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It didn't sound like a book I would enjoy but Ms. Hunt explained the legal system along with the intriguing storyline. This book was quite suspenseful and very entertaining. I highly recommend it. ( )

An unexpected woman POTUS must adjust and also gather advisors and colleagues she can trust. The most significant is a man she once loved who has always kept to the most honest agenda. That's just the beginning, and the tale moves forward like a train gathering steam and racing forward. Plot twists keep you reading onward when you think you ought to go to bed for the night. All this without dishonor or erotica. Excellent read!
Kathy Poelker is the right fit for this book and provides an excellent voice performance, once again! Blessed with a reader's voice quality, she brings the characters to life beyond the author's efforts.
A gift from a friend. ( )

Plot Summary: What happens, When & Where, Central Characters, Major Conflicts
The first women vice president Darryn Austin finds herself suddendly thrust in history as the first women president when the president dies of aneurysm. Darryn is determined to succeed despite her critics, and she decides to ask her old college sweetheart Paul to come to Washington so that she will have one person she is sure will be her friend and ally. She even manages to get Paul appointed to the supreme court when a spot becomes vacant, and is delighted that now her positions will be supported in the Judical branch. But when Paul has a sudden change of heart following his conversion to Christianity Darryn is forced to make some tough and potentially disaterous choices.






Style Characterisics: Pacing, clarity, structure, narrative devices, etc.
The narrative shifts from Darryn to Paul and sometimes to the supporting characters. Hunt paints an intriguing and realistic polictical picture, playing out her "what if's" with enough skill and believablilitly to hook the reader. Suspense is immediate with the drama of a women becoming president and trying to overcome enormous obstacles, and then the relationship tensions between Darryn and Paul take over. The faith aspect gets worked in gradually, as Paul's wife and then Paul are influenced by a fellow Supreme court justice and his family. (His wife's tranformation & struggle seemed even more real than Paul's).






How Good is it?
Enjoyed the Polictical intrigue and exploration of issues within a great story. ( )