No, not exploiting 9/11 since the book just came out in time for her to HAWK IT on Larry King is still Alive.
When asked by LK whether she will attend the 9/11 ceremony and to hear her say "Emotionally, spiritually, I just -- we like to be alone and quiet and contemplative. I don't really like to be around a lot of people. I'm kind of shy" tells us how disengenuous this shy woman is.
A little background on what Kristen was doing weeks after she lost her husband instead of being quiet and contemplative and in grief. Just weeks after 9/11, Breitweiser was working as an activist, meeting with top Democrat officials like Richard Gephardt and pushing for Congress to give 9/11 families tax-relief.