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The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang follows Stella Lane, a successful econometrician with autism, who hires escort Michael Larsen to teach her about intimacy after her mother's push for grandchildren. As their arrangement turns into a deeper emotional connection, they navigate personal challenges, familial expectations, and their developing feelings while keeping secrets from one another. The novel contains graphic descriptions of sex and depictions of unwanted romantic advances, sex work, emotional abuse, and financial insecurity.