The Bride Test - A Novel

From 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 feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions like grief. And love. He thinks he's defective. His family knows better that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.

As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can't turn it down, thinking this could be the break her family needs. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working...but only on herself. She's ho pelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection.

With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. And there's more than one way to love.

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Praise for The Bride Test

With The Bride Test, Hoang has once again shown readers the importance of representation in literature, while also creating a sexy, compassionate story about the power of love and the enduring American Dream. The Washington Post

With serious moments offset by spot-on humor, this romance has broad appeal, and it will find a special place in the hearts of autistic people and those who love them. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Everything you want a romance novel to be." NPR

"Hoang sheds light on a rarely represented segment of society, literally rewriting who is deserving of the leading role in a romantic novel." Vogue Hong Kong

The Bride Test is positively delightful....It's smart, honest, and achingly romantic, just as sexy as it is sweet. Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six

Helen Hoang is a master of building characters that feel relatable. New York Times bestselling author Christin a Lauren

Prepare to fall in love all over again...The Bride Test is a charming love story that is equal parts sexy and sweet. PopSugar

Refreshingly real. Marie Claire

"A heartwarming contemporary romance." OprahMag.com


A stunning, superior romance. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

A winning love story that gives a voice to underrepresented characters. Booklist

"We couldn't get enough of Helen Hoang's debut novel, The Kiss Quotient, so it's no surprise her second book is at the top of our list." Good Housekeeping

From the author that rocked the lit world with her 2018 novel The Kiss Quotient, comes an equally addicting read that is perfect for summer. Women's Health

"Hoang writes with the kind of humanity that we all should embody, the kind that makes you believe that there is still an abundance of good left in the world at any given moment." Shondaland

"Funny, heartwrenching, and the sort of book you'll li terally clasp to your chest with a happy sigh after you finish it." Amazon Book Review

This new quirky, heartwarming romance will make you believe in love again. Woman's Day

Hoang's books are tenderly personal. Entertainment Weekly

Hoang writes sensitively about underrepresented characters, while balancing heavier themes with light, sweet humor. PureWow

"You re not just reading a fun novel, you re also reading a novel that s giving visibility to groups that aren t often written about." Betches

A charming novel about the different forms that love can take. New York Post

Helen Hoang's books are both delicious love stories and also deeply personal. Glamour

Refreshing, different, and uplifting. The Everygirl

"This is one of the romance books of the year deeply felt and beautifully written." BookBub