{"product_id":"the-recommendation-engine-trevor-jensen-9798235209176","title":"The Recommendation Engine: A Workplace Enemies-to-Lovers Romcom","description":"\u003cp\u003eKara Brennan trusts data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eData doesn't lie. People do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the brilliant but notoriously blunt reliability engineer at Vantage Logistics, Kara has built her life around one simple rule: if she can solve the problem, she never has to need anyone else. Her AI assistant, Margaret, helps smooth the rough edges of her personality, catch what others miss, and keep the world running exactly as it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Park has a different strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe talented platform architect has spent years making sure everyone around him is comfortable, happy, and supported-even when it means swallowing what he really wants. His AI assistant, Box, was designed to help him speak up, advocate for himself, and stop being the guy who always says yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor four years, Kara and Daniel have been workplace rivals separated by a carpet seam, competing departments, and enough technical disagreements to power an entire company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen management makes a terrible decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a massive platform migration threatening to derail the company, Kara and Daniel are assigned as co-leads on the most important project of their careers. Suddenly they're sharing meetings, solving crises together, arguing over architecture, negotiating coffee-machine treaties, and spending far more time in each other's orbit than either of them planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir AI assistants have been quietly analyzing the data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the data keeps reaching the same conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter how many reports Kara edits, constraints she adds, or recommendations Daniel ignores, the numbers stubbornly insist that the two engineers work better together than either does alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs deadlines tighten, systems fail, and carefully constructed walls begin to crack, Kara and Daniel must decide whether some conclusions can't be optimized away-and whether the scariest risk either of them has ever faced isn't professional failure, but letting themselves be truly seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with sharp banter, workplace rivalry, laugh-out-loud humor, unforgettable AI sidekicks, and a deeply satisfying slow-burn romance, \u003cem\u003eThe Recommendation Engine\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming romantic comedy about finding the one person who understands you better than your algorithms do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235209176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d","brand":"Trevor Jensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665777692927,"sku":"9798235209176","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-recommendation-engine-trevor-jensen-9798235209176","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}