Summary of Book:
Stephen McEvoy never expected to fill his father’s U.S. Senate seat at such a young age—or to fight to keep it. When clever Anne Norwood interns in his office, Stephen dismisses her as another pretty face—until her independent streak catches his attention. They’re both too smart to fall for one another, yet they do. During a tough election, their relationship is an impossible political gamble. Campaigns—like love—are either won or lost.
Author bio
Even before she graduated from law school, Mary Whitney knew she wasn’t cut out to be a real lawyer. Drawn to politics, she’s spent her career as an organizer, lobbyist, and nonprofit executive. Nothing piques her interest more than a good political scandal or romance, and when she stumbled upon writing, she put the two together. A born Midwesterner, naturalized Texan, and transient resident of Washington, D.C., Mary now lives in Northern California with her two daughters and real lawyer husband.
I have had an ARC of this book for a while, and I simply haven’t had time to get round to reading it (I know, I’m a sucky reviewer) so when I was asked to take part in this blog tour, it was arranged that the author would share her favourite excerpt with me (and you) and that I wouldhost a giveaway. I promise to write a review at a later date.
This is one of my favorite parts of A Political Affair because it’s that moment when the hero and heroine meet. Senator Stephen McEvoy meets Anne Norwood and immediately learns she’s not just any intern.
All the interns furiously took notes, and one by one they answered his questions. Stephen nodded and smiled as each performed for him, though he was so bored he counted every tile on the ceiling. When he was on his 239th tile, he realized he was almost free of the tedious meeting. He raised his eyebrows in anticipation.
“And I believe we only have one more today.”
The table was so crammed with people that he couldn’t see who was about to speak. He spotted only a pair of feminine hands resting on a notebook as a clear, female voice answered him.
“Hi. My name is Anne Norwood. I’m a senior at Boulder, but I’m at Georgetown for the year working on my senior thesis. I’m an American history major and—”
“And what’s this thesis about?” Stephen asked, leaning forward. “I’ll warn you I was an American history major, too.” He tilted his head and saw some dark blond hair, but he still couldn’t get a good view of her. The other interns followed his stare because he hadn’t asked any of them a direct question. Her voice rose again from the back. “It’s an analysis of Thomas Jefferson’s romantic relationship with a slave, and whether it had any impact on his record on slavery.”
“I’m sorry,” he said with no expression on his face. “I can’t see you. Please stand up.”
When she rose, he nodded in acknowledgement. He immediately thought her pretty with a nice figure, though he didn’t let on he was checking her out. Instead, he jumped to his question. “So did the relationship alter his position on slavery?”
“Not much,” she said in a flat tone.
“And what do you think of this founding father?”
“Not much.” She delivered the line plainly again, but her mouth twitched, well aware she’d made a joke. Everyone in the room laughed, including Stephen.
“Good. I think he’s overrated, too.”
More laughter ensued as the room enjoyed hearing a Democratic politician buck two hundred years of adoration of the party’s idol. While everyone chuckled, Stephen and Anne’s eyes locked for a moment. They both smiled, and their eyes held the same mixture of surprise and respect for each other’s response.
I’m really looking forward o reading this now!
Giveaway:
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