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Helen Hoang Biography & Facts
Helen Hoang (born 1982) is the pen name of an American romance novelist, best known for her best-selling debut novel The Kiss Quotient. Career Prior to being published, Hoang wrote paranormal and fantasy romances with a martial arts bent. She states that she wrote on and off for around ten years before The Kiss Quotient was published. Hoang says that the writers who influence her own work the most are Jayne Ann Krentz, Christine Feehan, Nalini Singh, Elizabeth Lowell, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kresley Cole, Eloisa James, Julia Quinn, and Lisa Kleypas. Hoang's first novel, The Kiss Quotient, was published in June 2018. The romance novel follows Stella, an autistic woman who hires an escort in order to explore intimacy with other people. Hoang states that she initially wanted to write a gender-swapped Pretty Woman, but was stuck when examining why a "successful, beautiful woman would hire an escort." Later, her realization that she and her daughter are both on the autism spectrum led to the basis for the book. A sequel titled The Bride Test, about Esme, a hotel maid who gets offered to accompany Khai, the autistic cousin of Michael from the first book who never had a girlfriend before to weddings, was published by Berkley in May 2019. Hoang says that she wanted to subvert the harmful tropes surrounding autism by writing an autistic character through protagonist Khai who is perceived by others as cold and heartless when this is not actually the case. The book was inspired by her mother's immigrant story, with Esme's story coming directly from conversations with her mom about what it was like to be poor in Vietnam and what it was like when she first came to the U.S. Hoang describes The Bride Test as "Green Card meets Four Weddings and a Funeral—but with autism." The Bride Test received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Hoang's third book in the series, The Heart Principle, was published in 2021. Hoang describes it as "a cross between a gender-swapped Sabrina and Say Anything." Personal life Hoang was raised in Minnesota before moving to California. Her mother is a Vietnamese immigrant. Growing up, Hoang struggled with social anxiety, which led to her turning to romance novels as an outlet that guaranteed a happy ending. During a meeting with her daughter's preschool teacher, Hoang found out that her daughter is on the autism spectrum. She researched autism and realized that she, too, is autistic. This influenced the development of The Kiss Quotient and her subsequent books. She received an undergraduate business degree and worked in finance after college prior to becoming an author. Hoang lives in San Diego with her husband and two children. Bibliography References. Discover the Helen Hoang popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Helen Hoang books.
Best Seller Helen Hoang Books of 2024
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Twice in a Blue Moon
Christina LaurenFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners and the “delectable, moving” (Entertainment Weekly) My Favorite HalfNight Stand comes a modern love story about wha...
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My Favorite Half-Night Stand
Christina LaurenBy the New York Times bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (Us Weekly), My Favorite HalfNight Stand is a laughoutloud romp through online dating and its many,...
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Heartbreak for Hire
Sonia HartlA smart, sexy, and witty romantic comedyperfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorneabout a twentysomething who lives out every woman’s fantasy: getting paid to give men w...
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The Heart Principle
Helen HoangA woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpectedand the man she enlists to help herin this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang. When violini...
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To Sir, with Love
Lauren LayneLove Is Blind meets You’ve Got Mail in this laughoutloud romantic comedy following two thirtysomethings who meet on a blind dating apponly to realize that their online chemistry is...
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The Helpline
Katherine ColletteAn eccentric woman who is great with numbersbut not so great with peoplerealizes it’s up to her to pull a community together in this charming, bighearted, “fun read, full of unique...
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Head Over Heels
Hannah OrensteinNamed a best beach/summer read by O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Parade, PopSugar, Marie Claire, Bustle, and more! From the author of the Love at First Like and Playing with ...
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I Love You, I Hate You
Elizabeth Davis'Everything you love about romantic comedy hilarious, sharply observed, smart, and sexy as hell. I adored this book!' RACHEL HAWKINS'Smart, sexy, and feminist, I Love You, I Hate ...
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Love and Other Words
Christina LaurenAfter a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren’s touching, romantic novel Love and Other Words…how many words...
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Roomies
Christina LaurenFrom subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times bestselling aut...
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Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
Jackie LauJackie Lau, author of the “full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) The StandUp Groomsman, returns with a charming romcom about a young woman’s desperate a...
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Love Lettering
Kate Clayborn“The perfect quarantine read. It’s funny, sweet, and beautifully written. The romance is so perfect it made me ache." Alisha Rai, Bustle Kirkus Best Fiction Book of 2020PopSug...
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The Bride Test
Helen HoangFrom the USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart...Khai Diep has no f...
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The Player Next Door
Elizabeth Davis'Compulsively readable! I was charmed by the flirtatious banter . . . Sometimes you want to Netflix and Chill and sometimes you want to Netflix and like, seriously, just chill. Cla...
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Ten Rules for Faking It
Sophie Sullivan"A wholesome, slowburn romance that will warm your heart...This is a Hallmark movie in book form." USA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang What happens when your love life become...
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The Unhoneymooners
Christina LaurenTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews Publishers Weekly Library Journal Named a “MustRead” by TODAY, Us Weekly, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Goodreads, ...
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The First Time We Met
Pippa CroftFans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Samantha Young will love this sizzling new romance . . . When US Senator's daughter Lauren Cusack arrives at the enchanting Wyckham College of O...
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Ghosting
Tash SkiltonWith lots of fun banter and quippy dialogue, Ghosting: A Love Story is for readers looking for the wit and heart of Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella with the romance of You've ...
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Made in Manhattan
Lauren LayneFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Central Park Pact comes a reverse My Fair Lady for the modern era about a pampered and privileged Manhattan socialite who must tea...
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Shipped
Angie HockmanNamed a Best Romance Book of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly Goodreads PopSugar Marie Claire Real Simple Insider Vulture CNN Bookreporter BookBub and more! The Unhoneymoone...
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The Second Time I Saw You
Pippa CroftIf you can't get enough of E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Samantha Young, you'll love this passionate romance. It's the beginning of a new term at Wyckham College, Oxford, and a fres...
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Good on Paper
Valerie Tejeda'A fun beach read! Valerie Tejeda writes relatable characters full of heart!' JO WATSON'GOOD ON PAPER was the absolute perfect beach read! With a relatable main character strugglin...
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Third Time Lucky
Pippa CroftFans of Sylvia Day and E. L. James will love the third and final part of this exciting romance series.'It's Sister Dixon from the Royal Infirmary here. I'm sorry to tell you that C...