I’ve been a longtime fan of Kristin Billerbeck’s so besides the beautiful cover on her most recent book The Theory of Happily Ever After I was also drawn in by her writing voice. She long ago niched out a spot in the Christian chick-lit category…a category that needs more books!
Book Blurb:
According to Dr. Maggie Maguire, happiness is serious science, as serious as Maggie takes herself. But science can’t always account for life’s anomalies–for instance, why her fiancé dumped her for a silk-scarf acrobat and how the breakup sent Maggie spiraling into an extended ice cream-fueled chick flick binge.
Concerned that she might never pull herself out of this nosedive, Maggie’s friends book her as a speaker on a “New Year, New You” cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Maggie wonders if she’s qualified to teach others about happiness when she can’t muster up any for herself. But when a handsome stranger on board insists that smart women can’t ever be happy, Maggie sets out to prove him wrong. Along the way she may discover that happiness has far less to do with the head than with the heart.
Filled with memorable characters, snappy dialogue, and touching romance, Kristin Billerbeck’s The Theory of Happily Ever After shows that the search for happiness may be futile–because sometimes happiness is already out there searching for you.
As a fan of Kristin Billberbeck’s writing (going back to the days of the Ashley Stockingdale series), I was excited to read a recent work of Kristin’s. She tackled the hard subjects of depression (not overt) and a scientific question “what makes people happy?” Structurally this was a great book. I loved both of the male heros and their actions left me guessing as to who would win. This book does contain a HEA so you won’t be disappointed!
One more great thing to note, Kristin tackles 1st person POV like a pro. I love first person stories!
