The Love Hypothesis

Jul 17, 2026

A contemporary romantic comedy centered on a “grumpy meets sunshine” dynamic, blending smart, brainy humor with escapist love-story charm. The book is presented as a work of fiction and includes front matter such as praise, publication and copyright information, contents overview, and an author’s note, plus an epigraph and chapter list.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages341

Reading Time8 h 45 min

AccessFree to download

Praise for The Love Hypothesis “Contemporary romance’s unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist. . . . The Love Hypothesis has wild commercial appeal, but the quieter secret is that there is a specific audience, made up of all of the Olives in the world, who have deeply, ardently waited for this exact book.” —New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren “Funny, sexy, and smart. Ali Hazelwood did a terrific job with The Love Hypothesis.” —New York Times bestselling author Mariana Zapata “This tackles one of my favorite tropes—Grumpy meets Sunshine—in a fun and utterly endearing way. . . . I loved the nods toward fandom and romance novels, and I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended!” —New York Times bestselling author Jessica Clare “A beautifully written romantic comedy with a heroine you will instantly fall in love with, The Love Hypothesis is destined to earn a place on your keeper shelf.” —Elizabeth Everett, author of A Lady’s Formula for Love A JOVE BOOK Published by Berkley An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC [penguinrandomhouse.com](penguinrandomhouse.com) Copyright © 2021 by Ali Hazelwood Excerpt from Love on the Brain copyright © 2021 by Ali Hazelwood Penguin Random House supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. You are supporting writers and allowing Penguin Random House to continue to publish books for every reader. A JOVE BOOK, BERKLEY, and the BERKLEY & B colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hazelwood, Ali, author. Title: The love hypothesis / Ali Hazelwood. Description: First edition. | New York: Jove, 2021. Identifiers: LCCN 2020057346 (print) | LCCN 2020057347 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593336823 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780593336830 (ebook) Subjects: GSAFD: Love stories. Classification: LCC PS3608.A98845 L68 2021 (print) | LCC PS3608.A98845 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6 —dc23 LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2020057346](https://lccn.loc.gov/2020057346)[ ](https://lccn.loc.gov/2020057346)LC ebook record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2020057347](https://lccn.loc.gov/2020057347) First Edition: September 2021 Cover illustration by lilithsaur Book design by Tiffany Estreicher, adapted for ebook by Estelle Malmed This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. pid_prh_5.8.0_c0_r0 To my women in STEM: Kate, Caitie, Hatun, and Mar. Per aspera ad aspera. Conten

Jul 17, 2026

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