**Love is the final test for this professor and his star student.** **Nico Valentino** My brothers are mobsters. Criminals. They rule their kingdoms with iron fists. I'm nothing like them. I'm an astrophysicist. A professor. My lecture hall is full of laughter. Until I set eyes on Norah Bishop. She needs my help, but I need her. And I'll do whatever it takes to keep her. Even if it means returning to the family I left. **Norah Bishop** All I've ever wanted was to be a scientist like my dad. But I stumbled into something I shouldn't have. Now, the biggest criminal in Chicago is coming for me. And the only person who can help me is his brother...my new professor. I don't want to drag Nico into this. But when he touches me, I lose all control. He's my professor. I think I want him to be my forever instead. Loving him comes with a price. But losing him will break me. *If you enjoy over-the-top nerdy men, curvy heroines willing to risk it all, and forbidden student-teacher romance, you'll love Nico and Norah's sugary-sweet and extra steamy story! As always, Nichole Rose books come complete with a guaranteed HEA. Physical Science is the steamy beginning to the Ruined Trilogy. It can be read as a standalone story.*