{"product_id":"9781408729885","title":"Problematic Summer Romance","description":"Author: Ali Hazelwood\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408729885\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is wrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ewhat feels right\u003c\/i\u003e in this romance set in Italy by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDeep End.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's such a cliche, 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But not everything is as it seems - and cliches sometimes become plot twists.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Maya's brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs - even if it's a problematic one.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's \u003ci\u003eofficially \u003c\/i\u003eProblematic Summer - and readers can't get enough:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Ali Hazelwood's books do it for me EVERY TIME. \u003cb\u003eI simply devoured every page of this\u003c\/b\u003e...I just didn't want it to end! So many things in this just checked every box for me. \u003cb\u003eThe setting? GORGEOUS! The angst and tension? FINGER LICKING! The characters? I love them all, your honour...Conor and Maya? Down so bad for them I'm probably ten feet underground\u003c\/b\u003e...I can't wait for everyone to read this!' Real Reader Review \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eVIVA ITALIA!!!!\u003c\/b\u003e I could feel Ali's love for Sicily through this book. The setting was just \u003cb\u003eabsolutely romantic and idyllic\u003c\/b\u003e, perfect for two people whose orbits can't escape each other. It is \u003cb\u003ethe perfect summer book\u003c\/b\u003e' Real Reader Review \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'My moral compass might just be \u003cb\u003espinning because I loved this book so much\u003c\/b\u003e' Real Reader Review \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Nothing could have prepared me for how much this book would end up consuming my entire being...\u003cb\u003eAli Hazelwood demonstrates yet again that she can do no wrong in creating the most perfect love story\u003c\/b\u003e...the t\u003cb\u003eension in this book is \u003ci\u003epalpable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e... like, my face was red hot from the level of \u003cb\u003eANGST AND YEARNING\u003c\/b\u003e between Maya and C","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46395856552094,"sku":"ADS-9781408729885","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408729885.jpg?v=1768267308","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408729885","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}