4 Stars
Synopsis
Fans of Scandal, House of Cards, and The Good Wife will love Grace Colton…
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Colton is the most famous woman in politics—and the loneliest—until a drawling, sexy stranger offers her one night: no strings and no regrets. And it rocks her world.
Grace wakes to an empty hotel room and a phone call. The dark horse for the 2016 presidential election, Senator Shep Conover, is considering her as his vice presidential running mate.
Before she can be selected, Grace must be vetted and coached by Shep’s political consultant, Jared Rankin, who already knows too many intimate details about her. He’s Mr. One-Night Stand.
Grace is torn: play nice with Jared to join the senator’s ticket, or play hardball and back the slick frontrunner? As the Democratic National Convention approaches, Grace must decide where her loyalties lie and if she can trust Jared with her future—and her heart.
The Phoenix Candidate is an adult erotic romance recommended for mature readers.
Review
“Grace, you’re a beautiful woman. You can do whatever you choose, but here’s what I am offering: No stories. No strings. And no regrets in the morning.”
Grace Colton has an image to uphold. As a congresswoman she knows she needs to be careful of what she does and how it might appear to her constituents. But as a lonely widow out with friends she feels all woman and is very attracted to the domineering man she meets at a bar. Deciding to anonymously go home with him for one incredible night that full filled many a fantasy she feels alive for the first time in a long time. But when the next day comes and she finds out that not everything was as anonymous as she though does she have regrets or does she decide that there is room for more in her life than fighting for the legacies of the husband and child she lost.
“I have no problem mixing business with pleasure, especially when there are so many possibilities.”
After falling in love with her Tattoo Thief series, Heidi Joy Tretheway is a 1-click author for me. I wasn’t sure what to expect when The Phoenix Candidate arrived on my kindle but I decided to dive in blind and I am very happy I did. The Phoenix Candidate is a super sexy political drama that will leave you guessing where Grace’s loyalties will lie when all is said and done. I love how Heidi took a political drama and sexed it up without making it feel cheap or cheesy! I got the best of both the drama and erotica worlds and I am excited to continue the series.
“No kiss. Fitting. Jared’s no prince, and my life is anything but a fairy tale.”
Jared was the highlight of this book for me. I love a man who is not all good and not all bad. He leaves me guessing and wondering, plus the man gives good dirty talk and we all know that us Red Cheeks Chicks are suckers for a dirty talking man. From the beginning Jared can tell that Grace (who is powerful in her own life) desperately wants to give in and give up control in the bedroom and boy is Jared willing to do that for her. But her has a catch and something she becomes even more desperate for . . . he won’t kiss her on the lips. He was constantly leaving me wondering where his issues came from and if they were even something he would be able to move past.
“Oh no, you do not, Mr. Tease. You will not fucking take me to the edge and just leave me there.”
Overall, The Phoenix Candidate was an easy read that was very different than any other erotic novel I have read and I am very excited to get the next part in this story soon!
~miranda
