WHAT A WIDOW WANTS is the third book in Jenna Jaxon's Widows' Club series. Even though it is part of a series, WHAT A WIDOW WANTS works as a standalone novel. This series is about a group of women who are friends as well as widows. Their individual circumstances are very different, but each widow has some difficulty to overcome. These stories are told in such a way, that they detail how each widow gets to the same point in time - Charlotte's house party for widows looking for some fun with attractive bachelors. WHAT A WIDOW WANTS will appeal to readers who enjoy "second chance at love" stories.

Fanny, Lady Stephen Tarkington, and Matthew, Lord Lathbury, have a history and reunite after seven years apart. Fanny is a woman who desperately wants the freedom that widowhood provides. Her late husband was a rake who tortured her with his numerous infidelities. Her marriage cost her the one man she loved and who loved her. Now that she has a modicum of freedom, Fanny wants to test her wings and indulge in a little pleasure while she still can. Matthew has always only wanted Fanny, in whatever way he could have her. He wants to marry his true love but her previous disastrous marriage makes her understandably cautious. This hero and heroine are very realistically flawed and battle each other, and outside troublemakers, in order to attain happiness together. Jenna Jaxon tells a love story that seems epic and the main characters break their own hearts before finally figuring out what they truly want and what they're willing to do in order to keep love. Jenna Jaxon balances drama, sexual tension, and danger in WHAT A WIDOW WANTS.

WHAT A WIDOW WANTS is a gripping story of love that won't be denied and hard-fought happiness. Matthew's friend Kinellan seems like a hottie and I hope to read more about him soon. I look forward to the next scintillating installment in this Widows' Club series by Jenna Jaxon.