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The Illusion of Power

by J. L. Seegars Publisher: INDEPENDENT CAT

Intimacy and power on the campaign trail

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Intimacy and power on the campaign trail

Set during her husband’s presidential campaign, Selene Taylor’s story brings the pressures of political life into close contact with questions of intimacy and identity. His infidelity complicates her public role, while the two men assigned to protect her become part of a tangled emotional landscape. The description frames Selene, Cal, and Beck through trauma, legacy, self-protection, and the desire to be chosen and loved. The book is presented as a contemporary Black romance concerned with the risks and contradictions of being near political power, as well as the need to be fully seen.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary romance set amid a presidential campaign.
  • Readers seeking Black romance that explores intimacy, identity, and political power.
  • Readers open to a romantic triangle involving a woman and the two men tasked with protecting her.

Themes

Political power and public lifeInfidelityIntimacy and identityTrauma, legacy, and self-protectionLove and being seen

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Book overview

For fans of the New Camelot series by Sierra Simone and Kennedy Ryan's All the King's Men duet, comes The Illusion of Power. A spicy, contemporary romance that follows future First Lady, Selene Taylor, during the integral months of her husband's campaign for the Oval where she finds herself navigating the embarrassment of his infidelity, the dangers of being a Black woman in proximity to political power, and perhaps worst of all, falling for the two men tasked with protecting her.

 

A Black romance about power, politics, intimacy, identity, and what it means to be fully seen.

 

It's about Selene, Cal, and Beck, three people navigating trauma, legacy, love, and the complicated ways we try to protect ourselves while still wanting to be chosen. Wanting to be loved. Needing it.

 

 

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