The Race — Richard North Patterson

He's a decorated Gulf War pilot. A fashion plate. A ladies' man. An independent thinker who speaks his mind and never takes no for an answer. The only thing Americans can expect from Corey Grace is the unexpected...

Love him or hate him, the country can't wait to see how this charismatic white senator from Ohio -- who now has fallen in love with black movie star Lexie Hart -- will perform in the most brutal of political contests. Will Grace endure in spite of his controversial lifestyle, and a tragic mistake buried deep in his past? Or will he perish under pressure-from players on both sides of the party line? Nothing and no one in Grace's life is off-limits once THE RACE begins. Now the only thing this candidate has to lose is...everything.