Sean Patrick Manley and his two brothers, Bryan and Liam, are jointly entering a venture to purchase the Martinson Mansion. Striking a deal with the matriarch, Merriweather Martinson, to purchase the property following her death, they have plans to maintain the property as a historical, exclusive resort. The kicker upon her death is a determined granddaughter that has prior claims to the estate. All Olivia Carolla has to do is jump through hoops, performing a clever scavenger hunt devised by the crafty grandmother to get her inheritance. Born illegitimately and given up to her grandmother at age five, Livvy has spent her life living in boarding schools and has had no relationship at all with her grandmother. Always on her own with both parents deceased, she has no love for anyone of the Martinson empire. With no intentions of falling in love (or lust) trust issues are uppermost in Livvy's mind.

Losing a game of poker to their sister, Mary-Alice "Mac", the brothers are bound to play maids for her company, Manley Maids. Each one must spend four weeks as her maids. She assigns the Martinson mansion to Sean, which is right up his alley. He wants to keep his hands in the preparation for when he's ready to take over the estate. What he hadn't counted on was the gorgeous redhead appearing with her entourage from Noah's Ark. Sean is constantly fighting the birds, alpacas, eight dogs, talking parrot, and goats, which quickly find a way into the house, creating havoc to Sean's already extensive work. Torn between helping Livvy find all the clues versus hindering her for his own gain, Sean becomes more of a live-in companion than just a maid. If Livvy were to learn of his deception, the hot, hot sex and new found love for each other will be out the window, and he may lose more than just money and success. If he finds the final clue, will Sean hide it from Livvy or can he risk losing the woman he fiercely loves?

WHAT A WOMAN WANTS, with its hot, sexy hero and clever-but- quirky heroine, is just the beginning of this terrific tale. Complete with a barn full (and house full) of animals, this hero has to be willing to sleep alongside the entire menagerie. I love this story which kept me chuckling with nearly every page and crying at the end. Emotions run high with everything this determined young woman endures. Judi Fennell has such a unique way of creating the most quirky and unusual stories which make it impossible to put this book down. WHAT A WOMAN WANTS is truly a pure joy to read! I am anxiously awaiting her next book. I just can't say enough about this clever and colorful author!