Talk Nerdy to Me

Fashion model Eve Dupree is fed up with being labeled “the pretty one” while her sister’s called a genius. Eve’s got loads of brilliant ideas, not the least of which is the invention she’s building in her garage. But when she turns to the nerd next door to help get it off the ground, she finds herself on dangerous ground.

Charlie Shepherd has discovered that there’s more to Eve than meets the eye. But it’s not just her body he likes—it’s those sexy brains of hers. Romance is a complication he doesn’t need right now. The problem is, she has something he needs and he can’t seem to resist her.

Keeping her creation under wraps is harder than Eve expected—as is denying her attraction to Charlie. But when a saboteur starts sniffing around her project, she questions everyone around her, even her nerd in shining armor. Can opposites attract or will they ignite a fire they can’t control?

Still clutching the phone, Eve banged her forehead repeatedly against the seat in front of her. She must have fear of success. That was the only explanation for this idiotic phone call to her sister.

Does Chocolate Float?

Through a series of events in TALK NERDY TO ME, Charlie and Eve accidentally end up testing the floatability of chocolate. Audrey and I thought it would be fun to conduct the same experiment on purpose and invite everyone to join in. Our scientific standards were rigid and uncompromising. Participants were forced to dunk perfectly good chocolate in glasses or bowls of water, carefully record the results, and then eat the candy. (Everyone knows you can’t put wet chocolate back in the package. Such is the self-sacrifice required of a scientist.)

Thankfully, a number of intrepid researchers took on the challenge and reported their carefully controlled results. These results have been studiously analyzed, cross-referenced and tabulated, and here’s what we know – if the ship goes down and your life preserver is made of Ghiradelli milk chocolate, you have a chance! But if it’s made of Godiva, you might as well eat the candy, because you’re going under.

You also have a possibility of survival if you’re surrounded by Hershey’s Whoppers or Kit Kat bars. With Mr. Goodbar and Krackle you’ll stay up for a little while, and then it’s all over. Everything else by Hershey’s goes immediately to sleep with the fishes.

Only one other kind of candy passed the buoyancy test – Ferrero Rocher’s Chocolate & Nuts. Cadbury’s Turkish Delight floated halfway up the glass, so you might be able to make a Galileo thermometer with those little suckers, but they’re pointless as a life preserver. Mars, Nestle, Savoy, Russell Stover, See’s and Tootsie Rolls drop straight to the bottom.

So there you have it – one small step for chocolate, one giant step for sugar overload! Many thanks to the selfless volunteers who made this study possible. You are truly dedicated to furthering the aims of science.