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walked Josie back to where she’d left her car. The bar had closed, but a few drunks hovered outside, talking and laughing loudly, waiting for rides and attempting to keep the party going a few minutes more.
    Josie unlocked her car and turned to face him.
    Jake cupped her cheeks, giving her a soft, sweet kiss. Her body—dammit—reacted to it, to him, too easily.
    He pulled away first. “Thank you for a fun night, Josie.”
    Those words—coming from him—felt wrong. She was the one who wanted to thank him. “I had a great time, Jake.”
    “If you ever feel the need to fulfill another fantasy, you know where to find me.”
    She laughed. Oh man. If only he knew what he was offering. Part of her wanted to take him up on it. Tell him about her list and see what he was doing on the next full moon.
    Instead, she said, “Good night, Jake.”
    He stepped away from the car and watched her pull out onto the street. Glancing in the rearview mirror, she caught sight of him waving once before stuffing his hands in his pockets and turning back for home.
    It had been three weeks since Zoey proposed they all take a second chance at finding happiness, and it was the first time Josie felt a spark of hope that she might succeed.
    Turning on the radio, she sang along with Janis Joplin, belting out “Me and Bobby McGee” at full volume.
    Best. Night. Ever. She couldn’t wait to see what next month would bring.

Chapter Two
    Josie’s Howl List—February
    1. Sex with a stranger
    2. Sex in public
    Shelly appeared in her yard as Josie waved goodbye to Tommy. Miracle of miracles, Tony had shown up on time to pick up their son. Apparently she truly had sparked a bit of jealousy in her ex-husband when he saw her dressed up for her night out last month. Since then, he’d been arriving on time and feigning nonchalance while asking about her week, her plans. She’d shut him down every time, making obscure comments and leaving him to wonder what she was getting up to. She was sort of ashamed of the petty part of her that liked tweaking her ex.
    Of course, sadly, since her full moon with Jake, all she’d really been up to was work, wine nights with the girls and building Lego models with Tommy. But Tony didn’t need to know that.
    And while doing all those mundane things, she constantly relived her night with Jake. Twice, she thought she’d seen him on the street, but she’d been mistaken. She had even driven by Blue Moon on three occasions, somehow convincing herself she was taking a quicker route to the grocery store. Each time, she slowed down, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
    Had she built him up in her mind? Made him seem hotter than he really was?
    Did it matter?
    She was still grinning when Shelly climbed the three stairs to her small front porch. “What’s that smile about?”
    Josie laughed and led Shelly into the house. It was full-moon weekend and Shelly was coming along for the ride. Josie decided her friend needed a night out. Shelly had been working too many hours overtime at the bank. Apparently the powers that be had decided to revamp their entire software program and since Shelly was part of the IT department, a lot of the work was falling to her.
    Besides, Josie was hoping for some moral support as she attempted to mark another item off her Howl List. She’d been very fortunate on the first go-round and she was praying that luck held. It was that good fortune that convinced her to return to Blue Moon even though she knew it was probably a bad idea.
    Josie tried to tell herself she was simply returning because it was a nice place that catered to patrons around her age, but that reason was a lie. She wanted to see Jake again.
    “New shirt?” Josie asked.
    Shelly nodded. “Yep. Mine were starting to hang a bit. Thank God.”
    “You look fantastic, by the way. How much weight have you lost?”
    Shelly was working hard on her second-chance goal. She’d stuck to her diet and joined a local gym. The crazy woman had even