Ali Hazelwood

About

Ali Hazelwood is an Italian-born novelist best known for her bestselling contemporary romances featuring ambitious women in academia and science. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the United States to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. Her academic background strongly influences her fiction, which often explores the challenges women face in male-dominated scientific fields, alongside themes of ambition, attraction, and belonging. Hazelwood achieved international success with The Love Hypothesis (2021), a romantic comedy about a doctoral student and a young professor whose pretend relationship takes an unexpected turn. Her other popular novels include Love on the Brain (2022), Love, Theoretically (2023), Bride (2024), and Mate (2025). She has also published novellas and young adult fiction. Known for combining scientific settings, sharp humour, and emotional romantic tension, Hazelwood has become a prominent voice in contemporary romance.