Bound, Ali Hazelwood
Bound, Ali Hazelwood
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Bound

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Narrator: Brittany Pressley, William Macleod

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2025


Synopsis

A reluctant con artist and a professor with too many secrets are bound together in Ali Hazelwood’s intoxicating new dark academia romance—available only in audio!
Veronica “Vero” Mercer grew up with grifters for parents, and she knows her way around a con. When grad school bills pile up and her friends are in trouble, she turns her art history skills into a forgery side hustle.
It’s supposed to be a short term deal, but her work draws the attention of Dr. Viktor Ashworth, a reserved, very British professor. Instead of turning her in, Ashworth kidnaps her—politely—and makes an unusual offer: forge a mysterious ancient manuscript for him.
Soon Vero finds herself spending long nights with Viktor, bent over rare vellum samples and obscure inks. But as the con grows riskier, Vero has to wonder: what does Viktor really want, and why can’t she stay away?

About Ali Hazelwood

Ali Hazelwood is a neuroscientist by day and a bestselling author by night, weaving swoon-worthy romances infused with sharp wit, academia, and fiercely intelligent heroines. Best known for her STEMinist rom-coms, including The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain, she brings science and heart together in stories that celebrate love, ambition, and the wonderfully awkward moments in between. When she’s not writing or researching the human brain, Ali can be found obsessing over cats, devouring sci-fi, and indulging in an endless supply of coffee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ayman on December 22, 2025

i love the messy girlfriend/ clean boyfriend dynamic duo 😭✨💖 1000+ year old inexperienced british vampire/revenant and alt girl scammer human mortal… ali hazelwood has saved 2025 god he is so poetic… i love him your honor ✨✨✨......more

Goodreads review by veerali on November 24, 2025

+1 star for writing a thousand year old virgin vampire mmc who whimpers. 😋......more

Goodreads review by Mai ༊*·˚ on November 12, 2025

4.25 ★— Very controlled, very respectful, and self-serious men have always been hotter to me than any of the growly, posturing types that dominate the alpha male MMC lineup in fantasy romance. So the fact that Ali Hazelwood decided to feed me that exact trope in Bound? I was instantly in. This novell......more

Goodreads review by DianaRose on November 09, 2025

firstly, thank you to the publisher for an alc! 4.5 stars — HOORAY MY ALI HAZELWOOD CURSE IS OVER!! i’m so relieved omg this was much better than problematic summer romance and whatever the mess mate was… while bound still had the trademark ali hazelwood cringey millennial humor, the plot for bound was......more

Goodreads review by myo on November 03, 2025

this is nowhere near dark academia i’m not sure why it’s promoted as such. i had fun reading this and i do think it was a cute book but i felt like it took forever to get to the plot. this is a novella so i think things should’ve moved faster because in the beginning it felt like it took way too lon......more