Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood
Problematic Summer Romance, Ali Hazelwood
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Problematic Summer Romance

Bestseller

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Narrator: Elizabeth Lamont, Eric Nolan

Unabridged: 11 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/27/2025

Categories: Fiction, Romance


Synopsis

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

What is wrong meets what feels right in this romance set in Italy by the New York Times bestselling author of Deep End.

Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.

Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.

It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.

But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists.

When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.

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 anh on June 07, 2025

2 stars So, I absolutely HATED this book. Honestly, I’m not surprised. This is my third Ali Hazelwood book, and I didn’t love Deep End or Bride either. But somehow, I came back. I thought maybe the third time would be different—age-gap, summer romance? Sure, why not? I figured it’d pull me out of my r......more

Goodreads review by Ayman on July 03, 2025

this book gave fmc: 😏 mmc: 😳 my type of book…cute ali hazelwood speaks to my brain. they could never make me hate her or her books. ali, get your team gale ass behind me IMMEDIATELY !! i will defend your honor and gladly take 7 bullets in the chest for you IDGAF! i this book was summer heat but make......more

Goodreads review by maria (catching up) on May 31, 2025

this book is the perfect example of how NOT to write an age gap romance😖 I can’t believe how bad this book turned out to be. It had some adorable scenes but the whole age gap conversations got tiring pretty quickly, I also can’t feel the chemistry between Maya and Conor. This looked more like a seque......more

Goodreads review by Sara on July 23, 2025

3.75 ⭐️! (Rounding up) Actually read this during the worst slump ever & it was the first book I was invested in, in a LONG time. Ali hazelwood’s writing style is incredibly perfect for a slump (can 100% confirm) I liked Maya a lot, I feel like we really got to know her and why she acts the way she doe......more

Goodreads review by chan ☆ on September 23, 2025

if fucking old men is wrong i don't want to be right! (i've never fucked an old man, but i'm sure ready to read about it) actual thoughts: this was truly phenomenal. it's hard to dislike ali's books when it feels like she's writing them just for me. pining, yearning, longing? yup. a man who masturbat......more


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Praise for Ali Hazelwood

“Ali Hazelwood is a romance powerhouse.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Hannah Grace

“I am obsessed.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult

“Ali Hazelwood deserves a gold medal for writing the hottest book of the year.”—New York Times bestselling author Lauren Asher on Deep End

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

“Passionate and witty and primal in its intensity.”—New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh on Bride