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Empty Vows

By: Mary Monroe
Narrated by: Ruffin Prentiss, Tracey Conyer Lee
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Publisher's summary

In this scandalous follow-up to the Depression-era tale Mrs. Wiggins, award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Mary Monroe delivers even more drama to the Deep South, as a proper church-going woman determined to snare Alabama’s most-sought after widower finds his secret desires and righteous lies come as a package deal....

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 her desires 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 harass Jessie, destroy her reputation, drive her out of town—then become the real wife Hubert should have had all along...

In one shattering night, Jessie, Blondeen, and Hubert will each go too far. And when their web of deceit threatens to drag them under for good, they will have only one chance to erase the past and claim everything they've ever wanted. If their secrets don't destroy them first....

©2022 Mary Monroe (P)2022 Recorded Books

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Horrible Narration

Should have kept the same narrator for the sequel. Hubert was dry and omg Jessy was just painful to listen to.

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loose ends

Great story terrible ending. Too many cliffhangers! What happened to Clyde daddy? Will there be a part 3?

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Not her best book

I have ready many of Mary Monroe’s book and this one by far has been my least favorite. This book was not nearly as exciting as her other books.

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Painful to finish

The narrators made this story hard to listen to. It sounded like kids reading. Disappointing.

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Sigh

I really had higher hopes for this book. It ended all of a sudden and was really lacking throughout. The woman who narrated Jessie sounded like a female Forrest Gump & was extremely annoying. This could have been so much better.

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Empty Vows

It was nothing like Mrs. Wiggins but I still enjoyed the second book. Great job!

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Empty Vows

Loved it. I sure hope there is another one. Highly recommend it to everyone.

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Empty Story

This was nowhere near as enjoyable to listen to as Mrs. Wiggins. The story was not just not very interesting.

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Great story

I enjoyed the story but really didn’t like the narration of Jesse. The end definitely makes me want to read the 3rd book. Great job Mary!

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Typical Drama as Usual

I was expecting a little more of a storyline to a follow-up of Mrs. Wiggins. it was just okay for me. even though there were a few Oh no's! I was really anticipating something outrageous in this follow-up.

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