Title: Mr. President
Author: Katy Evans
Category/Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: October 31st
Publication Date: October 31st
He's won the hearts of
millions. But is he willing to lose his?
I met the president’s son
when we were both young. Matthew Hamilton was handsome, polished, and
intelligent. I’d never met a guy like him.
He promised me that he’d
never run for president. I promised that if he did, I’d be by his side.
Three terms later, an
invitation to join Matthew Hamilton’s campaign is the most exhilarating opportunity
I’ve ever experienced. I'm determined to make a difference; he is determined to
win.
Focused on his goal, Matt
is steadfast, ruthless, and disarming. All eyes are on him and his popularity
is surging. But soon, the next possible president of the United States is
possessing me in more ways than one—and despite the risks, I'm helpless to
resist.
We're stealing touches,
stealing moments, and stealing away at night. But our chemical connection is
quickly becoming dangerously combustive, putting not only my heart, but Matt's
chance at the presidency on the line.
Winning will take
everything. Walking away will be the hardest thing of all.
Katy Evans is
a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Her
debut REAL shot to the top of the bestselling lists in 2013 and since then 9 of
her titles have been New York Times bestsellers. Her books have been translated
into nearly a dozen languages across the world.
3.5 “I’m yours, Mr. President” Stars
ARC provided by author
Thank you!
Let’s just start by
saying that I love these President-theme romances, and I applaud the authors
and publishing teams for releasing these books at the perfect time, since the
POTUS election is just around the corner.
I’ve recently finished American Queen by Sierra Simone, and
that’s also a story about POTUS doing nasty things. I feel weird saying that,
but if you’re into romances with strong, powerful man, it doesn’t get more
powerful than the POTUS, does it? While American
Queen is more erotica than romance, Mr.
President is exactly in my comfort zone. So, pick your poison. Or read
both. That’s what I did.
Anyway… Mr. President is the story of Charlotte, the daughter of a senator who met
the POTUS when she was eleven. That night, she also met his son, a boy older
than her, but who held her attention from the start. When POTUS said his son
would one day take his place at the White House, Charlotte promised she’d be
part of his campaign when that happened. Flash forward a decade and that boy,
Matthew, announces he’s running for President, and he wants Charlotte to keep
her word.
Seeing in Matthew all
the qualities she wants in a President, Charlotte decides to join his campaign
and work for the man she hopes will become the next POTUS. What she doesn’t
expect is to realize that the crush she had on Matthew is still alive, even
after those many years, and it isn’t one-sided.
With Matthew’s campaign
focusing on his life as a single man devoted solely to America, a romance (or a
scandal) with a woman working on his campaign might ruin his chances at getting
elected, so Matthew and Charlotte have to either resist each other or be very
discreet. Of course with all the sizzling chemistry between them, they have to
choose option number two.
I mentioned in my review
of American Queen that I expected to
have a Scandal-like story, but that ended up not being true. Well, I found that
here, with Mr. President. In truth,
with this story, we got to see what the Shonda Rhymes’ show ended up only
showing with flashbacks. We have a man running for President and having an
affair with a woman working on his campaign, and a possible scandal that will
rise if people find out about it. And that was exactly what I was looking forward
to reading.
Charlotte was a likable
character. She had this air of innocence about her that was intriguing, because
she was so deep into politics, with her family and everyone else around her
belonging to that world, that I would’ve guessed her to be a little more “corrupted”.
Maybe that’s just the Brazilian in me… In my country, politics and innocent don’t
go together.
She also tried to stay
professional as hard as she could. She wasn’t throwing herself at Matthew, even
when she realized he was just as attracted to her as she was to him. I liked
that about her.
We also got to see a
little about Matthew in his POV chapters. What made me really fall for Matthew
was the fact that he was the perfect candidate. Man, I wish he was real,
because I think he’s what America needs now. An intelligent, ambitious and level-headed
man with integrity and solid plans. It also doesn’t hurt that he’s sexy AF. I
could totally understand why Charlotte chose to drop everything and do her best
to get this man elected—I’d do the same.
My main criticism is
that it took a little longer than I normally like to get the romance going.
Sure it was interesting to see the behind the scenes of a presidential
campaign, but I wanted more of Matthew and Charlotte sooner.
If you’re in an election
mood, I’d recommend picking up this book and giving it a chance.
*If you liked this review (or not), if you read the book (or not), come say hello and leave your comments bellow.
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