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Ali Hazelwood
Italian neuroscientist and writer of romance novels.
Love on the Brain
Synopsis
Neuroscientist Bee Königswasser lives by one rule: what would Marie Curie do? So when NASA offers her the chance to co-lead a dream neuroengineering project, she says yes — even though it means working alongside Levi Ward, the coldly gorgeous engineer who made his dislike of her plain back in grad school.
On-site in Houston, Bee's equipment goes missing, her authority is undercut, and she's certain Levi is behind at least some of it. But the more time they spend together, the more she wonders whether she's been reading him wrong all along, and whether the animosity she remembers was ever the whole story.
Ali Hazelwood's second STEMinist rom-com pairs sharp workplace comedy and slow-burn tension with a heroine learning to put her own heart on the line.
Genres
Characters
Bee KönigswasserProtagonist
A neuroscientist co-leading a NASA project alongside a coldly gorgeous rival from grad school.
Levi WardProtagonist
The engineer Bee suspects of sabotaging her, whose true feelings may be very different.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to read The Love Hypothesis before Love on the Brain?
No. Love on the Brain is a standalone novel — Ali Hazelwood's STEM romances (The Love Hypothesis, Love on the Brain, and Love, Theoretically) each follow a different heroine and are not a numbered series. They share a loose universe and a few recurring side characters, which is why many readers work through them in publication order, but nothing in this book requires having read the others first.
Where is Love on the Brain set?
The novel is set at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where neuroscientist Bee Königswasser co-leads a neuroengineering project (BLINK) alongside her grad-school rival Levi Ward.