‘Problematic Summer Romance’ Dream Cast: Aidan Turner & More Picks For Ali Hazelwood’s Age Gap Love Story

Morgan Pryor June 12, 2025, 9:15 am

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Aubri Ibrag and Aidan Turner next to the cover of 'Problematic Summer Romance' — Graphic by Rachel Perlmutter. Mike Coppola/Getty Images (L), Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images (C), and Penguin Random House (R)

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Since her debut novel, The Love Hypothesis, came out a little under four years ago, Ali Hazelwood has churned out eight knockout rom-coms. (And that’s not even counting her novellas!) With her latest release, Problematic Summer Romance, which made Swooon’s romance best sellers list for May, Hazelwood continues to prove that quantity and quality aren’t mutually exclusive.

True to form, the author creates whip-smart FMC with Maya Kilgore (a character you might recognize from her other novel, Not in Love, which focuses on her brother, Eli). When she travels to Italy for Eli’s wedding, Maya is forced to face his best friend, Conor. He and Maya have had feelings for each other for about three years, but he repeatedly shuts down her advances.

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