A Brush with Love
Final-year dental student Harper is laser-focused on landing a top oral surgery residency when she literally crashes into first-year student Dan. Dan is charming, kind, and quietly unsure he even wants the dental career his family expects of him, and he falls for Harper fast. Determined to avoid distractions and keep her anxiety in check, Harper sets the rules: they will be just friends. Following those rules proves much harder than making them. Eddings's debut mixes punny humor and swoony moments with an honest look at anxiety and family pressure.
About This Book
A Brush with Love is a contemporary romance novel by Mazey Eddings, first published in 2022 by St. Martin's Griffin. It runs 336 pages. Readers can expect friends to lovers, slow burn.
At a glance
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Trope
- Friends to Lovers
- Length
- 336 pages
- Format
- Trade Paperback
Where to read or listen
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Why You May Love This Book
You may love this if…
- A high-achieving dental student and a charming classmate struggle to keep their relationship strictly platonic despite a growing mutual attraction.
- Fans of academic settings
- Readers who enjoy character-driven angst and humor
- Humorous
- Features Friends to Lovers
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Contemporary Romance
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: Balanced; both are students, though in different years of the program.
How It Feels
The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.
Moderate angst, moderate humor.
Heat Level
Based on available metadata and editorial review.
Who Is This Book For?
Best for
Reading mood
Recommended audience: Contemporary romance readers
The Story
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Final-year dental student Harper is laser-focused on her residency goals, but her life is upended when she meets Dan, a first-year student who is kind, charming, and secretly unsure about his future in dentistry. As Dan falls for Harper, she attempts to keep him at a distance to manage her anxiety and focus on her career. The story follows their attempt to stay 'just friends' while the reality of their connection makes that goal increasingly difficult.
Central Conflict
Harper's desire to maintain professional focus and manage her anxiety clashes with her developing romantic feelings for Dan, who is himself navigating the pressure of a career he may not want.
Setting
Dental school
Strengths
- Blending humor with serious emotional themes
Discussion Guide
Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.
- 1
How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?
- 2
How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?
- 3
How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?
- 4
Who would you most want to recommend this book to?
- 5
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
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Which aspect of the story did you find most compelling?
How This Profile Was Created
Eikna uses book metadata and AI-assisted analysis to create structured romance profiles. Public profiles are reviewed and approved by an editor before publication.
- Editor reviewed:
- Yes
- Last reviewed:
- October 13, 2026
- Confidence:
- Moderate confidence
- Profile version:
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About the Author
Mazey Eddings
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Length
- 336 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781250805980
A Brush with Love: quick answers
- Who wrote A Brush with Love?
- A Brush with Love was written by Mazey Eddings.
- When was A Brush with Love published?
- A Brush with Love was first published in 2022 by St. Martin's Griffin.
- What genre is A Brush with Love?
- A Brush with Love is a contemporary romance novel, with friends to lovers, slow burn.
- How many pages is A Brush with Love?
- A Brush with Love is 336 pages long (Trade Paperback).
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