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Set in the 1930s, this novel traces the rise and fall of demagogue Willie Talos, a fictional Southern politician who resembles the real-life Huey "Kingfish" Long of Louisiana. Talos begins his career as an idealistic man of the people, but he soon becomes corrupted by success, caught between dreams of service and a lust for power.

The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures . . . of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups. It's obviously alarming--is there an unstable extremist tracking...

A holiday attraction blossoms on a South Carolina island in this captivating romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Before Sunrise.
On exclusive Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Nicole Seymour is simply Nikki—not the glamorous political fund-raiser she is in Charleston. It's her spirited innocence and laughing green eyes that draw Kane Lombard to her from the moment they first meet on the beach.
Although...

To everyone who knows her, Annalise Decker is a model wife and mother. No one knows that she was once Deidre O'Reilly, a troubled young woman whose testimony put a dangerous criminal behind bars. Relocated through the Witness Security Program to the sleepy town of Deep Haven, Deidre got a new identity and a fresh start. When Agent Frank Harrison arrives with news that the man she testified against is out on bail and out for revenge, Annalise is forced...

An analysis of how the American political system works, describes key players in action, and the new breed of winner with new sets of rules.

A woman on the run and an ambitious young man with big plans for his future make an unlikely match on the Wyoming frontier.

This database contains information on all Colorado legislators from territorial times to the current session. The legislative profile of each member includes: Legislative chamber; years served; city of residence and counties served; political party; district number; occupation; and more information.

Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women--that's Garrett McKettrick. But now, a scandal has brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where he can slow down, take stock, and plan his next move. One thing he knows for sure, he doesn't plan to stay at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett doesn't think he has the land in his blood. But Blue River has other plans for Garrett--like his former high school classmate...

"After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht--including two Senate rivals--Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret. Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. A mysterious...