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Romance · 2000 · PG-13

First Lady

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The widow of an assassinated president escapes her gilded cage disguised as a White House tourist.

For14+GenreRomanceLength400 pagesRead time~8 hours

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Violence

Barely any

The president's assassination is backstory rather than depicted on-page, but its trauma shadows the book

Language

Barely any

Moderate for the genre

Sexual Content

Some

Reviewers describe the romance as alternating between steamy and sweet

Substance Use

None

Not a major factor

Emotional Intensity

Some

Explores the trauma of a politically motivated marriage and processing grief after a public, violent loss

What this book is about

Cornelia 'Neely' Case, widow of the recently assassinated president, sneaks out of a stifling political life in disguise, seeking a few days of ordinary freedom before facing what comes next, in the fourth Wynette, Texas novel.

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Backstory involves the assassination of the heroine's husband

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