For new readers, there is information enough provided to begin with this second book. For those who have read the first book, this will be a new and unexpected adventure. Second in the Carla Pettigrew trilogy, City Wife finds Carla back with her parents in Tylerville. Soon courted by the handsome and mysterious Charles Forester, she feels pressure to marry from both her parents and Charles. Her mother has told her to keep her past a secret from her suitor, but she must tell him the truth. She has a strange feeling about Charles, a feeling that something is not quite right, though he seems to be a perfect gentleman. Carla has agreed to marry Charles and move to Albany with him. But she can't overcome the idea that she is making a mistake. What will happen when she is far from everyone who knows and loves her? Follow Carla down this frightening road as she takes on a new, more sinister adventure.