She wanted quiet.
She got Mina.
Maybe that’s exactly what she needed.

Ray Thomas has always been the responsible one—managing her mother’s crises, excelling in school, and keeping life under control. But when her sister’s chaotic best friend Mina needs a place to crash, Ray’s carefully ordered world flips upside down.

Mina Park knows what it means to be unwanted—by her parents, by her ex, and by the boss who steals her work. She’s used to shrinking herself to fit, but staying on Ray’s couch isn’t supposed to feel this… different.

Temporary turns complicated when Mina’s chaos collides with Ray’s quiet strength. Between manipulative exes, toxic bosses, families who take too much, and a judgmental cat, they’ll discover that love isn’t tidy—it’s the most beautiful mess of all.

Chaos Theory, Love Practice is a slow-burn opposites-attract romance by Cameron Tate, set in the cozy Northern California town of Redwood Hollow. Perfect for fans of witty contemporary romances, workplace tension, and found family warmth, it explores how love can thrive between a planner and a dreamer. With humor, heart, and a touch of chaos, this book delivers everything readers adore about character-driven love stories.

Author’s Notes About the Book

Every love story starts somewhere—and this one began with the idea of polar opposites finding exactly what they need in each other. I enjoy writing opposites attract (Bean There, Found You is another example), because it just gives me the freedom of a lot of tension and conflict, which is always delicious in stories.

While it isn’t explicitly stated in the book (because I believe neurospice is part of the person, not a diagnosis that steers their life), the idea here is one character leaning into autism, the other into ADHD.  

Chaos Theory, Love Practice is a story about learning to let go, about the courage it takes to trust someone when your instinct is to stay in control. It’s also about laughter, late-night confessions, and that dizzying moment when you realize you’ve found someone who sees the world completely differently—and somehow, that difference makes you feel at home.

Set once again in Redwood Hollow, it carries the same cozy warmth and found-family comfort as Bean There, Found You and Lost Notes, Found Love—but with its own spark of clever banter and emotional depth.