Dignity — Lesli Richardson

Book 1 of the Determination Trilogy (mmf, political romance, 83k words)

He wants it back…

My name is Kevin Markos, former star anchor for Full News Broadcasting.

I say former, because an exhaustion- and frustration-fueled emotional on-air meltdown of apocalyptic proportions means my previously dignified reputation and stellar career as a highly respected conservative TV news host and commentator lay in smoking, irreparable ruins. Only one person will hire me now, and it's the last person I want to work for -- Democratic Senator ShaeLynn Samuels, who's determined to be the next president of the United States.

My reluctance isn't because of her, but because of who's working for her -- Special Agent Christopher Bruunt, the head of her Secret Service detail.

A college spring break trip I thought was safely hidden in my past, even if it never strayed far from my thoughts, now comes back to haunt me. But if I take this job and succeed, it could resurrect my career and put me at the right hand of the most powerful person in the United States.

But how much am I personally willing to sacrifice to claw my way back to the top? Because Christopher never forgot that spring break, either.

And he has a few agendas of his own.

(Note: The Determination Trilogy is a standalone spin-off trilogy set in the world of the Governor Trilogy and the Devastation Trilogy.)