A topical premise considering all the political events we are currently embroiled in. I don’t know crazy amounts about American politics and was interest to discover more, which I did but in a very Hollywood/ CNN prism which may be accurate to real life but is unsettling and presents unlikable characters, perhaps how I feel when watching Fox News! Not necessarily my go to genre but I’m sure this will be successful.

Interesting and topical to our times as elections are run and underhanded deals are made. It is a fight to the end, trying to win.

In the midst of dreams and undeterred ambition, Blake Buchanan must decide what kind of a man he is. He must decide what his priorities are and what path he should follow. Living in a troubled marriage, with two innocent daughters to protect, his enemies are out for blood regardless of the damage they might bring to his family.

Add to that the woman he walked away from 20 years ago walks back into his life. The emotions he thought had long seized to exist once again claim him. There are choices to make while he sees his dream of becoming the Governor of Texas in peril.

One thing... I would have wanted to read a more defined ending. I guess it is like life itself. Nothing is for sure and you need to work for your own happy ending if that is at all possible.

I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thanks to the publisher for sharing a copy with me.

Whoa! In the light of current election events, The Election is a timely
(and mind blowing) novel containing fictionalized behind the curtain dealings of two people running for Texas governor. It is scary because these kind of underhanded happenings occur and are all too prevalent in the trek to office.
The novel traces the election road by Senator Blake Buchanan and Texas Attorney General General Striker. Blake is a fine man of character who slides into a short affair with a former girlfriend. Striker is a brash, media loving, almost totally unprincipled candidate with campaign managers willing to go deep to get any dirt on Blake. The dirt they find isn’t the dirt Blake knows and things spiral away from winning.