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"Aristide Pompasse, one of the world's greatest painters, is dead. His estranged wife, Charlie, goes back to Tuscany to make arrangements for the funeral, but has to put up with her late husband's menagerie of mistresses, whom he allowed to stay on at the villa. On top of everything, an arrogant insurance agent has come to assess the estate and look for three missing paintings. Connor Maguire and Charlie immediately dislike each other. She lets him stay on at the estate without checking into his background. She doesn't discover that Maguire is actually a tabloid reporter writing a book about Pompasse until it's too late; she has already told him too much, and has felt too much. Charlie always assumed she was frigid, barely being able to stand the old Pompasse in her bed, but Connor's touch lights her on fire.
This book has all the elements of great romantic suspense: murder, intrigue and hot romance. The super-tough hero with the sensitive core is often times too unsympathetic, but all in all the characters in The Widow are interesting and entertaining."
Darina Milovanovich, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- police/investigator
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- journalist
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- chef/cook
How sexual is this person?
- frigid
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 50%
Sex in book?
Yes
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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