Showing results by author "Ali Hazelwood" in Contemporary

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse F-ing Andrews, a.k.a. her arch-nemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her–and Viola has no idea why. When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can’t think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you.

As a third-year PhD candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships, but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive on her way to a happily ever after was always going to be tough, scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting woman, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when he agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down. Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period.

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious 'Kingkiller' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan's loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist.

As an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. They require balance. And leaving the thermostat alone. And not stealing someone else's food. And other rules Liam, her detestable big-oil lawyer of a roommate, knows nothing about. Okay, sure, technically she's the interloper. Liam was already entrenched in his aunt's house like some glowering grumpy giant when Mara moved in, with his big muscles and kissable mouth just sitting there on the couch, tempting respectable scientists to the dark side.

Hannah's got a bad feeling about this. Not only has the NASA aerospace engineer found herself injured and stranded at a remote Arctic research station—but the one person willing to undertake the hazardous rescue mission is her longtime rival. Ian has been many things to Hannah: the villain who tried to veto her expedition and ruin her career, the man who stars in her most deliciously lurid dreams...but he's never played the hero. So why is he risking everything to be here?

Elsie Hannaway é uma física teórica que passou anos de sua vida moldando diferentes versões de si mesma. Em alguns dias, ela trabalha como professora adjunta, na esperança de conseguir um emprego melhor. Em outros, compensa seu ridículo salário oferecendo serviços de namorada de mentira, aproveitando sua habilidade de se adaptar exatamente ao que os outros querem dela.

Hy-poth-è-se (nom commun) Supposition ou tentative d'explication faites sur la base de preuves limitées, servant de point de départ à des recherches plus poussées. Exemple : d'après les informations disponibles et les données collectées à ce jour, mon hypothèse est que plus je me tiens éloignée de l'amour, mieux je me porte. Étudiante en troisième année de doctorat, Olive Smith ne croit pas à l'amour. Mais sa meilleure amie, si, et c'est justement ce qui l'a fourrée dans ce pétrin.

Olive Smith, aluna do doutorado em Biologia da Universidade Stanford, acredita na ciência–não em algo incontrolável como o amor. Depois de sair algumas vezes com Jeremy, ela percebe que sua melhor amiga gosta dele e decide juntá-los. Para mostrar que está feliz com essa escolha, Olive precisa ser convincente: afinal, cientistas exigem provas. Sem muitas opções, ela resolve inventar um namoro de mentira e, num momento de pânico, beija o primeiro homem que vê pela frente.

« Je te hais depuis le jour où j’ai entendu ton nom pour la première fois. Je te hais depuis que j’ai lu dans le Scientific American ce que tu avais fait. Je te hais depuis l’âge de douze ans. Je te hais plus que tu ne me hais, depuis plus longtemps et pour de meilleures raisons. Jack n’a plus du tout l’air amusé. Et pour moi, c’est une première.

Na segunda história da série Odeio Te Amar, Sadie sabe que todo mundo espera que uma engenheira civil como ela consiga construir pontes. No entanto, ela também entende que variáveis podem mudar e, se uma pessoa fica presa por horas em um pequeno elevador em Nova York com o dinamarquês que partiu seu coração, ela ganha o direito de reduzir a cinzas aquela ponte loira e musculosa. Erik pode se desculpar quanto quiser, mas foram as ações dele que condenaram as estruturas.

Die Unvernunft der Liebe Biologie-Doktorandin Olive glaubt an Wissenschaft – nicht an etwas Unkontrollierbares wie die Liebe. Dank ihrer Freundin Anh sieht sie sich plötzlich gezwungen, eine Beziehung vorzutäuschen, und küsst in ihrer Not den erstbesten Mann, der ihr über den Weg läuft. Nicht nur, dass dieser Kuss eine Kette irrationaler Gefühle auslöst – der Geküsste entpuppt sich zudem als Adam Carlsen: größter Labortyrann von ganz Stanford.

A carreira de Bee Königswasser está indo de mal a pior. Quando surge um processo seletivo para liderar um projeto de neuroengenharia da Nasa, ela se faz a pergunta que sempre guiou sua vida: o que Marie Curie faria? Participaria, é claro. Depois de conquistar a vaga, Bee descobre que precisará trabalhar com Levi Ward–um desafio que a mãe da física moderna nunca precisou enfrentar.

Rue Siebert musste lange für das kämpfen, was ihr im Leben Halt gibt: wenige, aber gute Freunde, auf die sie zählen kann, jene finanzielle Sicherheit, nach der sie sich als Kind immer gesehnt hat, und eine Karriere als Biotech-Ingenieurin bei Kline, einem aufsteigenden Startup in der Lebensmitteltechnologie. Aber dann droht ein Investor, genauer: dessen attraktiver Vertreter Eli, alles kaputtzumachen.

Wissenschaftlerin Elsie lebt im Multiversum: Als Theoretische Physikerin quasi unbezahlt, verdient sie ihr Geld als Fake-Date-Begleitung. Bis ihre Parallelwelten kollidieren: Ausgerechnet der nervig attraktive Jack—der sie als Freundin seines Bruders und Bibliothekarin kennt—muss entscheiden, ob sie ihren Traumjob bekommt. Dazu führt er als kaltherziger Experimentalphysiker eine üble Fehde gegen die Theoretische Physik.

Mara, Sadie e Hannah são três grandes amigas e cientistas tentando equilibrar razão e emoção. Embora seus campos de estudo as tenham levado para diferentes partes do mundo, todas elas concordam com uma verdade universal: quando se trata de amor e ciência, os opostos se atraem e algumas misturas podem ser perigosas…

Mallory Greenleaf ne veut plus jamais jouer aux échecs. Cette passion a détruit sa famille. La jeune femme se consacre désormais à son job de mécanicienne pour subvenir aux besoins de sa mère et de ses sœurs. Jusqu'au jour où elle accepte à contrecoeur un dernier tournoi. Face à elle, Nolan Sawyer, le "Régicide", champion du monde en titre et bad boy prodige des échecs. Les coups s’enchaînent entre Mallory et ce rival mystérieux, exaspérant – et très attirant. La partie prend alors un tour… inattendu.

Für Neurowissenschaftlerin Bee ist die Liebe nur ein neurophysiologischer Zwischenfall, hoffnungslos instabil und der wahre Bösewicht menschlicher Beziehungen, deren neuronale Grundlagen sie erforscht. Als Frau in den Naturwissenschaften ist Bee eine bedrohte Art in einer von Männern beherrschten Welt, in der für sie stets gilt: Was würde Marie Curie tun? Dann wird ihr die Leitung eines neurotechnischen Wunschprojekts angeboten – was Marie Curie sofort annehmen würde.

A vida de Rue Siebert não é perfeita, mas ela tem alguns poucos amigos leais e uma carreira de sucesso como engenheira de biotecnologia na Kline, uma das mais promissoras startups no campo da ciência dos alimentos.