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The global bestseller and TikTok sensation. A quote from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh on Bride reads: ‘Passionate and witty and primal in its intensity.’

PRAISE FOR ALI HAZELWOOD

“Another Hazelwood home run.”

People on Bride

“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 [a] divinely talented novelist.”

Entertainment Weekly

Bride is a delight! Passionate and witty and primal in its intensity, Ali Hazelwood’s paranormal debut introduces a world as intriguing as its characters. I absolutely adored this read.”

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh

“Ali Hazelwood finally gives us paranormal, with her trademark humor, twisty plot, and spice that doesn’t quit— buckle up.”

New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten on Bride

“Hazelwood unleashes her sparkling voice and wit on a paranormal Romeo and Juliet.”

New York Times bestselling author Ruby Dixon on Bride

“Ali Hazelwood is a romance powerhouse and she’s put me firmly back in my werewolf era.”

— #1 New York Times bestselling author Hannah Grace on Bride

“Everything I want and more in a paranormal romance novel.”

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Asher on Bride

“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 the Olives in the world, who have deeply, ardently waited for this exact book.”

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren

“It’s official. There’s nothing Ali Hazelwood can’t do brilliantly when it comes to writing. LOVED it.”

— #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult on Bride

“Whenever I want a sexy, witty, delicious romance, told in a fresh and intelligent voice, I read Ali Hazelwood. Prepare to get addicted. Each book is pure joy.”

New York Times bestselling author Simone St. James

“Funny, sexy, and smart. Ali Hazelwood did a terrific job with The Love Hypothesis.”

New York Times bestselling author Mariana Zapata

“The romance that blooms from a marriage of convenience is both tender and foxy, indisputably sexy, and brimming with heart.”

USA Today bestselling author Isabel Cañas on Bride

“Gloriously nerdy and sexy, with on-point commentary about women in STEM.”

New York Times bestselling author Helen Hoang on Love on the Brain

“STEMinists, assemble. Your world is about to be rocked.”

New York Times bestselling author Elena Armas on Love on the Brain

ALSO BY ALI HAZELWOOD

The Love Hypothesis

Love on the Brain

Love, Theoretically

Bride

Not in Love

Deep End

Problematic Summer Romance

ANTHOLOGIES

Loathe to Love You

NOVELLAS

Under One Roof Stuck with You

Below Zero

Two Can Play Cruel Winter with You

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

Check & Mate

MATE

ALI HAZELWOOD

SPHERE

Frst published in the United States in 2025 by Berkley,

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First published in Great Britain in 2025 by Sphere

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