Miranda in Retrograde BY Lauren Layne

After being passed over for tenure and having her meticulously planned life upended, physics professor Miranda Reed decides to throw caution to the wind and follow her horoscope predictions for a year in this effervescent rom-com from the New York Times bestselling author of Made in Manhattan.

Miranda, the youngest physics professor at her university, has always lived her life with precise calculations and scientific certainty. But when her tenure application is denied, her orderly world is thrown into disarray. Overdue for a sabbatical, Miranda takes a step back and, shaken in her faith in science, turns to something she’s always dismissed as nonsense: astrology.

Determined to make sense of her suddenly chaotic life, Miranda commits to following her horoscope for a year. She starts new home improvement projects, adopts a quirky pet, and begins analyzing her ideal love match according to the stars. The aloof artist living next door? His Aries energy is all wrong for her. But the charming father of her new tutoring pupil? His Sagittarian traits seem perfect.

As Miranda embraces her astrological journey, she learns that neither science nor the stars have all the answers. Through her adventures and misadventures, she discovers that sometimes, the best guide to love and happiness is simply to trust her own heart. This delightful tale blends humor, romance, and a touch of cosmic magic, perfect for fans of light-hearted, transformative stories.