Ali Hazelwood's latest instant bestseller is an absolute gem for anyone who loves smart, emotionally complex romance with real chemistry and tension—this is the author who brilliantly weaves neuroscience and academia into her narratives, and she delivers that same authentic brilliance here with a story set against the romantic backdrop of Italy. The age-gap premise could feel tired in anyone else's hands, but Hazelwood subverts expectations by giving us a Maya who's a fully realized character navigating her own ambitions and desires, making this feel fresh and genuinely earned rather than problematic for its own sake. If you're a fan of character-driven romance that doesn't shy away from exploring the messier, more complicated sides of attraction and connection, this hardcover is an absolute must-have! About the Author: Ali Hazelwood is the pen name of an Italian romance novelist and neuroscience professor based in the United States. 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 and is currently being developed into a feature film. 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 s Please note: there may or may not be minor imperfections on the spine, cover and/or pages of the book. Please see photos for more info. This is a liquidation sale of a purchase from a major retailer. The book has not received any "in-depth" quality control checks. While reasonable attempts are made to judge the usability of the book and major flaws will be pointed out the book is technically new, it is being sold as USED and there may be imperfections, dog-earing, rips, tears, missing pages, ink blots, water or other damage which may have occurred during the making, storage or shipment of the book and no guarantees to the legibility of any given page or chapter is given. This is a special liquidation sale and no returns or refunds will be given. This sale is final, the merchandise is sold AS IS and no warranties or guarantees are given, made or implied regarding the usage of the book during or after this sale or the quality, sha Please note: there may or may not be minor imperfections on the spine, cover and/or pages of the book. Please see photos for more info. This is a liquidation sale of a purchase from a major retailer. The book has not received any "in-depth" quality control checks. While reasonable attempts are made to judge the usability of the book and major flaws will be pointed out the book is technically new, it is being sold as USED and there may be imperfections, dog-earing, rips, tears, missing pages, ink blots, water or other damage which may have occurred during the making, storage or shipment of the book and no guarantees to the legibility of any given page or chapter is given. This is a special liquidation sale and no returns or refunds will be given. This sale is final, the merchandise is sold AS IS and no warranties or guarantees are given, made or implied regarding the usage of the book during or after this sale or the quality, shape, form or function of the book itself. NO RETURNS, REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES WILL BE GIVEN FOR ITEM NOT AS DESCRIBED.