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Sarah makes jewellery and is obsessed with all things shiny and glam, whilst Molly is most at home in her white coat and goggles, working in a science lab.             When Molly is put on a new assignment, she’s over the moon. It’s an important, top-secret project – and she has a handsome new boss to ogle at when she’s not staring into a petri dish…             But when Sarah finds herself on the painful end of a disastrous break-up, no amount of Ben \u0026amp; Jerry’s or trashy romcoms can cheer her up. She wants to take a more drastic approach to dealing with her heartbreak, and one that only her sister – and perhaps a sprinkle of science – can help with…                          Is love really all in the chemistry? Or will Sarah get more than she bargained for?                        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