Feeling stressed about real politics these days? Check out these stories of fictional politicians and those in their orbits. (And if you're eligible to vote in the US, make sure your voice is heard! Maybe bring a book with you in case you have to wait in line to vote?)
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Campaign widows
by Aimee Agresti Thrust into Washington, D.C.'s most influential circle when her fiancé runs for office, Cady Davenport finds an unlikely group of friends in the spouses of other political candidates who have been left behind for the election trail. |
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Enter the aardvark
by Jessica Anthony Sent a mysterious stuffed aardvark while planning his reelection campaign, a millennial Congressman unsuccessfully works to prevent the artifact from destroying his career before discovering his ties to a Victorian England taxidermist. |
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War and peach
by Susan Furlong When one of the mayoral candidates, local farmer Clem Rogers, is murdered, all eyes turn to his rival—small-business owner Margie Price—and it is up to Nola Mae Harper to find the truth before the killer casts another fatal vote. |
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Party of two
by Jasmine Guillory Going against her better judgement, LA lawyer Olivia Monroe secretly starts dating a hotshot junior senator until their romance is made public and her life falls under intense media scrutiny, jeopardizing everything. |
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Squeeze me
by Carl Hiaasen When a high-society dowager murdered at the height of Palm Beach’s charity gala season is declared a political martyr by the colorful President she supported, a talented wildlife wrangler uncovers the truth amid the discovery of a controversial affair. |
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On the corner of Hope and Main
by Beverly Jenkins When the mayor of historic Henry Adams, Kansas, decides it’s time to step down, a former marine and his wife battle each other for the position, putting their teenage son squarely in the middle. |
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Red, white & royal blue
by Casey McQuiston After an international incident affects U.S. and British relations, the president's son Alex and Prince Henry must pretend to be best friends, but as they spend time together, the two begin a secret romance that could derail a presidential campaign. |
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The senator's children
by Nicholas Montemarano Two sisters who have never met, but have lived under the same intense scrutiny due to their father's political career, are forced to come together as his health declines. |
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Charlotte Walsh likes to win
by Jo Piazza An ambitious woman who wants it all leaves her Silicon Valley job to run for Senate against an underhanded opponent who forces her to decide how much she is willing to sacrifice. By the best-selling author of The Knockoff. |
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Prez : Corndog-in-chief
by Mark Russell Meet Beth Ross, the first teenaged President of the United States. In a nation where corporations can run for office, the poor are used as human billboards, and tacos are delivered by drone, our only hope is this nineteen-year-old Twitter sensation. But the real question isn't whether she's ready for politics--it's whether politics is ready for her. |
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Cleo McDougal regrets nothing
by Allison Winn Scotch Cleo McDougal is a born politician. From congresswoman to senator, the magnetic, ambitious single mother now has her eye on the White House--always looking forward, never back. Until an estranged childhood friend shreds her in an op-ed hit piece gone viral. With seven words--'Cleo McDougal is not a good person'--the presidential hopeful has gone from in control to damage control, and not just in Washington but in life. Enter Cleo's 'regrets list' of 233 and counting. Her chief of staff has a brilliant idea: pick the top ten, make amends during a media blitz, and repair her reputation. But there are regrets, and there are regrets: like her broken relationship with her sister, her affair with a law school professor...and the regret too big to even say out loud. But with risk comes reward, and as Cleo makes both peace and amends with her past, she becomes more empowered than ever to tackle her career, confront the hypocrites out to destroy her, and open her heart to what matters most--one regret at a time. |
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Running
by Natalia Sylvester Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out. |
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Madam President
by Nicolle Wallace When major attacks on U.S. soil occur during a news filming of a day in the life of the 45th president, the secretary of defense and the secretary of the press scramble to support the president, secure the nation's safety and protect dangerous secrets. |
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Tiny little thing
by Beatriz Williams One half of a political power couple struggles to keep up her perfect life despite the unwelcome arrival of her unpredictable sister, Pepper, and an incriminating photograph. By the author of The Secret life of Violet Grant. |