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"The Love Hypothesis" is a romance novel by Ali Hazelwood, published in 2021. It follows Olive Smith, a Ph.D. candidate who fakes a relationship with a professor, Adam Carlsen, to convince her best friend that she's moved on. The novel explores their fake relationship as it evolves into something real, with themes of science, fake dating, and the complexities of love.”