Publisher's Synopsis
Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny(SD(BÇöbut not important emotions, like love. His family knows better(SD(BÇöthat his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, his mother takes matters into her own hands and returns to Vietnam to find him the perfect bride. As a mixed-race girl living in the slums of Ho Chi Minh City, Esme Tran has always felt out of place. When the opportunity arises to come to America and meet a potential husband, she can(SD(BÇÖt turn it down. Seducing Khai, however, doesn(SD(BÇÖt go as planned. She(SD(BÇÖs hopelessly smitten with a man who(SD(BÇÖs convinced he can never return her affection.
