For political reporter Liz Dougherty, election day—a day of
looking toward the future and saying goodbye to the past—seems like a fitting
time to start a new relationship. But feelings for her former flame still
linger...
The sexy second book in bestselling author K.A. Linde’s Record series decides whether it’s better to pick up the pieces and move on...or to pick up right where you left off.
The sexy second book in bestselling author K.A. Linde’s Record series decides whether it’s better to pick up the pieces and move on...or to pick up right where you left off.
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“No, I know,” Liz said. She sighed and looked away, hoping Savannah didn’t notice the heat rising in her face. “I wasn’t planning to write about it. I mean, no offense, but right now he’s old news, with the campaign being over and him a freshman congressman. I was merely curious.”
Damn. How had she kept her tone neutral? Brady Maxwell was never old news. He was so hot that she could put him in any paper and make people read about him, but she didn’t, because most of the time it just hurt too much. And really, he had just gotten into office, so there wasn’t much to cover. Either way, she just hoped she could convince Savannah.
“None taken,” Savannah said with a laugh that told Liz she was relaxing. “I will tell you, though, it’s so weird having my dad and Brady in D.C. now. I always knew Brady would get there, but I’m not used to him being gone.”
“Yeah, I bet that’s hard,” Liz said. Savannah’s father was a sitting Senator in the U.S. Congress, and Brady had followed in his footsteps right into the House of Representatives. She knew they were all close.
“It is sometimes. I know you’ve heard some of his speeches about not wanting to leave North Carolina, and that’s not him spitting bullshit. He really did want to stick close. He made sure to still spend time with me, especially after Clay left,” Savannah told her.
“That’s sweet of him,” Liz managed. She and Savannah had never talked directly about Brady since that first conversation, when Savannah had made it clear that she knew Liz did not agree with Brady’s politics. She hadn’t wanted to be judged on her brother or by Liz’s political beliefs.
Little did she know.
Savannah shrugged and then nodded. “That’s Brady.”
Yes, it most certainly was.
They both turned to exit the newspaper together, but just before they reached the double doors of the mostly empty office, Liz stopped Savannah short. “Savannah, I don’t want you to think that I was digging for material back there or anything. It was just my own curiosity.”
Oh man, she was going to go all out, wasn’t she?
“And I know what my articles said about him last summer,” Liz said. She couldn’t believe she was about to do this. “But I changed my mind.”
“What do you mean?”
“I was wrong about him and his behavior, and I ended up voting for him in the election.”
“You did?” Savannah asked, surprised. “I didn’t know that.”
“I didn’t really talk about it with anyone. It’s kind of a personal thing.”
“Wow. That’s . . . unexpected.” She broke into a big smile. “I don’t know why, but I feel like a huge weight just lifted off my shoulders. Is that weird?”
Liz laughed and shook her head. “No.”
“It feels weird.”
“Well, I’m still glad I told you.”
“Me too.”
“Just don’t tell anyone. I’d hate to ruin my reputation as a hard ass,” Liz joked.
“My lips are sealed,” Savannah told her, pushing through the double doors.
The Record Series Inspiration
My inspiration behind the
Record series stems from my work on the presidential campaign in 2012. I worked
on the UNC Chapel Hill campus as a campaign director at the time.
For the year before I started that job full time I'd interned for the campaign and been tossing around the idea about writing a political romance. I wasn't sure how people would take the book since politics have always been such a hot button issue, but when I finally started to write about it, I realized that the politics are really just a backdrop for the relationship in the story. Nothing is expressly controversially political in that aspect, it just is the setting for the romance that blooms between Brady and Liz.
For the year before I started that job full time I'd interned for the campaign and been tossing around the idea about writing a political romance. I wasn't sure how people would take the book since politics have always been such a hot button issue, but when I finally started to write about it, I realized that the politics are really just a backdrop for the relationship in the story. Nothing is expressly controversially political in that aspect, it just is the setting for the romance that blooms between Brady and Liz.
I really
loved the idea of writing a political scandal. I got my masters in political
science right before writing this and I studied campaigns, congress, and the
presidency so I already had a deep understanding of the process. So I thought
it would be a bridge of all of my interests--campaigns, presidency, and
writing!
USA Today bestselling author K.A.
Linde has written the Avoiding series and the Record series as well as the new
adult novels Following Me and Take Me for Granted. She grew up as a military
brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political
science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia
Dance Team, which she still coaches. Post-graduation, she served as the campus
campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A.
lives in Athens, Georgia, with her fiancé and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.
USA Today bestselling author K.A.
Linde has written the Avoiding series and the Record series as well as the new
adult novels Following Me and Take Me for Granted. She grew up as a military
brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political
science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia
Dance Team, which she still coaches. Post-graduation, she served as the campus
campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A.
lives in Athens, Georgia, with her fiancé and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.
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