title: Dirty Thoughts: A Mechanics of Love Novel
author:  Megan Erickson 
description: A super sweet, extra sexy second chance romance that will have you laughing out loud and needing a minute to cool off. Dirty Thoughts is right! (Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author)<br /><br />Megan Erickson ratchets up the romance and sizzle in her sexy new series. The Mechanics of Love will rev readers hearts. (Jennifer Ryan, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author)<br /><br />Megan Erickson writes hot, hot, HOT stories packed with emotion and humor. Youre going to want to read everything shes ever written! (Sophie Jordan, USA Today bestselling author)
zlib_text: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](kdr67f6a7oe.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  #
  
  
  OLIVE
  
  
  ## Emma Gannon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](kdr67f6a7ob.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Copyright
  
  
  Published by HarperCollins _Publishers_ Ltd
  
  
  1 London Bridge Street
  
  
  London SE1 9GF
  
  
  [www.harpercollins.co.uk](http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)
  
  
  First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins _Publishers_ 2020
  
  
  Copyright © Emma Gannon 2020
  
  
  Lines from _Love After Love_ by Derek Walcott,  
  from _The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013_  
  reproduced by permission from Faber and Faber Ltd
  
  
  Jacket design by Ellie Game © HarperCollins _Publishers_ Ltd 2020
  
  
  Jacket illustration © [Shutterstock.com](http://Shutterstock.com)
  
  
  Emma Gannon asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this
  work.
  
  
  A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
  
  
  This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents
  portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to
  act