The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

The Heart Principle

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Helen Hoang

Penguin Publishing Group · Ebook · August 31, 2021

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.

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Who it’s for
A warm, contemporary romance that reads easily in both long stretches and quick returns.
Genres
Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Multicultural & Interracial Romance
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, August 31, 2021

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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.

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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.

Easy Reading

A warm, contemporary romance that reads easily in both long stretches and quick returns.

Come here for

  • summer-lit ease
  • romance with a literary-social edge

Expect

  • cultural touchpoints
  • giftable, contemporary feel

Where it sits

Contemporary Romance60%
Multicultural & Interracial Romance39%
Romantic Comedy39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Multicultural & Interracial Romance
  • Family Life
Authors
Helen Hoang
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
August 31, 2021
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Contemporary Romance