



With Esme's time in the United States dwindling, Khai is forced to understand he's been wrong all along. She's hopelessly smitten with a man who's convinced he can never return her affection. Esme's lessons in love seem to be working.but only on herself. Seducing Khai, however, doesn't go as planned. 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. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.Īs a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. Although The Bride Test is essentially a Cinderella story, we love that Hoang depicts her heroine as strong and self-sufficient. His family knows better-that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. 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 there's more than one way to love.From the critically acclaimed author of The Kiss Quotient comes a romantic novel about love that crosses international borders and all boundaries of the heart. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride.Īs a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. She’s excited for what this marriage could mean for herself and her family back in Vietnam. Esme has been given the opportunity to leave her humble beginnings in Vietnam to possibly become the wife of an American.

His family knows better-that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. The Bride Test is a book about a modern-day arranged marriage. 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. As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. 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.
