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BLESS THIS HOT MESS:

A SINFULLY FUNNY STORY BY CHARLIE DAVID

Hilarious, campy, musical and moving, this book provokes you to ponder: If I steal a few hearts, can I still get into Heaven?

When a failing radio station's morning show starts stealing, sampling and remixing '90s pop songs in a Hail Mary attempt at attracting an audience, virtuous virgin Japheth is forced to team up with Rino, a dangerously charming Italian car dealership heir with advertiser dollars to spend and maybe-mafia vibes, and their enemies-to-lovers romance threatens to become the station's biggest scandal and its only salvation.

At WWJD Radio in Greater Napanee, salvation is off script. The phones are ringing off the hook, the fax machine is spitting out cease-and-desist letters from every boy band of the ’90s, and Trinity, the trio of accidental evangelists, are stealing pop songs “for the Lord.” Together they’re keeping WWJD barely afloat. Until it burns down. Literally.

Unfortunately for Japheth, Rino is also the last person he wants to need… and the first person he can’t stop thinking about. As scandal, suspicion, and undeniable chemistry collide, Japheth and Rino tumble from enemies to lovers in a rom-com where faith is flexible, temptation is tailored, and the guy you’re supposed to hate is the one who makes you feel alive.

Outrageously funny, shockingly tender, and just heretical enough, Bless This Hot Mess will jump-start your heart.

THE MUSICAL ROMANTIC COMEDY BOOK THAT SINGS!

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"Bless This Hot Mess is a book filled with joy, love and toe-tapping fun. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a song in your heart." Felice Stevens, Lambda Literary Award-Winning Author

“Big laughs, bigger heart, and just the right amount of 90’s nostalgia —Bless This Hot Mess is pure fun.
This book sings, (Literally!)”
Ella Frank,
USA Today Bestselling Author

“A fresh, funny take on love, faith, and finding your place—messy, meaningful, and totally entertaining.”
Brooke Blaine,
USA Today Bestselling Author

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AUDIOBOOK

Don’t like to read? Don’t worry, I did it for you!

Listen to the Bless This Hot Mess audiobook on Spotify, Audible, and more. ‘Read’ Bless This Hot Mess while walking the dog, driving, or taking a walk on the beach.

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Make this story an interactive, immersive reading experience!
Find the Bless This Hot Mess soundtrack on all major music storefronts, including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube and more. Read, listen and sing along.

HOW IT WORKS

Whenever you read Listen in a story break, select the song title from the album on your favourite music app for an immersive reading experience.

BLESS THIS HELL YES!
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The stars of Bless This Hot Mess are back—and badder than ever!
With a blockbuster romance, a tabloid wedding, and a miracle baby on the way, Rebekkah’s happily ever after is almost perfect—except for the immaculate misconception at the centre of it all: who’s the daddy?

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WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK

Bless This Hot Mess is a big, joyful comedy, with the spirit of stage shows like Altar Boyz, Shucked, and Book of Mormon and TV series like Girls5Eva and Schitt's Creek. It's loud, heartfelt, a tad outrageous, and proudly rooted in small-town Canada.

Part of the reason I wanted to write this story comes from my own complicated relationship with faith. I grew up steeped deep in Christianity while also coming to understand myself as a gay man. For a long time those two identities felt like they were in constant conversation, and sometimes conflict. Faith can be beautiful and comforting, but it can also carry expectations that make you feel like you don't belong.

Writing Bless This Hot Mess became an opportunity to explore those tensions with curiosity and humour. I didn't want to write something cynical about faith, and I didn't want to write something preachy either. Instead, I wanted to find the comedy in the collision between the reverent and the irreverent. What happens when big spiritual ideas meet messy human ambition, pop music dreams, and small-town gossip?

That's where Trinity comes in. The heroes of this story—Rebekkah, Japheth (pronounced JAY-feth), and Ronald are three unlikely dreamers with enormous ambitions and even bigger personalities. They're chasing fame, meaning, and maybe a little divine inspiration, all while navigating whale-sized challenges in a very small Canadian town.

This story might feel a little unexpected, coming from me. But sometimes the most interesting creative journeys start when you step outside the lane people expect you to stay in. I’m so happy you’re coming along for the ride. I hope you like it bumpy. Listen to the music—maybe even sing and dance along. And join me for an adventure that's full of heart, faith, mischief, and laughter.