Ali Hazelwood's STEM romances books in order
Ali Hazelwood was a neuroscientist before she wrote romance, and it shows: her heroines are scientists, and the lab, the grant and the conference are part of the story.
Ali Hazelwood paperbacks
The Love Hypothesis and her other standalones.
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The Love Hypothesis
2021 · Prime Video movie (2026)A PhD student fakes a relationship with a famously difficult professor.
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 2
Love on the Brain
2022 · No adaptation announcedA neuroscientist co-leads a NASA project with her academic rival.
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 3
Love, Theoretically
2023 · Movie in development (Amazon MGM)A theoretical physicist clashes with an experimental physicist who wrecked her mentor's career.
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 4
Bride
2024 · No adaptation announcedHer first paranormal romance: a vampire in an arranged marriage with a werewolf.
Buy on Amazon(paid link)
What the books give you
Only in the books
Olive's first-person voice and the details of academic life: the lab, the grant, the conference.
What the screen changes
The movie compresses the slow build of the fake relationship.
Show differences (spoilers)
Editions
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The Love Hypothesis, paperback
The book behind the movie.
See on Amazon(paid link) - 2
The Love Hypothesis audiobook
For the commute.
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More by Ali Hazelwood
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Love on the Brain
2022 · neuroscience and NASA
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 2
Love, Theoretically
2023 · a movie in development
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 3
Bride
2024 · her first paranormal romance
Buy on Amazon(paid link)
If you liked it
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Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 2
The Kiss Quotient
Helen Hoang · 2018
Buy on Amazon(paid link) - 3
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019 · a 2023 movie
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Quick answers
Which book is each movie and series based on?
| Movie or series | Book |
|---|---|
| The Love Hypothesis (2026) | The Love Hypothesis (2021) |
In what order should I read Ali Hazelwood's STEM romances?
Ali Hazelwood's novels are standalones, so you can start anywhere. Most readers start with The Love Hypothesis (2021), the book behind the Prime Video movie. Ali Hazelwood followed it with Love on the Brain (2022) and Love, Theoretically (2023).
Do Ali Hazelwood's books need to be read in order?
No. They are standalones, though The Love Hypothesis is where most readers start.
Where can I watch The Love Hypothesis?
On Prime Video, where the movie with Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman premiered on September 23, 2026.