Eighteen Acres: A Novel

Brief Description: Three women--White House chief of staff Melanie Kingston, White House correspondent Dale Smith, and president Charlotte Kramer--struggle through a year filled with lies, tragedies, and difficult decisions. Marc Notes: Includes a Readers Club Guide.; Three women--White House chief of staff Melanie Kingston, White House correspondent Dale Smith, and president Charlotte Kramer--struggle through a year filled with lies, tragedies, and difficult decisions. Publisher Marketing: From the former Communications Director for the White House and current political media strategist comes a suspenseful and smart commercial novel about the first female president and all dramas and deceptions she faces both in politics and in love. "Eighteen Acres, "a description used by political insiders when referring to the White House complex, follows the first female President of the United States, Charlotte Kramer, and her staff as they take on dangerous threats from abroad and within her very own cabinet. Charlotte Kramer, the 45th US President, Melanie Kingston, the White House chief of staff, and Dale Smith, a White House correspondent for one of the networks are all working tirelessly on Charlotte's campaign for re-election. At the very moment when they should have been securing success, though, Kramer's White House implodes under rumors of her husband's infidelity and grave errors of judgment on the part of her closest national security advisor. In an upheaval that threatens not only the presidency, but the safety of the American people, Charlotte must fight to regain her footing and protect the the country she has given her life to serving. "Eighteen Acres" combines political and family drama into one un-put-downable novel. It is a smart, juicy and fast-paced read that we're sure fans of commercial women's fiction will fall in total love with. Review Citations:

Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2010 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 08/23/2010 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 105 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

Booklist 10/01/2010 pg. 27 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

People Weekly 11/08/2010 pg. 48 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

Entertainment Weekly 11/12/2010 pg. 78 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

BookPage 11/01/2010 (EAN 9781439194829, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Wallace, Nicolle Nicolle Wallace is a political strategist and former political analyst for "CBS Evening" "News" whose recent posts include White House Communications Director under George W. Bush and campaign advisor for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Wallace lives in New York City and Connecticut.