In Christina Lauren's The Romance Revival, Emery Martín tells everyone, including her husband, Luca, that she works on surgical lasers. However, the missed plans, late nights, and unwavering focus on work are actually due to her key role in developing revolutionary medical tools that help identify and treat injury and illness. But the secrets don't end there. Not even her bosses at BioNEX know that Emery and her team have been working on a technology that will take saving lives to a whole new level: resurrection.
When Vince, Emery's co-worker and nemesis, exposes the secret project to the BioNEX board, Emery is left reeling and, per usual, running late to her own anniversary dinner. She hurries home only to witness a car hitting Luca, leaving him with fatal injuries. When he dies, Emery uses the experimental technology to revive him. Although Luca survives his brush with death, his memories do not--he has forgotten who he is and that his marriage is falling apart.
Faced with this unusual opportunity to rebuild their relationship, the pair's undeniable connection shines as they share sweet memories, replicate steamy first dates, and discover new things to love about each other. Lauren (Something Wilder; The Soulmate Equation) highlights themes of forgiveness and figuring out what truly matters in life as Emery and Luca fight to bring Luca's memories--and their marriage--back to life. Lauren effortlessly blends moments of humor and thrilling tension into the heartwarming narrative of hope. The Romance Revival is a fun, fresh take on a second-chance romance, and Emery and Luca's do-over is packed with fascinating science, exciting chemistry, and a lovable cast of characters. --Clara Newton, freelance reviewer