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Love on the Brain

by Ali Hazelwood

Narrator Brooke Bloomingdale

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Length 11 hours 6 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“What a delightful book! The science and the romance are paired perfectly with the spunky and lovable characters in the tense and competitive STEM environment of NASA. At first, I thought Levi was a jerk (like Bee), but I loved the guy as the story progressed. This is a great book - I loved the characters and the story's development. This was the perfect book to pull me out of a reading slump! I listened to the audiobook on Libro.fm - the narrator did a great job of reading the book. ”
— Anna Rose • The Well-Read Moose

Bookseller recommendation

“Ali Hazelwood has done it again! This is NOT a novel that you can read a few pages here, a few pages there — it demands one sitting. With expert pacing, witty humor, and loveable characters, Love on the Brain is this fall’s hot romantic comedy!”
— Stefanie Lynn • The Kennett Bookhouse

Bookseller recommendation

“Modern STEM Pride and Prejudice without even trying. I genuinely enjoyed this read for the quirkiness and general character interactions (Levi Ward puts Darcy to shame!)....Nevertheless, I enjoyed it so much I listened to the entire book in one day!”
— Jayme • Second Flight Books

Bookseller recommendation

“I am absolutely loving Ali Hazelwood's 'stem' novels, and I think this one is my favorite. Not only does it take place in one of my favorite environments (NASA!!!!!) but the romance in this was so, so good.….and the smut of course. But all of that aside, this was super cute and definitely a must read if you enjoyed The Love Hypothesis.”
— Quinnell • Annie Bloom's Books

Bookseller recommendation

“It’s a hilarious rom-com with miscommunication and a subtle mystery! While I was yelling at Bee for not seeing what we all know is love, Ms. Hazelwood ran a fun, subtle whodunnit throughout the story with an ending I didn’t see coming! The spice was just the right level of heat among the humor. All the characters felt like friends I could hang out with so while this was my first Hazelwood book, it’s absolutely not my last, I immediately downloaded all the other ones I could.”
— Liz • Caprichos Books

Bookseller recommendation

“Ali Hazelwood, aka Master of Misunderstandings has knocked it out of the park with this one. Deliciously frustrating with it's build-up, however fantastically satisfying in its conclusion. Characters talking past each other and having two different conversations at once? Check. A beautifully, consistently misconstrued man who's been in love since Day 1? Check. And a reader who spends the whole book yelling at the ostensibly brilliant, literal rocket scientist/engineer people to stop being stupid and kiss already? Double check! There's also an intriguing plot, and a wonderful understanding of the research and engineering world (which we know from Love Hypothesis, Hazelwood is no stranger to). Also a fun side couple that I hope returns in another book! And an extensive discussion of feline anal glands, that in a testament to Levi and Bee's chemistry (lol) does nothing to dampen the steaminess of the book. Like, seriously, holy hell this is not a PG-13, fade to black situation at all, and thank God and Ali Hazelwood for that. And an absolutely adorable cover to boot!”
— Nyawira • Page 158 Books

Summary
About the author

An Instant New York Times Bestseller

A #1 LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis—with explosive results.

Like an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project—a literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of academia—Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.

Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school—archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.

Now, her equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it’s her occipital cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas…devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all her neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there’s only one question that matters: What will Bee Königswasser do?

Fiction Romance Humor

Ali Hazelwood is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis, as well as a writer of peer-reviewed articles about brain science, in which no one makes out and the ever after is not always happy. Originally from Italy, she lived in Germany and Japan before moving to the US to pursue a PhD in neuroscience. When Ali is not at work, she can be found running, eating cake pops, or watching sci-fi movies with her three feline overlords (and her slightly-less-feline husband).

Audiobook details

Author Ali Hazelwood

Narrator Brooke Bloomingdale

ISBN 9780593591109

Length 11 hours 6 minutes

Language English

Publisher Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

Publication date August 23, 2022

Edition Unabridged

Genres Fiction, Romance & Humor

Libro.fm rank #1,223 Overall

Genre rank #128 in Humor

Reviews

“With her sophomore novel, Ali Hazelwood proves that she is the perfect writer to show that science is sexy as hell, and that love can ‘STEM’ from the most unlikely places. She’s my newest must-buy author.”—Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here

“I cannot get enough of her brand of brainy romance!...Writing with an emotionally brilliant and witty pen, Hazelwood is an absolute romance powerhouse.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of The Unhoneymooners

“Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM.”—Helen Hoang, New York Times bestselling author of The Heart Principle

“STEMinists, assemble. Your world is about to be rocked.”—Elena Armas, international bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception

“Snappy dialogue with witty zingers make this tender enemies-to-lovers story, set at NASA in Houston, an unforgettable follow-up to neuroscientist Hazelwood’s popular The Love Hypothesis…Light espionage, some derring-do, and an unexpected villain are just some of the delights in Hazelwood's smart, unusual, and superbly enjoyable tale.”—Booklist, starred review

“The snappy prose, engaging and twisty plot, and utterly endearing characters combine to create pure romance gold.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Love Hypothesis

"A literary breakthrough…The Love Hypothesis is a self-assured debut, and we hypothesize it's just the first bit of greatness we'll see from an author who somehow has the audacity to be both an academic powerhouse and divinely talented novelist."—Entertainment Weekly

“Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive marriage of deeply brainy and delightfully escapist.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author

“Funny, sexy and smart, Ali Hazelwood did a terrific job with The Love Hypothesis.”—Mariana Zapata, New York Times bestselling author
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