The Electrical Engineer
A Romantic Comedy Novel. One Engineer Calculates Love Using Circuit Theory & Spreadsheets. For Fans of The Rosie Project & Quirky Heroes.
Published on 10. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
979-8-2515-8358-8 (ISBN)
Description
Love isn't a calculation. But what if you treat it like one?
Meet Gary Volt, 34-year-old electrical engineer and systematic overthinker. He's calculated the odds of finding love (0.017% per social interaction), determined the optimal handshake duration (1.2 seconds), and created a 47-tab spreadsheet for his first date.
Then Sarah Chen spills her oat milk latte across his schematics-and achieves a perfect Fibonacci distribution.
She doesn't leave.
What follows is a hilarious, heartwarming journey through first dates, parental interference, work conflicts, and one LED-powered engagement ring that converts body heat into starlight. Gary approaches every romantic milestone like an engineering problem: with precision, preparation, and absolutely no idea what he's doing.
But Sarah sees something he doesn't: the effort beneath the equations. The trying. The man who shows up-even when he calculates the wrong things, says the worst possible words, and genuinely believes a multimeter belongs at a wedding.
The Electrical Engineer is a romantic comedy for anyone who's ever overthought a text message, created a spreadsheet for a relationship, or wondered if love follows any logical rules at all.
Perfect for fans of: - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - Anyone who loves nerdy heroes, slow-burn romance, and laughing out loud
Includes: One dog named Sparky, three parental interventions, a thermoelectric proposal, and the least technical "I love you" ever attempted.
"The most efficient system is the one that wastes energy on love."
Meet Gary Volt, 34-year-old electrical engineer and systematic overthinker. He's calculated the odds of finding love (0.017% per social interaction), determined the optimal handshake duration (1.2 seconds), and created a 47-tab spreadsheet for his first date.
Then Sarah Chen spills her oat milk latte across his schematics-and achieves a perfect Fibonacci distribution.
She doesn't leave.
What follows is a hilarious, heartwarming journey through first dates, parental interference, work conflicts, and one LED-powered engagement ring that converts body heat into starlight. Gary approaches every romantic milestone like an engineering problem: with precision, preparation, and absolutely no idea what he's doing.
But Sarah sees something he doesn't: the effort beneath the equations. The trying. The man who shows up-even when he calculates the wrong things, says the worst possible words, and genuinely believes a multimeter belongs at a wedding.
The Electrical Engineer is a romantic comedy for anyone who's ever overthought a text message, created a spreadsheet for a relationship, or wondered if love follows any logical rules at all.
Perfect for fans of: - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - Anyone who loves nerdy heroes, slow-burn romance, and laughing out loud
Includes: One dog named Sparky, three parental interventions, a thermoelectric proposal, and the least technical "I love you" ever attempted.
"The most efficient system is the one that wastes energy on love."