Desperate Deadly Widows (The Widows, Bk. 2)

This is the mid-2025 sequel to Young Rich Widows — part of the “Widows” series of thrillers — continuing what publishers describe as a high-stakes story about betrayal, secrets, and revenge among a group of women whose lives were upended.

Set in 1987 Providence, Rhode Island — two years after a dramatic plane explosion destroyed the lives of four mafia-connected law-firm partners — the surviving women (once wealthy law-firm wives) are forced to rebuild their lives from scratch. Among them: Krystle works to salvage the fallen firm; Justine trains as a lawyer; Meredith reinvents herself as a club owner; and Camille orchestrates schemes for scorned women. But when one of Camille’s “honey-pot” arrangements spirals into a mayor’s mysterious murder, the widows — once united by tragedy — must now face mistrust, betrayal, and danger as alliances fracture and their carefully constructed new lives collapse. The novel delivers suspense, dark twists, and the tense, morally murky choices these women must make to survive — in a world where loyalty may cost everything.