Jack is a young doctor struggling to find money for sex research. He meets Lexi, an experimental physicist struggling to find money for her research, which might win the Nobel Peace Prize. Their decision to work together leads them to people who want to help them in unexpected ways. And while looking for money together, Lexi and Jack try to connect personally in a way that satisfies both of them.
It's a funny story about many things, including the writing of F. Scott Fitzgerald; the passion of college sports; the ethics of university administrators; medical research; sex dolls; and a golden retriever. One of the plotlines contains a sendup or satirical commentary on the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald that casts a new light on his work. The book also covers modern higher education in an engaging way. And the book bends the rules of the Rom Com genre to tell a love story that is fresh and fun.
After an undergraduate degree in economics, G. McKinley Scott earned a law degree and practiced law. He then returned to school and earned a medical degree and a master of science degree, and practiced medicine. This is the first of his novels. He has also written a sequel, titled A Success That Still Hasn't Happened Yet.