Empty Vows
A Riveting Depression Era Historical Novel
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs. Wiggins, award-winning 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 secrets—and lies.
Reminiscent of Monroe’s classic, captivating, scandalous Mama Ruby series.
Forty-something widow Jessie Tucker is beloved throughout Lexington, Alabama, for her kind heart and endless generosity. But she feels it's past time she rewarded herself—especially when upstanding Hubert Wiggins tragically loses his wife and son. Making herself indispensable, yet discouraged by Hubert’s lack of romantic interest, Jessie cooks up a deception she knows will make pious Hubert do right by her . . .
Hoax or not, Hubert couldn’t be happier. The passionate self he’s 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 . . .
But when Hubert is not the ardent lover Jessie always dreamed he was, she turns to handsome younger man Conway. Suddenly the “good church wife” can't resist temptation at all. And someone is watching: Conway’s new girlfriend—and Jessie's longtime rival--Blondeen. Now Blondeen has the perfect opportunity to destroy Jessie’s reputation--then become the wife Hubert should have had all along. Unless all their secrets destroy them first.
Customer Reviews
Must Read second installment
In Mary Monroe’s (MM) second installment “Empty Vows” of the Lexington Alabama series we read more about Hubert’s great life and his big “secret”. Jessie is hellbent on marrying Hubert, her dead best friend’s husband, no matter what it takes. This union seems like a match made in Heaven...so she thinks! Hubert has a strong Christian family who come to realize that their widowed son should marry his wife’s best friend and decided they’re the “perfect match”. Jessie thinks she has has hit the jackpot with a good “man” like Jessie. Until she realizes the only thing she has is an “empty” marriage and she finds a way of dealing with it.
There is also another mystery taking place. “Someone” is town is killing women.
There are so many suspects it’s hard to say who it could be!
MM never disappoints! She tells this story of Hubert and his second “wife” and you are introduced to many characters with lively conversations; some made me laugh out loud with their antics! I couldn’t put the book down until it was finished.
I cannot wait for the third and last one in this series as I NEED to know how this series ends! MM is ALWAYS a one click for me.