This time she’s voting with her heart… Kendall Bailey knows how to tell people what they want to hear. Her job as a hired gun speechwriter for the Michael Reese Presidential Campaign is the perfect fit for her skills and the perfect chance to advance her career. Michael is sexy, charismatic, and single, but that’s beside the point. Kendall is in it for the chance to advance her career. Her … advance her career. Her job is to tell people what they want to hear. She’s selling a product. She doesn’t really believe all the wonderful things she writes about him – or does she?
When the campaign manager decides that a bachelor playboy will never make the white house, the search is on for an aspiring First Lady to spice up their campaign and Kendall is picked for the part. After a makeover, she hits the campaign trail on Michael’s arm.
Michael would prefer to be packaged as a bachelor, he’s been divorced twice and isn’t looking to get burned a third time, but Kendall tests his resolve. What is supposed to be a bluff for the press soon turns into something more. Passion spirals out of control after a hot night in a D.C. hotel, and the line between fact and fiction is blurred.
Will Michael open himself to love again? Is Ashley destined to become the First Lady or just a former employee? Could Ashley be the perfect candidate to win Michael’s heart?
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Smart and Sassy Contemporary Romance
What a fun version of the fake-love-turns-to-real-love trope that is often overdone in romance!
This contemporary romance opens with the hero being chosen as the presidential candidate of his party. His campaign manager immediately starts to badger him about what is apparently his favorite complained about his boss: he is unmarried. Apparently, the campaign manager is pushing Mr. Michael Reese to become attached to a female for political purposes. Michael is not quite comfortable with this. He is twice divorced and would rather his campaign be about his ideas and not his personal life. But he is soon convinced that he needs to pretend to have a girlfriend due to a distant-past indiscretion that won’t seem to go away. So, he asks his speechwriter, Kendall, to pretend to be his girlfriend during the campaign. She decides, most unwillingly, to go along with this scheme, although she is afraid it will harm her budding career.
The hero and the heroine are well-drawn characters. The first time we meet Kendall, she’s furiously scribbling her next speech, her hair a mess, her clothes wrinkled, her glasses overwhelming her face. But Michael, in looking around at his staff, decides she would be the most likely candidate for girlfriend of the next president of the United States. (Yes, he is a confident man!) They banter well, leading to some humorous moments. While he has issues with women in general, he finds her to be attractive and smart and looks forward to spending time with her in their fake relationship. Kendall is fun, quirky, and smart. She’s definitely a woman that other women could relate to in both her aspirations and her fears.
The book had some of the standard grammar, punctuation, and usage issues that are common in books today, but it was so cleverly written that I did not feel that it took away too much from the story.
If you like smart, funny contemporary romance with a little bit of politics mixed in, you will enjoy this book.
I received a free advance copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
5 Star
His First Lady by Avery Scott is as fast paced story that once I started I couldn’t put it down until I finished. Kendall is a smart and beautiful woman who is good at her job.She doesn’t do relationships. She is very surprised when she is asked to play a part of a potential First Lady. Michael is handsome and single. His campaign manager believes that the playboy he acts like will not go over well. Michael is a man who has had two divorces would rather be single that is until he gets to know Kendall.These two definitely have a attraction to one another. Can Michael open his hear to Kendall? .I highly recommend reading this. I look forward to reading more from this Author.
His First Lady, by Avery Scott, is a billionaire romance with a military undertone. On tap are one speechwriter and a presidential candidate; Kendall and Michael seem like oil and vinegar, but there is something deeper that works for these characters with more in common than anticipated. However, as the story unfolds, the author leads the reader on a journey – along with the characters. The interactions between the main and supporting characters was entertaining, and a times a little light. However, I felt the author did a remarkable job creating a story that was enticing with realistic characters and situations as the story continues on. I liked the characters in their portrayal and the pace of the story. Read this story to discover what situations the Kendall and Michael find along the way and whether or not it strengths them or ultimately leaves them on separate paths.
This is one of those books that is my hidden pleasure. The politic books. I love them! not many people write them but they are the ones that are my one click!
This was written off a Presidential campaign but it wasn’t super angsty. It was sweet and easy to read and I read it in one sitting.
Michael is on the Presidential campaign race. He has been divorced twice and he persona is more of the ladies man than anything and that’s something that doesn’t work in his favor. His campaign manager needs to find someone to stand in for the First lady so that he can appeal to the public. Enter Kendall. She is a speech writer for his campaign. Their chemistry is off the charts but can they keep the public happy? Can they prove that this is real?
This was such an amazing written book. It’s light hearted and hooked me from the beginning. These kind of books are a guilty indulgence of mine and this was perfect!
I enjoyed this book and the point of view the story was written in. This is a creative story that is engaging and fast paced. Michael is the candidate for president but to help boost his ratings, they find him a girlfriend, Kendall. But when they are put into a position, they find themselves engaged. Is this just a job or will there be a happy ending for these two? I enjoyed their chemistry and how they are true to life, connectable. They make this story for me. I highly recommend this book.
4 Stars
His First Lady by Avery Scott is a very sweet and easy to read story that takes place during a presidential campaign. It was such an interesting premise, and the blurb really did intrigue me- then add the sexy cover and I was sold. I did enjoy the story, but it didn’t grab me quite as hard as I was hoping for. The story is good, it is well written, but it was a little predictable and just lacked the intensity and added drama, or some suspense- which would have elevated it to the next level for me.
Michael Reese is a senior congressman from Kentucky and Presidential candidate on the campaign trail. He is twice divorced, with a bit of a reputation as a lady’s man. His campaign manager is worried that the people’s perception of his love life could affect his chances come the election. So, it is decided that he will need to find a ‘First Lady’ to stand beside him through the campaign. Someone who will help him seem more appealing to the voters. It can’t be just anyone, and most importantly it will need to be someone he can trust. That’s where his new speech write, Kendall Bailey comes into the picture. She’s perfect for the ‘job’, and so Michael makes a deal with her that will help them both. But can they maintain a professional arrangement when their chemistry gets in the way? And with the world watching, the pressure is on. Things may not quite go according to plan? So, what happens you may ask? Well, if you like a sweet story, with just a little drama, great characters, and a fairly ‘clean’ storyline (i.e. fade-out intimate scenes) – then you should dive in and discover all the lovely details for yourself.
I would love to have given this book a higher rating, and debated about what rating to give it- part of me was leaning towards 3 stars because it just didn’t have all the ingredients that I would’ve loved it have had, and which would’ve made it far more memorable for me, and make it stand out from the crowd. I really wanted to know more about the characters too- such as their ages, as well as more of their backstories.
But overall, it was definitely a light and fun read.
Looking forward to seeing what Ms. Scott does next.
Thank you, Ms. Scott!
His First Lady
By Avery Scott
4 stars
This is the first book that I have read by this author and overall I really liked the story and her writing style. I liked that the characters in the story had to grow on me, yes it’s nice where you fall in love with a character straight away or have that instant connection but I do also like it when you have to work hard to get to know a character and I definitely had to do that with Michael.
Whilst sometimes the story lacked a little detail then characters and their chemistry was fantastic! I loved the connection they had, although they may have frustrated me at times I still found I was fully invested in their story.
I would definitely like to read more by this author in the future and think that His First Lady is a solid 4 star read!
His First Lady by Avery Scott. I loved this book and read it in one setting. Its the story of Kendall Bailey, a speech writer for Presidential Candidate Michael Reese. She is beautiful, successful and single which fits right into Michael’s campaign managers plan. He insists Michael needs to be in a relationship to be a successful candidate so he talks Kendall in to a fake relationship. Michael is a playboy because of he has been divorced twice and burned badly. He has decided no one will ever really love him so he just decided he’s not the relationship kind of guy. Its hard to have one night stands though on a campaign trail. Kendall fits the fake fiance bill perfectly but can she fake this relationship without having real feelings. Will Michael open himself up to love and a relationship again? Once they cross a line can they go back to being fake fiances? Read His First Lady to find out!
His First Lady
By Avery Scott
Rated 5 stars
This is a wonderful story! I loved it! I felt like i was on ups and downs throughout reading. I could hardly put it down and when I did?? I just ended up thinking about it all day! I liked the whole idea of this book. Michael is running for President alone. His campaign manager feels a “First Lady” will make him look better to pollers. What happens when feelings get involved and then change? How far will this go?
The characters in here are so large and compelling I didn’t even realize there are only a few in the book. Each one is amazing and wonderful (well Tom…is annoying) but when meshed together they flow so nicely to tell a story. Where I had hopes and dreams right along with them. I hoped for the couple and for the Election. I dreamt of Tom getting a smack down (hahaha) but in reality he is perfect for a campaign manager.
This is my first book by this author. I enjoy her writing style and i was immediately engaged with the story. Everything flowed nicely and I look forward to reading more from her.
Loved this, couldn’t put in down!! There’s more heat in this than the hottest furnace you could imagine and enough twists and turns to keep you turning pages. You do wonder how a potential President of the USA could ever get himself caught up in such a plot, however you can feel the pressure that the campaign manager Tom is putting onto Micheal to do this. Kendall comes across a quiet yet career driven women yet doesn’t strike you as the sort of women who would agree to such a thing. It’s easy to see how Micheal and Kendall very quickly do become involved in Tom’s “sham relationship plan”, with both believing this is not what the wants and there were a number of times you just wanted them to see sense. Would love to read more of their story and see how this relationship develops.
I really liked this story. It’s a classic fake fiancée story but with Michael running for the presidency, it has a different feel. I loved Kendall and Michael and I would get frustrated when they wouldn’t just admit their feelings. But all their interactions weee great. I only wish there would have been an epilogue so we could get a glimpse into their future.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.