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Widow's Row
Breecie Lemay fears the gun hidden in her father's staircase is the same weapon that killed her mother. In search of the truth, she's thrust into a world of her father's only true legacy... lies.
Warnings become death threats because she knows too much.
She knows nothing.
She can trust no one.
Warnings become death threats because she knows too much.
She knows nothing.
She can trust no one.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2010
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About the author
Lala Corriere
11 books37 followersMost honored to receive a blurb and continued mentorship by the late and most legendary Sidney Sheldon, Corriere has continued her passion. All about penning the words that come to her at all hours. While never forgoing her suspense and thrillers, she's recently delved into a new genre. Magical Realism.
Career Highlights:
• Endorsement and long-term mentorship by the late Sidney Sheldon.
Endorsed by USA TODAY
• Published in regional magazines, newspapers, writer’s guides and journals.
• Award winning poetry.
• Endorsements from Andrew Neiderman [author of the Devil’s Advocate], Paris Afton Bonds, and many others remarkable authors to include Betty Webb.
Tiles include:
Widow's Row
CoverBoys & Curses
Evil Cries
Kiss and Kill
Bye Bye Bones
TRACKS
Lethal Trust
*Magical Realism* The Traveling Cane
Lala writes suspense with romantic elements. While she enjoys vivid descriptions of the most nefarious of characters, she also insists on including a redeeming social message in her work, bringing readers to experience human conditions in ways that many may not be familiar. ‘With a deeper awareness,’ Corriere says, comes acceptance, small or life changing.’
Readers and reviewers applaud her hallmark original plots, her in-depth character portrayals, rich scene settings, and authentic dialogue, all delivered with a fresh new voice. Oh, and she's now diving into Magical Realism with one of her favorite characters. A cane.
Lala is a desert rat. She nestles there with her husband of over 32 years, Chuck, and the newest kids, Teacup Yorkies Finnigan and Phoebe. She has three sons: Jason, University of Colorado. Cameron, Vanderbilt University. And Tyler, University of Puget Sound.
She’s a full-time writer. Interests include her professional critique partnerships and active memberships, art, gardening, entertaining, and enjoying the abundant wildlife that have found a sanctuary on her grounds.
Career Highlights:
• Endorsement and long-term mentorship by the late Sidney Sheldon.
Endorsed by USA TODAY
• Published in regional magazines, newspapers, writer’s guides and journals.
• Award winning poetry.
• Endorsements from Andrew Neiderman [author of the Devil’s Advocate], Paris Afton Bonds, and many others remarkable authors to include Betty Webb.
Tiles include:
Widow's Row
CoverBoys & Curses
Evil Cries
Kiss and Kill
Bye Bye Bones
TRACKS
Lethal Trust
*Magical Realism* The Traveling Cane
Lala writes suspense with romantic elements. While she enjoys vivid descriptions of the most nefarious of characters, she also insists on including a redeeming social message in her work, bringing readers to experience human conditions in ways that many may not be familiar. ‘With a deeper awareness,’ Corriere says, comes acceptance, small or life changing.’
Readers and reviewers applaud her hallmark original plots, her in-depth character portrayals, rich scene settings, and authentic dialogue, all delivered with a fresh new voice. Oh, and she's now diving into Magical Realism with one of her favorite characters. A cane.
Lala is a desert rat. She nestles there with her husband of over 32 years, Chuck, and the newest kids, Teacup Yorkies Finnigan and Phoebe. She has three sons: Jason, University of Colorado. Cameron, Vanderbilt University. And Tyler, University of Puget Sound.
She’s a full-time writer. Interests include her professional critique partnerships and active memberships, art, gardening, entertaining, and enjoying the abundant wildlife that have found a sanctuary on her grounds.
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August 29, 2012
Even though I added this book on 8/15 I didn't "crack it open" until today 8/29 around 10am and I couldn't stop reading it from the moment I started. Who says you can't work and read a book at the same time?? Well they apparently never encountered a book so good you couldn't put it down!!
May 21, 2012
In this twisted tale, lawyer Breecie Lemay discovers her family secrets go further into the skeleton closet than she could've ever imagined. When her father has a stroke, she heads to Trinidad to help in his recovery. Though her fiance Adam urges her to return to DC, she sticks around and starts uncovering the story of what really happened to her mother years ago.
It's not all horrific though- she makes a best friend Kate, and meets a lot of other interesting folks. Trinidad is a lot different than DC. The characters are all interesting, and cheers to Ms. Corriere for including transgenders in the cast of characters without reducing them to comedic backdrops or cliches.
By the end of the book, you're cheering for the protagonist and hoping she'll get her happy ending and that the bad guys get what's coming.
Read on my Kindle Fire.
It's not all horrific though- she makes a best friend Kate, and meets a lot of other interesting folks. Trinidad is a lot different than DC. The characters are all interesting, and cheers to Ms. Corriere for including transgenders in the cast of characters without reducing them to comedic backdrops or cliches.
By the end of the book, you're cheering for the protagonist and hoping she'll get her happy ending and that the bad guys get what's coming.
Read on my Kindle Fire.
July 25, 2013
A smart strong female leading character; villains that become more evil as the book goes along and are yet very human; a mysterious, brooding man; and some surprising and unusual but lovable minor characters. Full disclosure: I'm the narrator of the audio book. But of course, the narrator has to have a first time reading it too, and I found it very engaging. I enjoyed the suspense as the mystery unfolded, and as a actress, I loved the multi-faceted characters; even the minor characters are well fleshed out with many layers to their personalities. Having said that, this book may startle some more conservative readers in some parts, so be aware of that if you fit that description.
August 24, 2013
Yes, I'm prejudiced. Yes, it's a good read and my reviews are consistent that the characters are rich. The subplot, fascinating.
Look for CoverBoy Fall-2011. He prays for prey. His prayers have just been answered.
Look for CoverBoy Fall-2011. He prays for prey. His prayers have just been answered.
June 9, 2012
I really enjoyed Ms. Corriere's voice and how she weaved the story. Filled with wonderful dialogue, lots of suspense and twists. I enjoyed the pace--fast in the right parts and slowed down when needed...which kept the tension building. I look forward to reading more work by this writer!
August 29, 2013
A pretty good read full of action and suspense but a bit hard to follow at times.
May 14, 2015
Book rating: 1 Star
Narration rating: -1 Star
Narration rating: -1 Star
August 26, 2013
Convoluted. Disjointed. Disgusting.
April 8, 2021
Overall, the characters were good but predictable. I did not like the way the relationship between Breccie and her father was resolved. The timeline was hard to follow at times but it didn't really seem to make much difference in the overall plot of the book. Several subject matters were brought up in the story, animal cruelty, transgender, drugs, abuse, just to name a few. And of course there was a mystery or two and a romance.
November 19, 2018
A lady lawyer betrothed to a charming, sexy DC lawyer expected to be elected as a senator ends up in small mid west town to look after her father who has suffered a stroke.
Since her fathers house has not been maintained she ends up taking temporary residency in a bed and breakfast being run by a widow. Most tenants in the bread and breakfast are men who are in the process of changing their gender. The owner spends her evening in a bar which has a "Widow's Row" where all the widows of the town gather in the evening to find the mate for the night. The lady is dragged to this row by the owner.
She discovers the various characters in the town and ends up renting a room in a villa in the outskirts of the town as the B & B lady wants to accommodate others. She is under pressure from her fiance and her father to get married before the elections.
The longer she spends time in the town the more she discovers secrets of her life. She discovers the dalliance that her fiance has been having behind her back, she discovers the dark recesses of her father's life, she discovers the illegal activities happening at the villa where she is living and her father's connection to all of this.
All ends well as she ends up meeting a person who really cares for her.
A decent read.
Since her fathers house has not been maintained she ends up taking temporary residency in a bed and breakfast being run by a widow. Most tenants in the bread and breakfast are men who are in the process of changing their gender. The owner spends her evening in a bar which has a "Widow's Row" where all the widows of the town gather in the evening to find the mate for the night. The lady is dragged to this row by the owner.
She discovers the various characters in the town and ends up renting a room in a villa in the outskirts of the town as the B & B lady wants to accommodate others. She is under pressure from her fiance and her father to get married before the elections.
The longer she spends time in the town the more she discovers secrets of her life. She discovers the dalliance that her fiance has been having behind her back, she discovers the dark recesses of her father's life, she discovers the illegal activities happening at the villa where she is living and her father's connection to all of this.
All ends well as she ends up meeting a person who really cares for her.
A decent read.
July 19, 2021
The Kindle edition of this book was very poorly edited. I tried to read through it, but I couldn't do it. The characters were interesting and I feel that the story may have entertained me, but I just couldn't get through what I believe were editing issues.
May 20, 2017
Great story with lots of twists
Loved how clues were slipped in one by one, and had to finish the story to get all of the answers!
Loved how clues were slipped in one by one, and had to finish the story to get all of the answers!
September 4, 2017
Good book
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
You people should just read this book yourselves and write your own review on this novel yourself and I really enjoyed reading this book very much so. Shelley MA
January 8, 2019
I loved this book! Lala Corriere is a wonderful writer. This is my first book I've read from her and I'll absolutely be reading more of her work.
November 1, 2013
Widow's Row by *Lala Corriere*
As Lala Corriere says on her dedication page, Sidney Sheldon was, indeed, the Master of Suspense. A new Sheldon novel guaranteed books flying off the shelves in the days of brick and mortar book stores. I was never disappointed in any of his books, and remarkably each one he did was different from the others. It's true there was always a woman battling what seemed like the rest of the world, but I don't recall ever feeling that I'd read any of his new books before. Lala Corriere mentions that she was mentored by Sidney Sheldon, which is what drew me to read Widow's Row I can see the Sheldon influence in Corriere's work, but the telling of Breecie Lemay's story is all Corriere's own. Add to that taking on the subject of Gender Reassignment Surgery as part of the story, and I thought Corriere gave herself quite a challenge.
Breecie Lemay seems on the surface to have a perfect life. She's an attorney in a prestigious law firm, she's engaged to be married to a man who is running for political office and is a respected attorney in his own right, and overall her future looks bright and fulfilling. The one glitch is her father who suffered a stroke and isn't responding well to most of his treatment. It falls on Breecie's shoulders to move him from the hospital currently caring for him and place him either in a facility in his hometown or, with outside care, move him back into his home. It is while trying to settle her father in suitable circumstances that Breecie stumbles across disturbing information involving her mother's murder years ago and what part her father may have played in it.
Breecie moves into temporary lodging in Trinidad, Colorado, to oversee her father's care and also to do some investigating of her own into her mother's death. This is where new characters are introduced to add to what is becoming a multi-layered story. Breecie has a few close calls of her own which give her the idea someone may not want her to be in Trinidad. She is also under considerable pressure from Adam, her fiancé, to wrap things up quickly in Trinidad so she can get back to Washinton, DC, to make wedding plans.
I found myself becoming more and more interested in where Corriere was taking all of this, so there came a point where I did not want to put the book down. I was very involved in how Breecie was going to overcome what seemed to be such big hurdles in her efforts to get to the bottom of many loose ends and wrap them all up by the novel's finish. I have to say that the book had a very satisfactory ending. It was realistic, and left no unanswered questions. I would highly recommend **Widow's Row** to all the fans Sidney Sheldon entertained over the years with his books as well as to anyone who enjoys a very good story with realistic characters and situations.
As Lala Corriere says on her dedication page, Sidney Sheldon was, indeed, the Master of Suspense. A new Sheldon novel guaranteed books flying off the shelves in the days of brick and mortar book stores. I was never disappointed in any of his books, and remarkably each one he did was different from the others. It's true there was always a woman battling what seemed like the rest of the world, but I don't recall ever feeling that I'd read any of his new books before. Lala Corriere mentions that she was mentored by Sidney Sheldon, which is what drew me to read Widow's Row I can see the Sheldon influence in Corriere's work, but the telling of Breecie Lemay's story is all Corriere's own. Add to that taking on the subject of Gender Reassignment Surgery as part of the story, and I thought Corriere gave herself quite a challenge.
Breecie Lemay seems on the surface to have a perfect life. She's an attorney in a prestigious law firm, she's engaged to be married to a man who is running for political office and is a respected attorney in his own right, and overall her future looks bright and fulfilling. The one glitch is her father who suffered a stroke and isn't responding well to most of his treatment. It falls on Breecie's shoulders to move him from the hospital currently caring for him and place him either in a facility in his hometown or, with outside care, move him back into his home. It is while trying to settle her father in suitable circumstances that Breecie stumbles across disturbing information involving her mother's murder years ago and what part her father may have played in it.
Breecie moves into temporary lodging in Trinidad, Colorado, to oversee her father's care and also to do some investigating of her own into her mother's death. This is where new characters are introduced to add to what is becoming a multi-layered story. Breecie has a few close calls of her own which give her the idea someone may not want her to be in Trinidad. She is also under considerable pressure from Adam, her fiancé, to wrap things up quickly in Trinidad so she can get back to Washinton, DC, to make wedding plans.
I found myself becoming more and more interested in where Corriere was taking all of this, so there came a point where I did not want to put the book down. I was very involved in how Breecie was going to overcome what seemed to be such big hurdles in her efforts to get to the bottom of many loose ends and wrap them all up by the novel's finish. I have to say that the book had a very satisfactory ending. It was realistic, and left no unanswered questions. I would highly recommend **Widow's Row** to all the fans Sidney Sheldon entertained over the years with his books as well as to anyone who enjoys a very good story with realistic characters and situations.
September 22, 2013
There is enough going on here to make it a good story even before the really intricate connections become clear. The protagonist Breecie Lemay leaves her big law-firm job and her hunk of a fiancé Adam, and travels to the small town to make arrangements to care for her father who has had a serious stroke. In the days and weeks that follow, Breecie recounts the reasons she and her father didn't get along, and the tragedy of her mother's death which she will always mourn. She also meets some of the most interesting characters I didn't expect to meet, and uncovers reason to suspect her mother didn't die the way everyone thinks she did.
Anything more than that would turn this into a spoiler, so I'll just say I enjoyed the story enough to stay connected (listening to the Audible.com edition)to finish it in one day. Good characters, good pace, enough to description to let me 'see' it without boring me with an inventory of everything in sight. Good plot twists -- maybe could have ended a few scenes earlier, but then I don't need every string tied to be satisfied. Great entertainment.
Anything more than that would turn this into a spoiler, so I'll just say I enjoyed the story enough to stay connected (listening to the Audible.com edition)to finish it in one day. Good characters, good pace, enough to description to let me 'see' it without boring me with an inventory of everything in sight. Good plot twists -- maybe could have ended a few scenes earlier, but then I don't need every string tied to be satisfied. Great entertainment.
October 1, 2013
Breecie LeMay takes a leave of absence from her legal practice in Washington DC after her father has a stroke. She lingers longer in Trinidad, CO after she discovers the Russian pistol that killed her mother and letters her father wrote to a lover in a secret compartment under the stairway in her father's house.
In this thrilling mystery, everyone becomes a suspect. I was surprised by all the twists and turns all the way to the end. In addition to the fast-paced reading, these Carl Hiaasen-style characters made me shake my head and laugh a lot. There are many quirky, characters I loved to hate and even the characters I was rooting for nearly redefined my ideal of off-the-wall. The author's use of language is creative and fresh.
In this thrilling mystery, everyone becomes a suspect. I was surprised by all the twists and turns all the way to the end. In addition to the fast-paced reading, these Carl Hiaasen-style characters made me shake my head and laugh a lot. There are many quirky, characters I loved to hate and even the characters I was rooting for nearly redefined my ideal of off-the-wall. The author's use of language is creative and fresh.
August 22, 2011
Yes, I am related to the author but I really loved Widow's Row. I had a hard time putting it down. The language was so descriptive and engaging that I was able to imagine what people, places and things actually looked like. The intense scenes were particularly exciting. The story was so riveting. I am looking forward to Lala's next book.
June 3, 2012
Another free book on the kindle app. This book was OK. The story line was interesting but seemed to move slowly throughout the book. All the sudden at the end all the story lines were wrapped up in lightning speed. I don't know if the author has or intends to write a sequel, but there is enough lead up to one. I would read it, too.
August 25, 2013
Not sure if free ebook missed a bit or there was a lapse in storyline but Kate's daughter living with her and being pregnant came as a surprise. That was a side story. The main storyline is OK, I guess. Some points predictable. I think I would seek mental health help if my father had my fiancé kill my mother. But I am weird like that.
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August 29, 2013
Loved the twists and no nonsense writing of this book. How would I feel if I found the weapon that was used in my own mother's murder? Breechie leads a life that has been well choreographed, until she finds a few things hidden in the stair safe her father built and begins to question everything and trust no one.
August 12, 2014
Not a bad read, but a few things bothered me. The singer was Patsy Cline, not Kline. I actually had to re-read part of the book because Mackayla suddenly appeared in Trinidad, pregnant, and I wondered how I'd missed her arrival. She was last in the Aspen area with her grandparents, then she's with her mother in Trinidad, and the grandparents are never mentioned again?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 23, 2011
Great book! Fun read moves quickly with lots of twists and turns. Lots of suspense and a bit naughty in parts. Love the ending. Don't read the last page first it will spoil the book. When is the next one coming out. I love this Author.
August 28, 2011
Lala Corriere brings us some strong characters in a unique setting. Her dialogue is spot on, and the story will keep you intrigued from the first page.
This is her debut novel and I can't wait to read her next one.
This is her debut novel and I can't wait to read her next one.
September 9, 2013
Ugh. This book starts with a great plot and characters and then, bam! You get slapped with three casual "F" words in the first couple of chapters. Sadly, this one is going in the not to be finished pile. There are too many good books out there to have to read unnecessary cursing.
October 6, 2013
I loved the characters and all of the twists and turns in this book. I did suspect the boyfriend of being shady but I didnt know how much until the end of the book. the book was well written and I didnt want to stop reading it.
April 11, 2014
Worth a read.
I liked the book. I liked the style of writing. I liked the story. This book has a good amount of twists and turns to keep the story interesting, but not to loose you. The characters are fun and engaging. Glad I read it.
I liked the book. I liked the style of writing. I liked the story. This book has a good amount of twists and turns to keep the story interesting, but not to loose you. The characters are fun and engaging. Glad I read it.
August 11, 2016
This started a little slow for me. But after a couple of chapters, I was into it. Good strong female character, lots of strange and unusual characters floating throughout the story and lots of bad guys. Definitely was a good read.
October 22, 2015
I completely didn't expect this book to be about this elaborate of a plot! I give it a 3.5! The audible narrator is awesome! The book keeps your interest but the description and title don't do it justice! Good, quick read or listen!
January 3, 2016
I tried to like this book. The writing was amateurish, the editing horrible. The story jumped around from one paragraph to the next, it made my head spin. I only finished so I could find out of the bad guys, who I pegged from the first two chapters, were caught.
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