Off The Record by Elizabeth White
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Beth White is the author of Fireworks and Fair Game, as well as the critically acclaimed Texas Gatekeepers serie from Love Inspired Suspense.
In her own words, she appreciate her most valued roles as wife and mom. Beth is also a second-grade Sunday school teacher, church orchestra member (She plays flute), and artist. She loves to read, crochet, sew, go on mission trips and avoid housework.
Beth lives in Mobile with her minister husband, and is currently on staff at First Baptist Church of North Mobile (fondly known as NoMo), in Saraland, Alabama.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Ambition is on a collision course with a secret from the past.
Judge Laurel Kincade, a rising political star, is announcing her candidacy for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Her aristocratic Old South family, led by her judge grandfather, beams as she takes the podium. Then her eyes light on a reporter in the crowd…and suddenly her past becomes a threat to her future.
Journalist Cole McGaughan, religion reporter for the New York Daily Journal, has received an intriguing call from an old friend. Private investigator Matt Hogan has come across a tip…that Laurel's impeccable reputation might be a facade. Matt suggests that Cole dig up the dirt on the lovely judge in order to snag his dream job as one of the Journal's elite political reporters.
There's just one problem: Cole's history is entangles with Laurel's and he must decide if the story that could make his career is worth the price he'd have to pay.
A sensational scoop becomes a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Can Laurel and Cole find forgiveness and turn their hidden past into a hopeful future...while keeping their feelings off the record?
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Trish's Take
Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to finish reading Off the Record by Elizabeth White. I've gotten about two-thirds of the way through the book though ~ unless there are some strange twists towards the end that I'm not anticipating, I think I've read enough of it to write a brief review.
Laurel Kincade is a likable, strong, courageous character. She can be a bit stubborn and hard headed at times, but her genuine love for others and her commitment to the people under her juristiction balance out her stubborness.
Cole McGaughan was a little harder for me to immediately adore ~ I guess mainly because I have a hard time with men who let women run all over them. But he eventually grew on me.
Off the Record is not my usual type of book. I will admit that I enjoyed it, though. I learned a lot about the way the politial-behind-the-sceens works ~ you'll never catch me within 5 miles of a political campaign! Even though Off the Record leaned a bit too much towards the romanitc side for me to give it a whole-hearted, "You've GOT to read this book!", I definitely give it a "This is a great book for a long weekend at the cabin."
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