Rose McGee

Image of SUCKER FOR YOU on Goodreads with text beneath the image that reads: “Here are 8 reasons why you should consider adding my octopus romcom on Goodreads!”

Numbered list: 1. Bioluminescent skinny-dipping 2. Tattooed MMC 3. Brilliant-but-anxious FMC 4. Only one shower 5. Sunset picnics 6. Octopus matchmaker 7. “Tie your hands” 8. And…

Same list as image 2, with the following text added to #8: “Me venting my rage at a seagull that stole my whole hotdog in 2012.” A graphic of a seagull is captioned “evil”.

🐙 Hello! Here’s a list of 8 reasons to add my octopus romcom on Goodreads. 👇

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SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Image of a man’s soapy shoulders in the shower, framed in a Polaroid photo with the caption “There are many benefits to being a marine biologist.”

Back cover text for the STEMinist romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

…like having only one shower at the beach house you’re sharing with a hot wildlife photographer. 💦

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SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Graphic of a Valentine’s Day poem written a journal beside a pencil and a mug of coffee: “Supernovas burn red when I study the skies, but my favorite stars are the ones in your eyes.”

Back cover copy of the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

Image of the Antennae Galaxies forming a heart shape.

Graphic of the TALK DATA TO ME cover, noting that it’s “out now”.

Not my astrophysicist heroine getting starry-eyed over her rival’s brain…and forearms. 😉

(Did you know that the Antennae Galaxies are shaped like a heart? ✨)

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Graphic of a bubble enclosing an octopus and a ring with the following text: “Roses are red, the ocean is blue. We adopted an octopus, now I’m a sucker for you.”

Back cover copy of the octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

Tropes graphic of SUCKER FOR YOU: STEM romance, fake dating for real marriage, spicy, facts as flirting, he calls her “Buttercup”, skinny-dipping, beach book, forced proximity, slow burn, accidental octopus acquisition, black cat x golden retriever.

Craving a romcom with fake dating, beach vibes, all the yearning—and an octopus matchmaker? Me, too!

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SUCKER FOR YOU - Aug. 6, 2026

Image of author Rose McGee wearing a STEMinist shirt and holding up a copy of her debut STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

It’s the #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience! 👩‍🔬🧠💪

Did you know that the term “scientist” was coined in 1834 to describe Scottish physicist, geologist, and chemist Mary Somerville, because “man of science” didn’t apply?

Graphic of a calendar showing August 6th circled in red marker. The marker is being wielded by an octopus.

Tropes graphic for SUCKER FOR YOU: STEM romance, fake dating for real marriage, spicy, facts as flirting, he calls her “Buttercup”, skinny-dipping, beach book, forced proximity, slow burn, accidental octopus acquisition, black cat x golden retriever.

🐙 Get suckered into the “Octopus Romcom of the Summer!” (source: me) on August 6, 2026 🐙

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SUCKER FOR YOU

The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

A Polaroid showing a diver beside an octopus, with the caption: there are many benefits to being a marine biologist.

Back cover copy for the STEMinist octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU.

…and benefits to sharing a beach house with a tattooed wildlife photographer, too. 😉

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SUCKER FOR YOU

The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Image of the cover for the contemporary STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME celebrating the book’s U.S. release.

Back cover copy for TALK DATA TO ME.

Image of author Rose McGee unpacking author copies of her debut romcom, TALK DATA TO ME.

📚 Happy U.S. Release Day! 📚

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Graphic reading “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf. But are you ready for…”

Graphic reading “Gnome on the Tome” with an image of a wintry gnome and a reindeer perched on copies of TALK DATA TO ME.

Warm up the December chill with a heated rivalry, scorching-hot kisses, and a little Hawking radiation—no mistletoe required!

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Page proofs for the octopus romcom SUCKER FOR YOU, by Rose McGee. The section divider is a small and adorable octopus graphic.

🌊 Surfin’ through these page proofs—and giggling every time I run into a section break.

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SUCKER FOR YOU

The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.

Playlist graphic for TALK DATA TO ME, which includes the songs Counting Stars, Strangeness and Charm, Supermassive Black Hole, and A Sky Full of Stars, as well as music by the band Stars.

TALK DATA TO ME graphic denoting that the book is out now.

Did I make an *extremely* science-themed playlist for my debut STEMinist romcom? (Data says yes.)

Spotify 🔗 in bio! 🎶

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TALK DATA TO ME

Tropes graphic for the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME: STEM romance, slow burn, Silicon Valley setting, smash the patriarchy, spicy, rivals to lovers, black cat has a golden retriever, nerdy banter, only one lab, forced proximity, physicists with chemistry, misuse of office furniture.

Tis the season for science! In spirit of nerdy inquiry, let’s put some tropes under the microscope. ⬇️

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

TALK DATA TO ME displayed on a holiday table set with candles and succulents potted in mini pumpkins.

TALK DATA TO ME played on a holiday table set with candles and succulents potted in mini pumpkins.

Cute dog in a seasonal bandana.

Thankful that science is real, TALK DATA TO ME is serving 🌶️ — and no matter how the pumpkin pie turns out, my cream puff pup is always the sweetest dessert. 🍁

(Look out for a second helping of my special recipe for sweet, spicy, nerdy goodness in Summer 2026!)

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Speech bubble graphic of the heroine (Erin Monaghan) and the hero (Ethan Meyer) from the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME. Her speech bubble reads: “Stop staring at me! You’re so irritating, Meyer.” His thought bubble reads: “She’s so pretty when she’s mad.”

Back cover copy text for the STEMinist romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

Graphic of the TALK DATA TO ME cover, noting that the book is out now.

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TALK DATA TO ME

These rival scientists sure spend a lot of time thinking about each other…and “accidentally” running into each other at the office coffee machine.

Could the opposites possibly be attracting?! 🤭

“By the numbers” graphic for Erin Monaghan and Ethan Meyer in TALK DATA TO ME: 2 matching initials, 2 PhDs, 1 sassy good boy, 1 federal contract, 1 clever best friend, $4,000,000 in grant funding, 2 spicy scenes, 1 control room, 13 publications, 2 secret identities, 1 standing desk, limitless ounces of caffeine.

Meet these two highly caffeinated, furniture-misusing nerds (and a very good dog) in my “sweet and sexy” STEMinist romcom, TALK DATA TO ME—out now!

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Graphic celebrating Odd Socks day, showcasing quotes about socks from TALK DATA TO ME, as well as a graphic of a golden retriever and three socks.

November 10th is Odd Socks Day—but Bunsen from TALK DATA TO ME celebrates year-round! 🐾🧦

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Erin Monaghan and Ethan Meyer from TALK DATA TO ME stand back to back in a flirty pose, their hands brushing on a magazine that they’re both holding.

✨Art Reveal✨

I’m over the moon to share this stunning character art for TALK DATA TO ME from LilsLovett ✨💕

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The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Text message conversation about Halloween costumes between the Monaghan siblings from TALK DATA TO ME

Graphic showing a golden retriever (Bunsen, from TALK DATA TO ME) leaping to catch a caramel apple, captioned “trick for treats?”

“Trick or treat?” is a purely rhetorical question for Erin Monaghan and her brothers.

As for Bunsen? Well…🎃

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Mood board for the STEMinist contemporary romcom TALK DATA TO ME, featuring images of a couple kissing, sudoku, ice cream, data, a golden retriever, and more.

Pitch for the STEMinist contemporary romcom TALK DATA TO ME: “Rival physicists clash over opportunities and funding while connecting anonymously through a mutual interest in science fiction—but when they’re forced to collaborate on a critical research project, intimate nights at the lab lead to an explosive collision between their personal and professional lives.”

Back cover copy for the STEMinist contemporary romcom TALK DATA TO ME.

Tropes for the STEMinist contemporary romcom TALK DATA TO ME: physicists with chemistry, forced proximity, only one lab, nerdy banter, black cat has a golden retriever, rivals to lovers, spicy, smash the patriarchy, Silicon Valley setting, slow burn, STEM romance, misuse of office furniture.

👩🏼‍🔬 TALK DATA TO ME 🧑🏻‍🔬

Meet my debut steamy and starry-eyed STEMinist romance—where the line between data talk and dirty talk gets confusing for rival nerds.

Out now from Atlantic Books!

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Character intro graphic for Wes Monaghan of SUCKER FOR YOU, showing an anchor, tattoos, dad jokes, and jellyfish.

SUCKER FOR YOU

🐙💕 Meet Wes Monaghan! He’s got tattoos, money problems, a string of situationships—and dreams of buying an *actual* ship ⛵️. He’s nobody’s Mr. Right. But then Isabel Wright swims into the picture…💕🐙

Character intro graphic for Isabel Wright, showing a blonde woman, hiking boots, a Canadian stamp, an engagement ring, an octopus, a pill bottle, and a to-do list.

SUCKER FOR YOU

🐙💕 Meet Isabel Wright! She’s got an octopus, a ring, and a tight timeline to get married. But something’s missing: a Mr. Wright… 💕🐙

Mood board for SUCKER FOR YOU, an octopus-centric romcom by Rose McGee.

Pitch text for SUCKER FOR YOU, an octopus-centric romcom by Rose McGee: “The fake relationship between a marine biologist and a wildlife photographer gets eight levels of complicated when they accidentally acquire joint custody of an octopus.”

Back cover copy for SUCKER FOR YOU, an octopus-centric romcom by Rose McGee.

Tropes for SUCKER FOR YOU, an octopus-centric romcom by Rose McGee: black cat x golden retriever, accidental octopus acquisition, slow burn, forced proximity, beach book, skinny-dipping, he calls her “buttercup”, facts as flirting, spicy, fake dating for real marriage, STEM romance.

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Meet my next steamy STEMinist romance—a.k.a. “the octopus romcom”!

Coming to a beach near you from Atlantic Books in Summer, 2026.

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It’s Bookstore Romance Day! 💕📚

I stopped by Kepler’s Books to celebrate—and to find the perfect shelf spot for TALK DATA TO ME. (Mark your TBR for a U.S. paperback release in January, 2026!)

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

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Copies of TALK DATA TO ME are stacked on a desk beside a STEMinist t-shirt, dog socks, a themed mug, themed stickers, and themed bookmarks.

👩🏼‍🔬PUB DATA—uh, DAY!🧑🏻‍🔬

TALK DATA TO ME is out today, and I’m over the moon to finally share these bantering, brilliant nerds (and a 🐾 very good dog 🐾) with readers.

This one’s for the starry-eyed dreamers…who also want to see the numbers. Because love? Sometimes, it really is rocket science.

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Cover of Talk Data to Me held in the author’s hands, which sport a pink manicure to color-match the cover.

💅 Author rite of passage: Book Mani™️ 💅

Find out if the nerds in TALK DATA TO Me nail an analysis of their own spiking heart rates (irritation? attraction? caffeine?) this Thursday!

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TALK DATA TO ME

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

TALK DATA TO ME has a Waterstones pre-order promotion available NOW—25% off!

Details:
- Offer runs from July 28th @ 00:01 to July 31st @ 23:59
- Use “SUMMER25” at checkout to redeem the discount
- Exclusively available at the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app
- 🔗 in bio 😉

Rose McGee smiles while holding an author copy of TALK DATA TO ME.

It’s time for that—awkward, wonderful—rite of passage: getting emotional while unboxing my author copies of TALK DATA TO ME!

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TALK DATA TO ME - Aug. 7, 2025

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

Image of the TALK DATA TO ME cover, noting the publication date in August, 2025.

TALK DATA TO ME - Aug. 7, 2025

The Love Hypothesis meets You’ve Got Mail in this sweet and sexy STEMinist romcom.

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Just one more month until you can spot these stubborn, sexy nerds arguing and kissing on a desk/bookshelf near you!

(And arguing while kissing…😘)

Writers, describe your WIP in the worst possible way.

Nerds argue about lasers, coffee, and orgasm data.