My Dead Wife's Ex Will Do

by Anna Kensing

Fifteen years of avoidance. One week in paradise. A secret that refuses to stay buried.

Jason Perez has spent fifteen years being the perfect widower.

He raised his stepdaughter. He directs music at his Catholic parish. He honors his wife's memory by living a life above reproach. And he absolutely, categorically does not think about the one reckless, grief-stricken night he spent in Victor Hendricks's arms. The night of Leah’s funeral.

Fine. He thinks about it constantly. But he's handled it like any reasonable person by avoiding Victor entirely for a decade and a half.

Now their daughter Kelsey is getting married at a lush Costa Rican resort, and Jason's avoidance strategy has officially expired. Seven days. One tropical paradise. Two men with a very inconvenient history and an even more inconvenient attraction.

Victor—fitness guru, yoga instructor to the Hollywood elite, a man whose patience rivals a freaking saint—has carried a torch for Jason since that night. He's done waiting for permission.

Between waterfall hikes and rehearsal dinners, old guilt wars with new desire. Stolen glances become stolen moments. And Jason has to face what he's been running wanting Victor might cost him his job, his church community, and the carefully constructed life that's kept him safe.

But Victor might be worth burning it all down.

346 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication June 2, 2026

About the author

Anna Kensing writes steamy contemporary and paranormal historical romances that flirt with taboo. Her characters are often weird, mostly queer, and always get their happily-ever-after. Eventually. She’s obsessed with octopuses and the tv show Supernatural, listens to classical flute duets and heavy metal music while writing, and loves her scotch and Irish whiskies. When she’s not thinking about writing, she’s usually thinking about her next tattoo.

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Reviews

[Vanessa Sumner · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good! Maybe not as good as His Dad Will Do, but this one has a lot more serious taboo concerning religion. His Dad Will Do was fun age-gap, wealth-gap, Daddy/boy dynamic but this one deals in Catholicism. I wasn’t raised Christian so I don’t have personal experience feeling ashamed of my queerness because of religion. Maybe that is the reason the guilt/shame stuff didn’t resonate with me. I understand it logically, but I don’t understand it in my heart, if that makes sense. Some of the fretting was boring and religious shame/guilt is soooooo not for me. It’s soooooooooooooooooooooooo not for me. BUT if a reader resonates with themes of religious shame/guilt then this is on the lighter side of that and I think those people will really feel where Jason is coming from.
I loved Costa Rica as the setting, the wedding stuff was fun, loooved Logan and Silas showing up!! I just loved that. It was a delightful surprise. As a matter of fact, I started re-reading His Dad Will Do before I even finished this book cuz I missed Logan and Silas 😄. As a yoga lover I really enjoyed the yoga aspect of the plot, and I liked that Victor was mostly vegetarian without it ever becoming A Thing. I also really loved a mature romance! The men are a few years older than me and I am here for it 🙌. Oh! And I was tickled by the birding and that no one made fun of Jason for birding. I watch doves and finches through binoculars most days so it was cool to read about the exotic birds. All in all, this was a satisfying/steamy romance with the extra perks of mature plus taboo. Usually mature involves age gap without question, and I’m so glad this one was just two middle aged dudes fucking it out lol