Reviews"A fiercely anticipated third release from the adored author of romances The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test ... If Hoang's previous successes prove anything, The Heart Principle will be a joy."-- Elle, "A fiercely anticipated third release from the adored author of romances The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test ... If Hoang's previous successes prove anything, The Heart Principle will be a joy."-- Elle "[Hoang is] a consummate wordsmith of soulful romances, with soft, honest-to-goodness love stories paired with euphoric steaminess."--NPR "There's something about the way that Hoang writes her characters. They're fully fleshed, vulnerable, sexual, and full of potential, and her newest novel proves no different."-- Real Simple "Sensitive and sweet, The Heart Principle --a worthy follow-up to Hoang's 2019 novel The Bride Test -- explores a burgeoning romance built on undeniable chemistry." --TIME "The Heart Principle is riveting the whole way through, exploring a complex range of subjects in unique and interesting ways."-- Associated Press "The author shows that romance can bloom in unexpected ways and reminds readers that happily-ever-after endings are different for everyone."--Shelf Awareness "One of her most raw and autobiographical works, as she notes, and it touches on themes of grief and loss as much as the need for unconditional love and romance."--Book & Film Globe, "A fiercely anticipated third release from the adored author of romances The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test ... If Hoang's previous successes prove anything, The Heart Principle will be a joy."-- Elle "There's something about the way that Hoang writes her characters. They're fully fleshed, vulnerable, sexual, and full of potential, and her newest novel proves no different."-- Real Simple "Sensitive and sweet, The Heart Principle --a worthy follow-up to Hoang's 2019 novel The Bride Test -- explores a burgeoning romance built on undeniable chemistry." --TIME "The Heart Principle is riveting the whole way through, exploring a complex range of subjects in unique and interesting ways."-- Associated Press
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SynopsisUSA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang returns with a witty and sizzling new romance that shows how wrong you can be about someone...and how right they can be for you. To most people, Quan Diep is nothing but a surly-looking, underachieving playboy. The problem is he's not any of those things. And now that he's the CEO of an up-and-coming retail business, he's suddenly a "catch," and the rich girls who never used to pay any attention to him are looking at him in a new way--especially Camilla, the girl who brushed him off many years ago. Anna Sun dislikes Quan Diep almost as much as germy bathroom door handles. Or so she tells herself. She will never admit that she has a secret crush on him, especially because he only has eyes for her charismatic and newly engaged younger sister Camilla. Over the years, Anna has worked hard to overcome her OCD, but she'll still need to find a way to bury her anxieties and seduce Quan so he doesn't ruin her sister's engagement, and with it, a crucial real estate development deal. Slowly, Anna breaks down Quan's dangerous and careless exterior while peeling off her own tough, protective shell. But when Quan discovers Anna's true intentions, he's forced to confront his own hurtful past and learn to forgive, while Anna must face her greatest challenge: truly opening herself up to love., A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected--and the man she enlists to help her--in this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She's going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better. That's where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because being with Quan is more than sex--he accepts Anna on an unconditional level that she herself has just started to understand. However, when tragedy strikes Anna's family she takes on a role that she is ill-suited for, until the burden of expectations threatens to destroy her. Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but to do that, they also have to fight for themselves.
LC Classification NumberPS3608.O1775H43 2021