On a cold Valentine’s Day in Chicago, Amy White, a young widow who lost her husband to cancer, visits the cemetery and makes an unsettling discovery: a bouquet of fresh daffodils lying in front of her husband’s grave.

Curiosity grows into obsession as Amy searches for the stranger who left the flowers, while keeping her activities a secret from her live-in mother and seven-year-old son. The search leads to an unusual friendship that transforms her world and redefines her life.

“The warmth of an evolving friendship bound by mutual interests and a family’s recovery from close-held grief makes the processes in A Widow Redefined revealing and involving. Any reader seeking a story of emotional growth from all protagonists will find this a story of quiet desperation, friendship, and moving on.”


D. Donovan, eBook Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

“A lovely story of deep love, friendship, grief, and the process of healing.”


Mary/Full Circle Book Club, Algonquin, IL

“Not since Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan have I read such a complex portrayal of friendship. A Widow Redefined will resonate with anyone who has ever lost a loved one and learned how to live again.” Author Deborah Brown

“Inspiring! Destined to become a book club favorite.”


Alicia Robinson/reader review

My Thoughts

What a different read. It wasn’t my typical romance. It wasn’t a fantasy book. It wasn’t even a thriller. It was just a normal, every day, general fiction book.

In complete honesty, I thought it dragged on a little bit – a lot of detail, but in hindsight, I’m not really sure what I would change. It just felt slow in the beginning (but that didn’t stop me from finishing the book in 3 days time).

I have to say, this is one book I have read in a long time where I could not predict where it was going. I seriously had no idea.

When Amy first finds this mysterious woman leaving yellow flowers on her husband’s grave, I was in rage. (Personal crises from the week did not help calm this fire.) I thought the worst (don’t I always!) As we got to know the mysterious woman, I really had no idea the purpose or the intentions. In all honesty, I saw the story going a completely different direction than what it really did. (I don’t want to give too much away and ruin any thoughts you may develop on your own while reading this story.)

All in all, it was a book that came down to a once in a lifetime friendship that no one saw coming.

It was a very heart lifting story that I truly enjoyed.

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About the Author

Kim Cano is the author of two women’s fiction novels: A Widow Redefined, her debut novel and On The Inside, a novel about a middle-aged woman who is sentenced to 17 years in prison for committing a white collar crime.

Kim has also written two animal books: For Animal Lovers, a short story collection for kids ages 9 to 12 (also appeals to adult readers who are young at heart) 10% of the sale price is donated to the ASPCA® to help homeless pets.

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