The Husband Games

Farrell (Mr. Good Enough) marries warmth with tongue-in-cheek wit in this marvelous romantic comedy, first in the Misfit Brides of Bliss contemporary series. Natalie Castellano, who just took over the Bliss Bridal boutique after her mother’s death, is a divorcée—a cardinal sin in the love-obsessed town of Bliss, Ill., the “Most Married-est Town on Earth.” The all-powerful chair of the Knot Festival shuns Natalie, and her business is suffering. CJ Blue, still shaken four years after his wife’s death in combat, reluctantly returns to Bliss for his sister’s wedding, desperately trying not to get talked into competing in the town’s Husband Games. Yet all of his good intentions fly out the window when he meets Natalie in a darkened confessional. Natalie and CJ’s journey toward love, filled with scenes of high hilarity and vivid emotion, resonates with warmth and realism. A cast of quirky characters adds just the perfect touch to a heartwarming comedy of errors. (BookLife)