Husband Material
Book Feature - Husband Material by Emily Belden
HBL Note: In the aftermath of significant loss, you can’t blame someone for wanting to avoid risk or pretend like it never happened. Charlotte Rosen lost her husband and now spends much of her time calculating risk in order to avoid it while trying to live a life that seems perfect: a great job and cute dog. No one knows she is a widow, and she’d prefer to keep it that way. But somehow her late husband’s ashes arrive on her doorstep and she is forced to face her former mother-in-law once again. Scroll down to read more about Husband Material by Emily Belden.
From the publisher:
A young widow must face the grief she’s always set aside when an unexpected delivery throws her life into disarray
Twenty-nine-year-old Charlotte Rosen has a secret: she’s a widow. Ever since the fateful day that leveled her world, Charlotte has worked hard to move forward. Great job at a hot social media analytics company? Check. Roommate with no knowledge of her past? Check. Adorable dog? Check. All the while, she’s faithfully data-crunched her way through life, calculating the probability of risk—so she can avoid it.
Yet Charlotte’s algorithms could never have predicted that her late husband’s ashes would land squarely on her doorstep five years later. Stunned but determined, Charlotte sets out to find meaning in this sudden twist of fate, even if that includes facing her perfectly coiffed, and perfectly difficult, ex-mother-in-law—and her husband’s best friend, who seems to become a fixture at her side whether she likes it or not.
But when her quest reveals a shocking secret, Charlotte is forced to answer questions she never knew to ask and to consider the possibility of forgiveness. And when a chance at a new life arises, she’ll have to decide once and for all whether to follow the numbers or trust her heart.
