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''The Kiss Quotient'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by American author Creator/HelenHoang.
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...
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!!This novel contains examples of the following tropes:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Why Stella is hiring Michael. She wants her BadBoy coworker, Philip, and wants to be experienced for him.
* AsianHookerStereotype: Michael is half Vietnamese and a prostitute.
* DisappearedDad: Michael's dad left the family, having him be the head of the house as a teenager.
* EliteManCourtesanRomance: Stella is a rich woman and Michael a tailor by day and a prostitute by night.
* FakeRelationship: Since nobody knows Michael is a prostitute, he and Stella pretend to be a couple in social situations.
* FashionModel: Michael modeled to pay for college.
* FriendlessBackground: Stella doesn't have any friends, or a private life. The only time she talks to people outside of work is when she eats with her parents.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Michael cares a great deal for Stella, even before they started being friends. The only reason he doesn't turn her down because he thinks she is too good for prostitutes or FakeRelationships is because he doesn't want her to get roped in with a college that doesn't have her best interest at heart.
* NoAntagonist: This book is purely about Stella's and Michael's relationship. No villains involved.
* PlatonicProstitution: Stella pays Michael to spend time with her, so she can learn what a relationship looks like. For example, they go out to eat ice cream, and have dinner with his family.
* ReallyGetsAround: Michael and his best friend/cousin, Quan. Michael, beccause he is a prostitute, Quan, because he likes it.
* StalkerWithACrush:Stella tries not to be this. Being autistic, she fears she can't control herself if she ever gets obsessed with Michael.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Michael's mother had cancer, which is why he became a prostitute, to pay the medical bills and his sister's education.
* UnproblematicProstitution: Michael doesn't seem to have a chip on his shoulder about being a prostitute. He is just a dude, having sex as a job. Stella also doesn't mind.
[[caption-width-right:317:]]
''The Kiss Quotient'' is a 2021 RomCom novel written by American author Creator/HelenHoang.
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases—a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice—with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan—from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...
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!!This novel contains examples of the following tropes:
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Why Stella is hiring Michael. She wants her BadBoy coworker, Philip, and wants to be experienced for him.
* AsianHookerStereotype: Michael is half Vietnamese and a prostitute.
* DisappearedDad: Michael's dad left the family, having him be the head of the house as a teenager.
* EliteManCourtesanRomance: Stella is a rich woman and Michael a tailor by day and a prostitute by night.
* FakeRelationship: Since nobody knows Michael is a prostitute, he and Stella pretend to be a couple in social situations.
* FashionModel: Michael modeled to pay for college.
* FriendlessBackground: Stella doesn't have any friends, or a private life. The only time she talks to people outside of work is when she eats with her parents.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Michael cares a great deal for Stella, even before they started being friends. The only reason he doesn't turn her down because he thinks she is too good for prostitutes or FakeRelationships is because he doesn't want her to get roped in with a college that doesn't have her best interest at heart.
* NoAntagonist: This book is purely about Stella's and Michael's relationship. No villains involved.
* PlatonicProstitution: Stella pays Michael to spend time with her, so she can learn what a relationship looks like. For example, they go out to eat ice cream, and have dinner with his family.
* ReallyGetsAround: Michael and his best friend/cousin, Quan. Michael, beccause he is a prostitute, Quan, because he likes it.
* StalkerWithACrush:Stella tries not to be this. Being autistic, she fears she can't control herself if she ever gets obsessed with Michael.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Michael's mother had cancer, which is why he became a prostitute, to pay the medical bills and his sister's education.
* UnproblematicProstitution: Michael doesn't seem to have a chip on his shoulder about being a prostitute. He is just a dude, having sex as a job. Stella also doesn't mind.
