In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs. Wiggins, awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe brings even more period drama as a proper church-going woman ensnares a widower living too many secretsâand lies âŚ
Forty-something widow Jessie Tucker is beloved throughout Lexington, Alabama, for her kind heart and endless generosity. But she feels itâs past time she rewarded herselfâespecially when upstanding Hubert Wiggins tragically loses his
wife and son. Making herself indispensable, yet discouraged by Hubertâs lack of romantic interest, Jessie cooks up a deception she knows will make pious Hubert do right by her âŚ
Hoax or not, Hubert couldnât be happier. The passionate self heâs long hidden from everyone has a new, much-riskier secret love. And the unsuspecting second Mrs. Wiggins will help him maintain his ever-so-devout image in the community âŚ
But when Hubert is not the ardent lover Jessie always dreamed he was, she turns her desires to handsome younger man Conway. Suddenly the âgood church wifeâ canât resist temptation at all. And someone is watching: Conwayâs new girlfriend
and Jessieâs longtime rivalâBlondeen. Now Blondeen has the perfect opportunity to harass Jessie, destroy her reputation, drive her out of townâthen become the real wife Hubert should have had all along âŚ
In one shattering night, Jessie, Blondeen, and Hubert will each go too far. Andwhen their web of deceit threatens to drag them under for good, they will have only one chance to erase the past and claim everything theyâve ever wanted. If their secrets donât destroy them first âŚ