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Author
Series
Deep Haven volume 6
Language
English
Description
"To everyone who knows her, Annalise Decker is a model wife and mother. She's a permanent member of the PTA, never misses her kids' sporting events, and is constantly campaigning for her husband's mayoral race.No one knows that Annalise 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...
Author
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. Tells not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal - but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dafina
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An upstanding political candidate. A determined stalker. A shattering lost weekend. Now, when his worst secret comes calling, how far will one man's elegant, all-too-devoted wife go to uncover the truth... or bury it? For Jolene 'Jo' Baker, the least she can do for her adoring husband, Dominic, is give unwavering support for his North Carolina gubernatorial run. He is not only the love of her life, he's also helping her prove that she's far more...
5) The widow
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When her husband's indiscretion with a young staffer threatens to ruin everything she has accomplished, Jody Asher, the wife of a political icon, flips the narrative as the balance of power shifts when he suddenly dies, securing the future she's entitled to despite her secret.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin--who is running for governor--is her prime suspect. Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit of her shadow boxes, one of which clearly accuses Griffin of a violent crime committed twenty-five years ago. If the public were to find out who her husband is,...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's "feminine hygiene malfunction" catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held's life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his...
Author
Language
English
Description
Television correspondent Alix Phillips dodges bullets and breaks rules to bring the most important news to the world -- from riots in America to protests on the streets of Tehran. With her daughter in college, and working alongside cameraman Ben Chapman, a deeply private ex-Navy SEAL, Alix revels in the risks and whirlwind pace of her work. But her latest assignment puts her at the center of an explosive story that will reshape many lives, including...
9) Mr. Texas
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sonny Lamb is an affable, if floundering, rancher with the unfortunate habit of becoming a punchline in his Texas hometown. Most recently, he bought his own bull at auction, saving it from being sold to a slaughterhouse. But when a fire breaks out at a neighbors farm, Sonny makes headlines in another way: Not waiting for help, he bolts to the farm and heroically saves the family's daughter and her horse, riding the animal out of their burning barn....
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the night of her Mayor husband's 40th birthday, Rachel Abbott receives a sexy, explicit text from her husband, which she quickly realizes was meant for another woman. They're at a crossroads and divorce is inevitable, but Rachel is determined not to leave her thirteen-year marriage with nothing. Meanwhile, Matt, the rising star of a Kennedyesque political dynasty with eyes on the White House, can't afford a messy split in the middle of his reelection...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
190 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspired by Mrs. Dalloway and Sula, The Days of Afrekete is a tender, surprising novel about two women who rediscover themselves--and perhaps each other. Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party. It seems a strange occasion--her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature--but what better way to thank key supporters than a feast? Liselle was never sure about her husband becoming a politician, never sure about the limelight, never sure...
12) The babysitter
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
How far will one man and his wife go to protect their privileged lives? Gordon Acton is a well heeled Congressional candidate and hopes to attract votes by hiring a young minority woman as a babysitter for their children during their summer on Cape Cod. Theresa Santiago is wise beyond her years as well as alluringly attractive. But is she the answer to the Actons' domestic woes and political aspirations, or a threat to everything they hold dear? After...
13) The other woman
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
329 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English