First published 2015
Claire Byrne spent a decade married to Charlie, a famous sexologist who believed sex and love could never coexist. At thirty-two, she had put her career dreams and personal desires aside to be his wife. Charlie was charming but pompous, supportive but unfaithful, part Alfred Kinsey and part Warren Beatty. Then one day a falling Giacometti sculpture kills Charlie in an absurd sidewalk accident. His death flips Claire's world completely. She misses her husband but knows she must reinvent herself. She admits she wants to lose her widow's virginity and find real love. Over the next year, Claire eats too little and drinks too much. She visits multiple therapists, a psychic, and a botanomanist. She dates a billionaire, a journalist, a hockey player, and movie star Jack Huxley. As Claire moves beyond Charlie and searches for her true self, she discovers she has been given a second chance to live the passionate, meaningful life that once passed her by.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, widow
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