Reading order · 3 books · 2018 to 2021 · Set in Palo Alto
Kiss Quotient Books in Order
The Kiss Quotient books follow the Diep and Phan family of San Diego, whose members find love in unexpected ways. Helen Hoang draws on her own autism diagnosis in writing her autistic characters.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2018 to 2021
- First book
- The Kiss Quotient
- Latest
- The Heart Principle (2021)
- Setting
- Set in Palo Alto
The reading order
Every Kiss Quotient book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Palo Alto
- 1The Kiss Quotient2018With Stella Lane and Michael PhanStella Lane, a brilliant econometrician who finds dating hard, decides she needs practice, and hires a professional escort, Michael Phan, to teach her about relationships.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Bride Test2019With Khai Diep and Esme TranKhai Diep is sure he cannot feel love, so his mother travels to Vietnam to find him a bride, and brings back Esme Tran, a young cleaner from Ho Chi Minh City.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Heart Principle2021With Quan Diep and Anna SunAnna Sun, a violinist exhausted by perfectionism, decides to do something reckless, and meets Quan Diep, a motorbiking clothing designer.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Each book stands alone, but reading in order, starting with The Kiss Quotient, follows the family.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Michael Phan | Quan Diep | Stella Lane | Khai Diep | Esme Tran | Anna Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Kiss Quotient | LLead | ·Minor | LLead | |||
| 2 The Bride Test | ·Minor | MMajor | ·Minor | LLead | LLead | |
| 3 The Heart Principle | ·Minor | LLead | ·Minor | LLead |
Characters in the Kiss Quotient books
6 characters from Helen Hoang’s chart, with the number of Kiss Quotient books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Michael PhanFashion designer and escort | 3 | The Kiss Quotient 2018 |
| Quan DiepKhai's motorbiking brother | 3 | The Kiss Quotient 2018 |
| Stella LaneEconometrician | 2 | The Kiss Quotient 2018 |
| Khai DiepMichael's cousin | 2 | The Bride Test 2019 |
| Esme TranYoung woman from Vietnam | 1 | The Bride Test 2019 |
| Anna SunViolinist | 1 | The Heart Principle 2021 |