (maybe even a warning).
✨ All that to say, I'm not sure the world is fleshed out as much as I prefer. If I hadn't read book 1, I may have yearned for deeper development. Everything, and then some, you need is there. If you're not primarily a fantasy reader, this may not be something you care about.
🥫In this world, food appears less as indulgence and more as symbolic texture. Eating becomes a reminder of embodiment, taste, ritual, choice. It's something the general populace has distanced themselves from. All the food is created (meat, nuts, etc) in labs, often as protein packets or nutrition tablets. Movements involving food often coincidence with emotional grounding or connection. In a world engineered for optimization, food quietly insists on sensory presence, reinforcing what can't be digitized or perfected.
👨🏻💻 The tech in ChoiceLover isn't flashy — it's seamless and invasive, which makes it unsettling at times (but also omnipresent, incredibly intuitive and creative). Lab grown (or home-grown) partners designed to your specific criteria are normalized and commonplace. Resurrection technology blurs ethical boundaries, raising questions consent, memory, and autonomy. Technology itself isn't villainized, it's reflective. The systems do exactly what they were designed to do. The problem isn't the tech; it's the fear that shaped it. Tech externalizes the characters' inner conflicts.
🧬 I'm not educated enough in those areas, or knowledgeable enough to say if the science parts are realistic. They seemed logical, rational to me and the point isn't to teach readers how to do it. It's unobtrusive, so if reading science isn't your thing, you'd probably still enjoy. It's just little bits here and there.
👥 We get a diverse and inclusive cast. One secondary character is nonbinary and I love that it feels organic. I hope we get at least cameos of this character in the future, or maybe a full novel (that would be amazing). The character's are weighty with emotions and show ample growth.
Res6 is an exploration of control as a trauma response. At his core, Res6 isn't the cold genius he initially appears to be. Rather, he's a grieving person with trauma who mistook control for healing. He, symbolically, represents the urge to systematize the pain away, the belief that prevention is better than vulnerability, and how unchecked grief can turn into moral certainty (he knows what's best). His arc isn't so much about learning how to love; it's about learning that love without risk isn't love, it's sedation.
Electra is an exploration of the radical act of being unoptimized. Her refusal to be quiet, agreeable, or programmable isn't just personality, it's philosophical resistance. She embodies emotional noise in a world obsessed with clarity and efficiency. Symbolically, Electra represents messy humanity as a moral good, memory, contradiction, and emotional friction, the idea that being difficult is sometimes being truthful. She doesn't "fix" Res6 by being more agreeable, silencing herself, by being better or kinder — she destabilizes him simply by existing without consent to his system. That makes her presence radical.
🤠 Oh Chryl, you made me lol and cringe a few times. Please, never change. 😂
💕 I love that the romance doesn't promise permanence, it promises presence, accountability, and mutual choice. For me, that's what gives it weight. I love that there's no "fixing" the other, helping, sure, but not "fixing."
For me, what makes their romance compelling is that it's built on unresolved grief (on one side). Res6 isn't afraid of loving Electra — he's afraid of surviving her loss. Electra, in contrast, lives with the understanding that 'pain is proof you survived something real.' Their dynamic asks a brutal question: is it better to love deeply and lose, or to live untouched and unchanged?
Their relationship raises an ethical question, one of love as consent, not design. Their relationship reframes romance as an ethical test rather than fantasy fulfillment. Res6 can create conditions for attachment, but he can't ethically earn love unless he relinquishes control. This makes their bond a meditation on:
• whether love can exist without full autonomy
• the difference between choosing someone and choosing for someone
• how power imbalances poison even sincere affection
🌶️ With a handful of open door scenes, I feel like this was a tad spicier than book 1, or maybe that's just my memory.
💢 Will I continue the series? Absolutely! I'm so excited for Sable and Alex's story. 😍
📚 If you liked: Ice Planet Barbarians (Ruby Dixon), Winter's Orbit (Everina Maxwell), The Dreamer and the Deep Space Warrior (TX Tucker), or That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Kimberly Lemming), then I think you'd enjoy this.
Thank you to @authorjmwaldrop and @naughtynookpr for the opportunity to read this eARC. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
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frtc
January 10, 2026
The second in Waldrop’s Love, Manufactured series, CHOICElover also addresses the need for real, human connection in a futuristic world where even lovers can be manufactured to your personal specifications. Desperately alone and stricken with grief, MMC Res6 founds CHOICElover to create made-to-order lovers, or “manupartners,” when his twin Jerme commits suicide as a result of a breakup. Res6 truly believes that in creating manupartners he is saving people from the heartbreak and volatility of a real relationship, and that such a creation could have saved his brother’s life.
When Electra Lynch, a romantasy writer from 2027, awakens in Res6’s lab in 2390, the real story begins. While Res6 struggles with how to relate and respond to Electra’s all-too-human emotions (bewilderment at her current situation, grief at the loss of her family and budding writing career), Electra struggles to adapt both physically and emotionally to her new reality. Electra finds that writing is still her best emotional outlet, and creates a virtual advice column. Res6 reads Electra’s posthumously published books and models his attempts at wooing on her book boyfriends. Together they navigate falling in love through increasingly higher stakes— Electra’s very existence is a scientific fluke, and must be kept secret lest she get “recycled.”
Perfectly edited, CHOICElover can be read as a standalone, but benefits from reading the first book in the series, GROW (Your Own Boyfriend). CHOICElover has 🌶️🌶️🌶️ and an HEA, and its epilogue introduces a sequel.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
When Electra Lynch, a romantasy writer from 2027, awakens in Res6’s lab in 2390, the real story begins. While Res6 struggles with how to relate and respond to Electra’s all-too-human emotions (bewilderment at her current situation, grief at the loss of her family and budding writing career), Electra struggles to adapt both physically and emotionally to her new reality. Electra finds that writing is still her best emotional outlet, and creates a virtual advice column. Res6 reads Electra’s posthumously published books and models his attempts at wooing on her book boyfriends. Together they navigate falling in love through increasingly higher stakes— Electra’s very existence is a scientific fluke, and must be kept secret lest she get “recycled.”
Perfectly edited, CHOICElover can be read as a standalone, but benefits from reading the first book in the series, GROW (Your Own Boyfriend). CHOICElover has 🌶️🌶️🌶️ and an HEA, and its epilogue introduces a sequel.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I had the absolute pleasure of ARC reading Choice Lover, Book 2 in the Love, Manufactured series by literary powerhouse Jennifer M. Waldrop. Still riding the high of Book 1, Grow (Your Own Boyfriend), I was beyond thrilled to be anchored back into this highly addictive futuristic dystopian world. I didn’t think it was possible to fall deeper in love with this series—but Jennifer is truly the architect of unforgettable words. From the very first page, I was completely captivated by our main characters: Res6—empathy-deficient and emotionally unresponsive—and Electra, passionate, yearning, and desperate for genuine human connection. They are the ultimate opposites-attract duo. Res6 believes he has engineered the perfect solution for his society, ensuring no one ever has to endure heartbreak or loss like he did after losing his twin brother. Convinced he’s cracked the code with his meticulously cultivated and compliant manupartners, Res6’s world is turned upside down when Electra—a reincarnate from the past—awakens in his lab. What follows is a deeply impactful journey filled with emotional connection, aching angst, moments of humor, and plenty of swoon-worthy scenes. Res6 and Electra’s story is rich with self-discovery, meaningful life lessons, and—yes—some incredibly well-placed, unforgettable spice woven in between. At its core, Choice Lover is a profound recollection on what it truly means to love—beyond “programming”, beyond design, beyond fear. It’s a reminder that connection, choice, and vulnerability are what make us human. Through Res6 and Electra, Jennifer asks whether Love, Manufactured can still be real, and the answer resonates long after reading the final pages. With unforgettable characters, cutting-edge world building, emotional depth, and spice that hits, Choice Lover is a must-read for fans of dystopian romance. If you thought Book 1 was amazing, trust me—this one will OWN your heart. Jennifer M. Waldrop continues to raise the bar with this series, and I will eagerly follow her anywhere she chooses to take her Love, Manufactured characters next! Look out world because this Dystopian Romance is taking readers by storm and has easily become my Roman Empire!
March 2, 2026
Jennifer has done it again! A return to the futuristic bubblegum dystopian world she has built so cleverly, sets the stage for a fun, rom com about choice, death and love. It's told through a lens that’s equal parts science and snark, if your looking for a fun read-you’ve come to the right place.
CHOICE Lover explores the messy, high-stakes intersection of human emotion and manufactured perfection. Jennifer knows how to apply a romantic (and slightly unhinged) scientific analysis to the reading experience.
RES6 (the MMC) is struggling to handle grief and in doing so he creates Manupartners, by creating a perfect companion that bypasses the messiness of humanity, optimized for maximum emotional reward. We’ve outsourced our grocery shopping, our navigation, and our dating life, why not just outsource the entire romantic partner?
Electra (the FMC) is an actual human, reborn from a glitch in the DNA as a Manupartner. She's complex, intelligent and witty. She's just trying to figure out how to navigate this new futuristic existence and where her views stand in a futuristic society.
Let's not forget the sprinkling in of characters from GROW and a side character CHRYL that rivals the wit and humor of a 2000s sitcom!
The banter is fun, the spice is nice and the world building will engage you from the moment you begin reading!
CHOICE Lover is a masterclass in why we shouldn't let our logic dictate our hearts. It’s a chaotic, fascinating, and thoroughly enjoyable experiment in the "what-ifs" of modern romance.
If I were a scientist in a futuristic dystopia my testing would conclude that this book is "Statistically significant enough to keep you up until 3:00 AM" !!! What a fun read!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
CHOICE Lover explores the messy, high-stakes intersection of human emotion and manufactured perfection. Jennifer knows how to apply a romantic (and slightly unhinged) scientific analysis to the reading experience.
RES6 (the MMC) is struggling to handle grief and in doing so he creates Manupartners, by creating a perfect companion that bypasses the messiness of humanity, optimized for maximum emotional reward. We’ve outsourced our grocery shopping, our navigation, and our dating life, why not just outsource the entire romantic partner?
Electra (the FMC) is an actual human, reborn from a glitch in the DNA as a Manupartner. She's complex, intelligent and witty. She's just trying to figure out how to navigate this new futuristic existence and where her views stand in a futuristic society.
Let's not forget the sprinkling in of characters from GROW and a side character CHRYL that rivals the wit and humor of a 2000s sitcom!
The banter is fun, the spice is nice and the world building will engage you from the moment you begin reading!
CHOICE Lover is a masterclass in why we shouldn't let our logic dictate our hearts. It’s a chaotic, fascinating, and thoroughly enjoyable experiment in the "what-ifs" of modern romance.
If I were a scientist in a futuristic dystopia my testing would conclude that this book is "Statistically significant enough to keep you up until 3:00 AM" !!! What a fun read!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Choice Lover
by Jennifer M. Waldrop
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CHOICElover by Jennifer M. Waldrop is a phenomenal addition to the "Love, Manufactured" series that takes the "creator vs. creation" trope to a whole new level. Set in a futuristic society where love can be engineered to avoid heartbreak, the story introduces us to Electra, a woman who unexpectedly wakes up 300 years in her future. Her arrival completely disrupts the world of Res6, the brilliant but grieving creator of "manupartners". Watching Electra’s fierce individuality clash with Res6’s need for control is a total joy; she refuses to fit into the sterile, predictable boxes he has built for human connection.
The chemistry between them is electric as they navigate a messy, high-stakes arrangement: Electra must help him survive this era while Res6 pretends to be her "perfect" manufactured partner. What starts as a survival tactic quickly blurs into a genuine, slow-burn romance that forces both characters to confront their deepest vulnerabilities. Waldrop masterfully weaves in themes of grief and the vital importance of free will, asking if something manufactured can ever truly be real.
This book is an absolute triumph that will leave you thinking about the beauty of human imperfection long after you finish the final page. The pacing is expert, balancing spicy, swoon-worthy moments with a suspenseful plot that makes the last few chapters impossible to put down. If you want a story that is bold, sexy, and emotionally resonant, make sure to add to the top of your TBR.
10/10 Would recommend this book to all family and friends.
by Jennifer M. Waldrop
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
CHOICElover by Jennifer M. Waldrop is a phenomenal addition to the "Love, Manufactured" series that takes the "creator vs. creation" trope to a whole new level. Set in a futuristic society where love can be engineered to avoid heartbreak, the story introduces us to Electra, a woman who unexpectedly wakes up 300 years in her future. Her arrival completely disrupts the world of Res6, the brilliant but grieving creator of "manupartners". Watching Electra’s fierce individuality clash with Res6’s need for control is a total joy; she refuses to fit into the sterile, predictable boxes he has built for human connection.
The chemistry between them is electric as they navigate a messy, high-stakes arrangement: Electra must help him survive this era while Res6 pretends to be her "perfect" manufactured partner. What starts as a survival tactic quickly blurs into a genuine, slow-burn romance that forces both characters to confront their deepest vulnerabilities. Waldrop masterfully weaves in themes of grief and the vital importance of free will, asking if something manufactured can ever truly be real.
This book is an absolute triumph that will leave you thinking about the beauty of human imperfection long after you finish the final page. The pacing is expert, balancing spicy, swoon-worthy moments with a suspenseful plot that makes the last few chapters impossible to put down. If you want a story that is bold, sexy, and emotionally resonant, make sure to add to the top of your TBR.
10/10 Would recommend this book to all family and friends.
January 29, 2026
Sequel to GROW (Your Own Boyfriend), CHOICElover takes us back to Waldrop’s bubblegum dystopia - where love is manufactured - this time following an introverted and emotionally detached STEM CEO (creator) and (creation) a quirky romance author from the past who is determined to bring empathy back to the future. This book was fun and easy to follow, focusing more on the science behind manupartners and the social media side of this futuristic society, though still delivering many laughs, cringes (xoxo Chryl), and heartfelt moments of growth.
Many thanks to Jennifer M. Waldrop for the ARC! All thoughts, opinions, and critiques are my own.
(My review contains no spoilers.)
I really appreciated the ending of this book. One of the biggest downsides of GROW (for me) was how rushed and dissociated its conclusion felt. No spoilers, though the ending here was much more connected to the rest of the story, keeping the book evenly paced throughout.
While CHOICElover transpires in essentially the same setting and on the same timeline as the events of book one, this sequel seemed so focused on the romance and interplay between Res6 and Electra that the world-building got lost. For those who didn’t read GROW first, I’m not sure the emphasis on how emotionally stunted this futuristic population is was conveyed.
That being said, it was a beautiful moment when our deeply flawed main characters realized that they are responsible for their own personal growth. **applause**
The exploration of fame and Electra’s journey from zero to trending on social media took precedence, though not a lot felt novel compared to what we often see today. Whether intentional commentary or not, I really wish we got more of Electra physically interacting with the other inhabitants of this bubblegum society, not just from behind a screen.
All in all, I enjoyed my time reading CHOICElover and am excited to explore Sable’s journey next as the story continues in the third installment, ManuMATE!
Many thanks to Jennifer M. Waldrop for the ARC! All thoughts, opinions, and critiques are my own.
(My review contains no spoilers.)
I really appreciated the ending of this book. One of the biggest downsides of GROW (for me) was how rushed and dissociated its conclusion felt. No spoilers, though the ending here was much more connected to the rest of the story, keeping the book evenly paced throughout.
While CHOICElover transpires in essentially the same setting and on the same timeline as the events of book one, this sequel seemed so focused on the romance and interplay between Res6 and Electra that the world-building got lost. For those who didn’t read GROW first, I’m not sure the emphasis on how emotionally stunted this futuristic population is was conveyed.
That being said, it was a beautiful moment when our deeply flawed main characters realized that they are responsible for their own personal growth. **applause**
The exploration of fame and Electra’s journey from zero to trending on social media took precedence, though not a lot felt novel compared to what we often see today. Whether intentional commentary or not, I really wish we got more of Electra physically interacting with the other inhabitants of this bubblegum society, not just from behind a screen.
All in all, I enjoyed my time reading CHOICElover and am excited to explore Sable’s journey next as the story continues in the third installment, ManuMATE!
January 9, 2026
I didn’t expect to be pulled back into this world so completely, but CHOICElover made it effortless. After devouring GROW (Your Own Boyfriend) and becoming deeply invested in K8 and James (and later reliving their story through the audiobook), returning to this universe felt both familiar and exciting.
CHOICElover follows Res6, a man who has lived for over a century and is the founder of CHOICElover Manupartners—a company born from grief after the loss of his twin brother a hundred years earlier. His goal is to reincarnate his brother. What he doesn’t anticipate is Electra.
Electra is a reincarnated woman from the past, fully human, and completely unexpected. Res6 initially believes she would be the perfect match for his brother, but instead, he finds himself falling in love with her. Through their connection, he begins to question the difference between real human bonds and relationships engineered in a lab.
This book has everything that keeps me invested: romance, kidnapping, death, a strong he-falls-first dynamic, and moments of humor that balance the darker elements. The futuristic, dystopian setting only adds to the depth of the story.
The Love Manufactured series is one of those you don’t realize you’ve been missing until you read it. If you enjoy speculative romance with emotional weight and ethical questions, this series is worth your time.
Thank you Jennifer, for an ARC copy and allowing me to continue this journey before the release date!
CHOICElover follows Res6, a man who has lived for over a century and is the founder of CHOICElover Manupartners—a company born from grief after the loss of his twin brother a hundred years earlier. His goal is to reincarnate his brother. What he doesn’t anticipate is Electra.
Electra is a reincarnated woman from the past, fully human, and completely unexpected. Res6 initially believes she would be the perfect match for his brother, but instead, he finds himself falling in love with her. Through their connection, he begins to question the difference between real human bonds and relationships engineered in a lab.
This book has everything that keeps me invested: romance, kidnapping, death, a strong he-falls-first dynamic, and moments of humor that balance the darker elements. The futuristic, dystopian setting only adds to the depth of the story.
The Love Manufactured series is one of those you don’t realize you’ve been missing until you read it. If you enjoy speculative romance with emotional weight and ethical questions, this series is worth your time.
Thank you Jennifer, for an ARC copy and allowing me to continue this journey before the release date!
February 28, 2026
Let’s give this futuristic love story the spotlight it deserves 🚀💘
CHOICElover is the second book in the Love Manufactured series, and it absolutely delivers.
In a world where Res6 created “manupartners” to eliminate heartbreak and engineer perfect relationships, everything runs on logic, design, and predictability. Love is curated. Risk is removed. Emotion is streamlined.
Then Electra enters the equation.
Electra isn’t manufactured. She’s a real human woman from the past who wakes up in a future she doesn’t recognize. A future where convenience has replaced connection. Watching her struggle with how much humanity has shifted adds depth and emotional weight to the story. She believes there must still be people searching for authentic connection instead of pre-designed perfection.
What neither Res6 nor Electra planned for was falling for each other.
Their relationship is messy, complicated, and beautifully human. It’s filled with tension, betrayal, vulnerability, and growth. The stakes are high, the risks are real, and the emotional payoff feels earned. The author does a wonderful job balancing futuristic concepts with raw, relatable emotion.
This book explores whether love should be engineered or experienced and reminds us that imperfection might be the very thing that makes connection meaningful.
If you enjoy romance with high stakes, moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, CHOICElover is absolutely worth the ride.
CHOICElover is the second book in the Love Manufactured series, and it absolutely delivers.
In a world where Res6 created “manupartners” to eliminate heartbreak and engineer perfect relationships, everything runs on logic, design, and predictability. Love is curated. Risk is removed. Emotion is streamlined.
Then Electra enters the equation.
Electra isn’t manufactured. She’s a real human woman from the past who wakes up in a future she doesn’t recognize. A future where convenience has replaced connection. Watching her struggle with how much humanity has shifted adds depth and emotional weight to the story. She believes there must still be people searching for authentic connection instead of pre-designed perfection.
What neither Res6 nor Electra planned for was falling for each other.
Their relationship is messy, complicated, and beautifully human. It’s filled with tension, betrayal, vulnerability, and growth. The stakes are high, the risks are real, and the emotional payoff feels earned. The author does a wonderful job balancing futuristic concepts with raw, relatable emotion.
This book explores whether love should be engineered or experienced and reminds us that imperfection might be the very thing that makes connection meaningful.
If you enjoy romance with high stakes, moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, CHOICElover is absolutely worth the ride.
February 6, 2026
CHOICElover follow the stories of Res6 and Electra.
💗 Res6 is the creator of CHOICElover. A system where synthetic partners are created, since authentic dating (with all of its emotional risks) has been eliminated from the future world they live in. Res6 suffers his own emotional trauma when he loses his twin brother to a tragic/sudden death. His life's purpose has been to make manupartners who are meant to provide pleasure, comfort and companionship without the risk.
There's just one drawback, theres no love or connection- and its a feeling Res6 didnt know he was desperately craving until Electra, a woman from the past, gets created by mistake all while turning his world upside down.
🧪 Enter Electra, a witty writer from the past who wakes up and still has her former memories with a mind and motives of her own. Unlike the partner Res6 was hoping for, she is free willed, sharp tongued, and independent. She challenges Res6’s at every turn and forces him to rethink the empire he created.
QOTD: If you could choose a partner that would do whatever you asked, including act as an escort and/or s3xual partner, would you do it?! 🤭
Tropes you'll love:
💗Sci Fi Rom Com
🧪Morally Grey
💗Dystopian setting
🧪He Falls First
💗Forbidden Romance
🧪Creator x Creation
💗 Res6 is the creator of CHOICElover. A system where synthetic partners are created, since authentic dating (with all of its emotional risks) has been eliminated from the future world they live in. Res6 suffers his own emotional trauma when he loses his twin brother to a tragic/sudden death. His life's purpose has been to make manupartners who are meant to provide pleasure, comfort and companionship without the risk.
There's just one drawback, theres no love or connection- and its a feeling Res6 didnt know he was desperately craving until Electra, a woman from the past, gets created by mistake all while turning his world upside down.
🧪 Enter Electra, a witty writer from the past who wakes up and still has her former memories with a mind and motives of her own. Unlike the partner Res6 was hoping for, she is free willed, sharp tongued, and independent. She challenges Res6’s at every turn and forces him to rethink the empire he created.
QOTD: If you could choose a partner that would do whatever you asked, including act as an escort and/or s3xual partner, would you do it?! 🤭
Tropes you'll love:
💗Sci Fi Rom Com
🧪Morally Grey
💗Dystopian setting
🧪He Falls First
💗Forbidden Romance
🧪Creator x Creation
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 31, 2026
Quite scientific, very funny, futuristically weird, & so romantic.
Electra wakes up 363 years in the future. Cool, right? Except she’s not in her own body—her DNA was used to create a manupartner, basically a futuristic sex doll. Understandably, she’s horrified. Res6, the creator of manupartners, can’t fathom why anyone would choose a real human with emotions and problems over a perfectly engineered companion.
Super cute, funny, weird, and downright tense at times, this story is wildly creative. The pacing drags a teeny bit in the middle, since the romance between Electra and Res6 is slow to build, but it’s so satisfying once it finally clicks. I was pleasantly surprised by how emotionally deep this story goes, and all the feelings it stirred up—so definitely check your TWs.
I expected this story to pick up after the events of the last book, but it actually runs parallel to it. That choice ends up being great, because it builds a richer tapestry for the third book, that I’m very much looking forward to.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I’m leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you to the author and BookFunnel for this eARC.
Electra wakes up 363 years in the future. Cool, right? Except she’s not in her own body—her DNA was used to create a manupartner, basically a futuristic sex doll. Understandably, she’s horrified. Res6, the creator of manupartners, can’t fathom why anyone would choose a real human with emotions and problems over a perfectly engineered companion.
Super cute, funny, weird, and downright tense at times, this story is wildly creative. The pacing drags a teeny bit in the middle, since the romance between Electra and Res6 is slow to build, but it’s so satisfying once it finally clicks. I was pleasantly surprised by how emotionally deep this story goes, and all the feelings it stirred up—so definitely check your TWs.
I expected this story to pick up after the events of the last book, but it actually runs parallel to it. That choice ends up being great, because it builds a richer tapestry for the third book, that I’m very much looking forward to.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I’m leaving this review voluntarily.
Thank you to the author and BookFunnel for this eARC.
February 17, 2026
CHOICElover completely surprised me in the best way. I didn’t expect to love a sci-fi rom-com this much, but here we are.
Set in a future where you can literally manufacture your perfect partner, Res6 creates CHOICElover after losing his twin brother to heartbreak. He truly believes eliminating emotional risk is the answer—no mess, no pain, no loss. Except it doesn’t fix his own grief.
Then Electra wakes up.
She’s from 2027, resurrected from DNA with her memories intact—and she is not the programmable partner Res6 expected. She’s emotional, sharp, funny, and completely horrified by the world he built. Watching this emotionally guarded genius try to navigate real feelings with someone who cannot be controlled was easily my favorite part.
This book balances humor and heart beautifully. Beneath the futuristic tech and manufactured soulmates, it’s really about grief, control, and whether engineered love could ever replace something real. It’s bold, emotional, and unexpectedly layered—and that epilogue definitely sets up more.
Thank you to Jennifer M. Waldrop for choosing me to receive this ARC and for the opportunity to share my honest review.
Set in a future where you can literally manufacture your perfect partner, Res6 creates CHOICElover after losing his twin brother to heartbreak. He truly believes eliminating emotional risk is the answer—no mess, no pain, no loss. Except it doesn’t fix his own grief.
Then Electra wakes up.
She’s from 2027, resurrected from DNA with her memories intact—and she is not the programmable partner Res6 expected. She’s emotional, sharp, funny, and completely horrified by the world he built. Watching this emotionally guarded genius try to navigate real feelings with someone who cannot be controlled was easily my favorite part.
This book balances humor and heart beautifully. Beneath the futuristic tech and manufactured soulmates, it’s really about grief, control, and whether engineered love could ever replace something real. It’s bold, emotional, and unexpectedly layered—and that epilogue definitely sets up more.
Thank you to Jennifer M. Waldrop for choosing me to receive this ARC and for the opportunity to share my honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I really enjoyed this book. I think it may be my first sci-fi romcom, but its definitely a genre I'll be searching out more. The book starts out in 2299 where Res6 is visiting the site of his twin's gravity assisted unaliving, 7 years after the event. He's thinking on what could have been different, what could have kept his brother around. He is a scientist and has a brilliant idea. Flash forward 91 years and we meet Electra Lynch, originally from year 2027, she wakes up in 2390 having been reincarnated, with her memories, from DNA.
The book follows Res6 as he begins to open up after keeping the world at a distance and Electra as she adjusts to living 363 years in the future while not being discovered as being from the past. There was so much humor and emotion in this book, and I loved every bit of it. I need to go back, to read the first book in the series and I'm excited for the 3rd book.
The book follows Res6 as he begins to open up after keeping the world at a distance and Electra as she adjusts to living 363 years in the future while not being discovered as being from the past. There was so much humor and emotion in this book, and I loved every bit of it. I need to go back, to read the first book in the series and I'm excited for the 3rd book.
January 13, 2026
I received ChoiceLover as an ARC, and let me just say—I am officially a believer in sci-fi romcoms now. ✨ Jennifer Waldrop created a futuristic world that pulled me in from the very first page. While this isn’t my usual genre, it absolutely won’t be my last time picking up one of her books.
Electra and Res6 are the perfect opposites-attract duo. I loved their clashing viewpoints, the playful banter, and the way their chemistry slowly built—it was adorable and so satisfying to watch unfold. My absolute favorite moments were Electra’s Dear Reader inner monologues… they had me laughing out loud every time because her personality shines so brightly through them.
The romance is swoony, the humor is spot-on, and there’s just the right touch of mystery woven throughout to keep you hooked (no spoilers, I promise 😉). If you haven’t added ChoiceLover to your TBR yet, do it—you won’t regret it! 💫
Electra and Res6 are the perfect opposites-attract duo. I loved their clashing viewpoints, the playful banter, and the way their chemistry slowly built—it was adorable and so satisfying to watch unfold. My absolute favorite moments were Electra’s Dear Reader inner monologues… they had me laughing out loud every time because her personality shines so brightly through them.
The romance is swoony, the humor is spot-on, and there’s just the right touch of mystery woven throughout to keep you hooked (no spoilers, I promise 😉). If you haven’t added ChoiceLover to your TBR yet, do it—you won’t regret it! 💫
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
ARC Review:
Tropes:
Sci-fi romance
Creator vs. Creation
Emotionally closed-off MMC
Sharp-witted FMC
Grief and love
Set in a future ruled by synthetic soulmates, CHOICElover follows a grieving genius who believes he’s perfected love—until the woman he brings back refuses to fit the mold. Electra’s humanity collides beautifully with Res6’s rigid world, creating tension, humor, and emotional depth in equal measure.
The author does it again. Your honor I love them!! It felt so good to be back in the “future” in this world again, and I loved how this story balances heat, heart, and big questions about what it truly means to choose someone.
Huge thanks to Naughty Nook PR and the author for this ARC!
Tropes:
Sci-fi romance
Creator vs. Creation
Emotionally closed-off MMC
Sharp-witted FMC
Grief and love
Set in a future ruled by synthetic soulmates, CHOICElover follows a grieving genius who believes he’s perfected love—until the woman he brings back refuses to fit the mold. Electra’s humanity collides beautifully with Res6’s rigid world, creating tension, humor, and emotional depth in equal measure.
The author does it again. Your honor I love them!! It felt so good to be back in the “future” in this world again, and I loved how this story balances heat, heart, and big questions about what it truly means to choose someone.
Huge thanks to Naughty Nook PR and the author for this ARC!
January 29, 2026
Amazing! There are no words to describe how fantastic futuristic and emotionally powerful this book is. This is book 2 by the author Jennifer M Waldrop. Book 1 is called Grow ( Your own boyfriend ). You do not need to read book 1 to dive into book 2 but it does help you understand the futuristic setting.
In this book you follow Electra a 2027 romance writer who has been awaken in the future by CHOICElover own Res6. You follow the journey of both these characters. I don’t want to give many details away and spoil the book.
❤️🔥❤️🔥 - Plot. Unique writing style with a futuristic vibe of this book makes for a very engaging plot. It has you hooked from the first few pages to the end. I personally love when you can see and feel what the author throws into the plot of the book.
❤️🔥❤️🔥 - Characters. You have a very grumpy/sunshine dynamic between the two main characters. And as always, I enjoy how the sunshine character always brings out the best side of the grumpy character. This is very much real in this book.
❤️🔥- Spice. Almost enemies to lovers, banter and slow burn vibes. You have the tension and the relief as the main characters finally start to like each other.
In this book you follow Electra a 2027 romance writer who has been awaken in the future by CHOICElover own Res6. You follow the journey of both these characters. I don’t want to give many details away and spoil the book.
❤️🔥❤️🔥 - Plot. Unique writing style with a futuristic vibe of this book makes for a very engaging plot. It has you hooked from the first few pages to the end. I personally love when you can see and feel what the author throws into the plot of the book.
❤️🔥❤️🔥 - Characters. You have a very grumpy/sunshine dynamic between the two main characters. And as always, I enjoy how the sunshine character always brings out the best side of the grumpy character. This is very much real in this book.
❤️🔥- Spice. Almost enemies to lovers, banter and slow burn vibes. You have the tension and the relief as the main characters finally start to like each other.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Truthfully, I went into CHOICElover by Jennifer M. Waldrop totally blind. Since I have yet to read the first book in this series, I was initially worried about whether I'd be able to easily dive in and understand everything due to the futuristic setting of the story. But fret not! I quickly picked up on things, and it really wasn't in issue. 💜 Thank you for having me ARC read! This was a funny, wild, ride. 4 stars!
Electra was honestly so real the entire time. Imagine waking up 300 years in the future, where so much is different. Her reactions were so valid. Hell, I think she handled it much better than I would have! AND she got a man out of it. As for the MMC, it took me longer than it should have to realize that his name was Res6. For a while there, I was incredibly confused. All in all, I did enjoy the read!
Electra was honestly so real the entire time. Imagine waking up 300 years in the future, where so much is different. Her reactions were so valid. Hell, I think she handled it much better than I would have! AND she got a man out of it. As for the MMC, it took me longer than it should have to realize that his name was Res6. For a while there, I was incredibly confused. All in all, I did enjoy the read!
January 30, 2026
This was definitely something very different for me. I’ve never read anything like this before. I was worried signing up as an ARC reader for it, maybe I was out of my element. Once I started reading it, I was then worried that I wouldn’t understand this world and the idea of this story. But I sat down and decided I was going to give this a try. And I’m so glad I did because this was a really good book. I actually really liked that this wasn’t an average everyday “worldly” romance so to speak. It was very original and unique in its style and I enjoyed that a lot. This was very interesting, sweet, and fun to read. I loved Nes6 and Electra a lot. I’m actually really excited to be able to read what comes next.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Choicelover is so enthralling. This future Jennifer cradles us into, is absolutely insane. I feel so incredibly connected to both POVs. Electra is a writed who is grieving her past life, while trying to understand this future she has literally just woken up to see. Res6 is also grieving his twin. Although there loss is different they have much similar experiences in life to sort out. One of my favorite things about this world is the connection to animals that is no longer living, but is recreated through robotics. While I read both books I was taken by the creativity and the detail Jennifer has put to the pages. Absolutely read this, it's soooo good!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I love this futuristic setting that the author has created and was thrilled to return with the second installment in the Love Manufactured series!
The author takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions with this one, and there is more danger and mystery!! We get some more insight into the glitch that's is occurring in some of the manupartners. And I love that the FMC, the supposed robot, shows the human, the MMC and creator of manuparters, about the human connection!!
And Chryl, that girl is abso-freaking-hilarious!!! I laughed so much at her antics!!
With the technology and society norms...I could realistically see this as a possible future!
Highly recommend, this series is terrific!!!
The author takes us on a rollercoaster of emotions with this one, and there is more danger and mystery!! We get some more insight into the glitch that's is occurring in some of the manupartners. And I love that the FMC, the supposed robot, shows the human, the MMC and creator of manuparters, about the human connection!!
And Chryl, that girl is abso-freaking-hilarious!!! I laughed so much at her antics!!
With the technology and society norms...I could realistically see this as a possible future!
Highly recommend, this series is terrific!!!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Happening alongside the amazing first novel GROW (Your Own Boyfriend), CHOICElover is HERE! I received this ARC and am SO thrilled to say it’s just as amazing as the first, now with Faux-ter Tot Hotdish 😏 Res6 and Electra (and Chryl) had me laughing the whole book! This world @Jenn has created sucks you in from the first page and only gets better the longer you’re in it. And let’s face it, how genius to put an alien smutty author character into a futurist environment with abundant hot men 🫣 I truly can’t wait for the next!
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
💚 Creator x Creation
🥹 He Falls First
💕 Forbidden Romance
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
💚 Creator x Creation
🥹 He Falls First
💕 Forbidden Romance
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 17, 2026
Wow this was a super fun ARC! Thank you so much to the author!
I read GROW Your Own Boyfriend over the summer and enjoyed it but this was even better! It was cool how the characters and stories from the two books intersected. Res6 and Electra were so fun to get to know and very real as well. They also spent a lot of the book getting to know each other and building their relationship which was a nice change compared to a lot of romance books. Res6’s attempts to court Electra were cute and funny as he tried to understand her 21st century expectations. The conflicts they faced were pretty realistic and reasonable as well considering the circumstances of the book!
The side characters were great as well. I hope there is another book coming where we can learn more about Cheryl!
Really my only complaint was it felt a little too long. By the last hundred pages or so, it seemed to be dragging and so was my attention. However, overall it was a great, unique read and another hit by J.M. Waldrop! I hope there’s more to come!
I read GROW Your Own Boyfriend over the summer and enjoyed it but this was even better! It was cool how the characters and stories from the two books intersected. Res6 and Electra were so fun to get to know and very real as well. They also spent a lot of the book getting to know each other and building their relationship which was a nice change compared to a lot of romance books. Res6’s attempts to court Electra were cute and funny as he tried to understand her 21st century expectations. The conflicts they faced were pretty realistic and reasonable as well considering the circumstances of the book!
The side characters were great as well. I hope there is another book coming where we can learn more about Cheryl!
Really my only complaint was it felt a little too long. By the last hundred pages or so, it seemed to be dragging and so was my attention. However, overall it was a great, unique read and another hit by J.M. Waldrop! I hope there’s more to come!
Review of advance copy received from Author
CHOICElover is a fantastic continuation of the Love, Manufactured series. I loved the characters and how unique they are. Is it weird Chryl is my favorite character? The humor that she brought to the table was unmatched. I do wish we got more of a resolution as to what happens with her (maybe we'll hear more about her in book 3??)
The plot was super engaging, and I thought it was a fun and easy read! If you're looking for a fun sci-fi Rom-Com look no further. This could be read as a stand alone but you'll get a lot more context reading GROW (your own boyfriend) first!
The plot was super engaging, and I thought it was a fun and easy read! If you're looking for a fun sci-fi Rom-Com look no further. This could be read as a stand alone but you'll get a lot more context reading GROW (your own boyfriend) first!
February 23, 2026
ChoiceLover by Jennifer M. Waldrop is a fun, steamy, and surprisingly heartfelt read. It mixes cool sci-fi ideas with real emotional depth, showing what happens when “perfect,” engineered love goes up against messy, unpredictable human feelings. Beneath the sparks and tension, the story digs into bigger themes like grief, and what it really means to choose someone. In the end, it makes you wonder if love that’s carefully designed can ever beat the wild, imperfect magic of the real thing.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 2, 2026
I absolutely could not put his book down, and loved that the main character was a romance author in her previous life.
I really appreciate how Jennifer's characters often have real issues (grief, anxiety, depression) and appreciate that she doesn't shy away from sometimes that not looking like the heroic main characters everyone comes to expect.
I would absolutely recommend CHOICE Lover and GROW to anyone wanting a witty future set romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I really appreciate how Jennifer's characters often have real issues (grief, anxiety, depression) and appreciate that she doesn't shy away from sometimes that not looking like the heroic main characters everyone comes to expect.
I would absolutely recommend CHOICE Lover and GROW to anyone wanting a witty future set romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 12, 2026
I enjoyed the tie in with the events in Grow (book 1). I was just waiting for the characters to show up and they didn't disappoint.
I couldn't imagine losing a sibling, let alone a twin. The heartbreak. My heart broke for Res6.
Electra's character was so fun! I love that she is an alien romance novelist. The mental health tie in with her step mother was really neat and I loved that she continued in her footsteps with the online advice column.
Thank you Naughty Nook PR and Jennifer M Waldrop for the digital ARC of CHOICElover!
I cannot wait for Sables's story next!😂
I couldn't imagine losing a sibling, let alone a twin. The heartbreak. My heart broke for Res6.
Electra's character was so fun! I love that she is an alien romance novelist. The mental health tie in with her step mother was really neat and I loved that she continued in her footsteps with the online advice column.
Thank you Naughty Nook PR and Jennifer M Waldrop for the digital ARC of CHOICElover!
I cannot wait for Sables's story next!😂
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is the second book in the series, so I already knew the vibe going to CHOICElover. The futuristic setting was fantastic and I jumped back into this world easily without needing to get my bearings again. This story follows Res6, the creator of manupartners, whose work was born out of grief after losing his twin brother. Things shift when Electra, a fully human woman from the past, wakes up over 300 years in her future and throws his carefully controlled world completely off balance.
Res6 is brilliant and clearly shaped by grief, which makes his need for control make a lot of sense. Electra is the wild card he didn’t plan for and I loved that she never just fits into the box he built. Their interactions are messy, awkward, and very human, especially as neither of them wants to admit what’s happening.
This book keeps coming back to choice. Even in a world where love can be engineered to avoid pain, this story focuses on choosing someone anyway, knowing it might hurt. Honestly, this series makes me appreciate all the imperfections and curveballs that come with real life. It’s funny, emotional, and an easy read though it's a thick book. It's such a fun and interesting series that I highly recommend!
Res6 is brilliant and clearly shaped by grief, which makes his need for control make a lot of sense. Electra is the wild card he didn’t plan for and I loved that she never just fits into the box he built. Their interactions are messy, awkward, and very human, especially as neither of them wants to admit what’s happening.
This book keeps coming back to choice. Even in a world where love can be engineered to avoid pain, this story focuses on choosing someone anyway, knowing it might hurt. Honestly, this series makes me appreciate all the imperfections and curveballs that come with real life. It’s funny, emotional, and an easy read though it's a thick book. It's such a fun and interesting series that I highly recommend!
Review of advance copy received from Author
this story was so good. I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down. I loved thier love story and how they got together and then the break up. when he realized he would give everything up for her was the cherry on the top. I cant wait to read the next book in the series.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Jennifer M Waldrop does it again! This is book 2 in the Love Manufactured Series and she gives us romance, spice, tears, suspense, laughter, and much more in a rollercoaster of feels! I enjoyed the journey between Res6 and Electra! It was nice seeing K8 and James again!
March 1, 2026
and so we return to thi sci fi world! It' crazy how fast indie publishing can be. I think I have whiplash but in a good way. Like.. hit me again.
These books continue to interest me since they are loving made to order partners. Finding real connection and emotion in something that was manufactured. Everyone has some version of a small inside joke, we name things and bond with them. I miss my first car more than some people. The world keeps growing and there are so many combinations of connection and that needs to be protected.
These books continue to interest me since they are loving made to order partners. Finding real connection and emotion in something that was manufactured. Everyone has some version of a small inside joke, we name things and bond with them. I miss my first car more than some people. The world keeps growing and there are so many combinations of connection and that needs to be protected.
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