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An out presidential candidate (Meredith
Mitchell) who is not afraid to follow her heart during campaigning. That is
truly utopia. A public defender (Stevie Palmer) who is leery about getting
involved with the would-be president. The two women are very interesting
characters. The author does an excellent job of keeping their jobs in focus
while creating a wonderful romance around the campaign and intense media focus.
Meredith is portrayed lovingly as
a mature person with her heart leading her one way while her circumstance is
driving her another way. Yet, she is never shown to falter in following her
heart. Stevie, on the other hand, is tentative about their relationship, unsure
about whether she wants to get drawn in the drama.
Both the women are humanised and
their character arcs are consistent. Their feelings for each other are well
documented…though they actually only meet about half a dozen times before
expressing their love for each other. But since we believe in love at first
sight, that is hardly an impossibility for us.
We were a little uncertain about
the book when we started precisely because of the context, but Taite has
written a book that draws you in. It had us hooked from the first paragraph to
the last.
We thoroughly enjoyed this book
and would unhesitatingly recommend it.
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