The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley

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Shes out to prove that theresno such thing as choosing happiness.

Isadora Bentley follows the rules. Isadora Bentley likes things just so. Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesnt exist in her lifeand never will.

As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students shes supposed to befriend and mentor. She stays away from her neighbors and lives her own quiet, organized life in her own quiet, organized apartment. And she will never get involved in a romantic relationship againespecially with another academic. It will be just Isadora and her research. Forever.

But on her thirtieth birthday, Isadora does something completely out of character. The young woman who never does anything on a whim makes an impulse purchase of a magazine featuring a silly article detailing Thirty-One Ways to Be Happywhich includes everything from smiling at strangers to exercising for endorphins to giving in to your chocolate cravings. Isadora decides to create her own secret research projectproving the writer of the ridiculous piece wrong.

As Isadora gets deeper into her researchand meets a handsome professor along the wayshes stunned to discover that maybe, just maybe, shes proving herself wrong. Perhaps theres actually something to this happiness concept, and possibly theres something to be said for loosening up and letting life take you somewhere...happy.

• Contemporary Christian romance
• Perfect for fans of Denise Hunter and Rachel Linden
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Author Bio

Courtney Walsh is a novelist, theatre director, and playwright. She writes small town romance and women's fiction while juggling the performing arts studio and youth theatre she owns with her husband. She is the author of thirteen novels. Her debut, A Sweethaven Summer, hit the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists and was a Carol Award finalist. Her novel Just Let Go won the Carol in 2019, and three of her novels have also been Christy-award finalists. A creative at heart, Courtney has also written three craft books and several musicals. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three children.