Ali Hazelwood

Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of an Italian-born American romance novelist and neuroscience professor.^[1] Many of her works center on women in STEM fields and academia. Her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, was a New York Times best seller.

Hazelwood's first novel, The Love Hypothesis, was published in September 2021.^[2] It was on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 40 weeks.^[3][4] The story was originally written as Star Wars fan fiction about Rey and Kylo Ren, which Hazelwood first published on Archive of Our Own in 2018.^[5] In 2020, Hazelwood was approached by a literary agent about the story, who then helped her prepare it for publication.^[6]

In 2022, Hazelwood published her second full-length novel, Love on the Brain,^[7] as well as three novellas: Under One Roof, Stuck with You, and Below Zero.^[8] In 2023, Hazelwood compiled her three novellas into a book titled Loathe to Love You.^[9] That same year, she released her third adult novel, Love, Theoretically,^[8] as well as her first young adult novel, Check & Mate.^[10] In 2024, she released the paranormal romance, Bride.^[11] Her seventh book, Not in Love, was released in June 2024.^[12]

Hazelwood was born and raised in Italy^[6] and lived in Japan and Germany before moving to the United States to pursue her Ph.D. in neuroscience.^[3][13] During her graduate study, Hazelwood researched brain stimulation and cognitive neuroscience.^[14]

Hazelwood worked as a professor up until 2023, when she took a break from academia to focus on her writing career.^[3]

• The Love Hypothesis (2021)^[15]
• Love on the Brain (2022)^[16]
• Love, Theoretically (2023)^[17]
• Check & Mate (2023)^[18]
• Bride (2024)^[19]
• Not in Love (2024)^[20]
• Deep End (2025)

• Loathe to Love You (2023) collection:
  • Under One Roof (2022)
  • Stuck with You (2022)
  • Below Zero (2022)

• Two Can Play (2024)
• Cruel Winter With You (2024)

• Official website