Love in the Time of Algorithms

by Alexis Reed

When tech ethics journalist Sophia Chen discovers her ex-partner's dating app is manipulating users' emotions through psychological vulnerabilities, she faces an impossible expose the truth and destroy LoveLogic, or work with the man who broke her heart to build something better.

As she investigates Marcus Rivera's company, Sophia's black-and-white worldview shatters when she learns the very algorithm she condemns has also helped neurodivergent users, military spouses, and trauma survivors find genuine connection. With LoveLogic's $2.8 billion IPO hanging in the balance and a regulatory committee demanding answers, Sophia must navigate the treacherous middle ground between ethics and innovation.

This contemporary second chance romance follows two brilliant minds who must confront their own vulnerabilities and the uncomfortable truth that technology can be both bridge and barrier. In a world where dating apps promise connection but deliver manipulation, Sophia and Marcus discover the most revolutionary technology isn't found in code—it's the courage to be vulnerable.

Will they find their way back to each other, one unmeasured moment at a time?

354 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 24, 2025

About the author

Alexis Reed has been writing since she was ten years old. Her first book was written on a 26-pound “compact” computer with a 5-inch screen and reached 52 pages, single-spaced. Many years later, she read her first romance novel and was instantly in love. In 2006, she started working on her first novel. Her debut novel, Twice to the Stars, was published with Ellora’s Cave on April 15, 2011.

Alexis graduated with a Master’s degree in English in 2000. Besides her fiction work, she spent six years as a professional editor and grant writer. She lives with her husband and their two young sons in Denver, Colorado. Their home is full of love and laughter—and a lot of mischief.