From back cover: He places a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisment for a "reliable wife". She responded, saying that she was a "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing abut her was her single-minded determination to marry this an and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving herself a wealthy widow. What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own.

I thought this was a decent read. After about the first third, I really wasn't sure where the storyline was going to go, which was nice. (I hate predictable reads.) As it moved along, I started to anticipate the ending, but still enjoyed the ride. I was a little surprised by the amount of eroticism in the novel. It didn't offend me at all, I just wasn't expecting it. It did get a little old, though -- I got to the point where I was thinking, "right, right, I get it, the men are total horndogs, let's move forward". It is set in the early 1900s, though I don't know exactly how much the time frame really played into it. Some, sure, but I could see a modernized version of this, too. All in all not bad, just nothing really special.

Left in the family waiting area, 2nd floor, outside the ICU and OR.