What a Woman Needs

Written by Caroline Linden

Narrated by Mary Sarah

Charlotte Griffolino knows a rake when she sees one-and the man her niece longs to marry most definitely qualifies. Stuart Drake is handsome, charming-and penniless. That he is interested in more than Susan's considerable inheritance is highly unlikely. That he will be immune to Charlotte's allure is even more unlikely . . .

With a Viscount title in his future, Stuart expects it shouldn't be difficult to marry an heiress. Still, once he meets Charlotte, how hard will it be to charm her? Quite, actually. Now Stuart has only one option: to take revenge on her through seduction. But learning what this woman needs might only leave him hungry for more . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Oct 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541433748

Caroline Linden

Caroline Linden knew from an early age she was a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer code before turning to fiction. Her books have won the Daphne du Maurier Award, the NJRW Golden Leaf Award, and RWA’s RITA® Award, and have been translated into seventeen languages around the world. She lives in New England with her family. Find her online at www.CarolineLinden.com.

Reviews for What a Woman Needs

[skirret · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

An intriguing premise that reminded me of an old television commercial for chocolates. Young, handsome, impoverished gentleman decides to propose to a charming, innocent, rich maiden. Unfortunately he needs the approval of the maiden's fearsome guardian -- who turns out to be a stunningly beautiful lady with a scandalous past. He quickly loses interest in the maiden (and she in him) and turns his attention to the alluring guardian.

The tale unfolds at a cracking pace, with burglaries, misunderstandings, arguments and even a cross-country chase.

Many of the characters in the book seem to have enigmatic problems with their families. A few hints about these problems are dropped here and there, but explained in detail only at the end of the book. Loose ends are tied off and mysteries revealed, but the denouement has a hurried, breathless quality about it, with too much over-the-top information crammed into a limited space.

The book should have ended with the climactic rescue of the innocent maiden and the capture of a dastardly Italian, but drags on for far too many anti-climactic pages of explanatory dialogue.