...don't talk about that....

Kayla could come back powerfully in a sequel. Yes, I agree, more of her would have been good. At least she lasted the distance, whereas I thought XXXtine was about to be rescued from the bathtub.

Elementary, my dear Watson.

Thank you, my dear Watson.

;) Good deduction, Sherlock. lol

I see where at least two others made the connection to Allen Drury. Must be old futzers like me who can remember back that far.

my husband and I mused that Frank and Olivia would become part of a shadow government. It would be an enjoyable sequel. I would love to read about how to keep that needle moving-certainly it can't be done in in one election cycle. As well, I would have enjoyed more of Kayla's story, and her work as a journalist.

See my comment below.

I will read Capable of Honor before Xmas I think. Thanks for the review by the way.

Oh, thanks for the review, because of the heading I think it is yours, nice clue.

Allen Drury's series begins with 'Advise and Consent' and goes through 'Promise of Joy'. The intervening books are 'Capable of Honor', 'A Shade of Difference', 'Preserve and Protect', 'Come Nineveh, Come Tyre'. At the end of 'Preserve and Protect', there is a seminal event which, in 'Come Nineveh...' and 'Promise...', points to two different endings. Which is where I came up with the comment concerning 'channeling Allen Drury..'. So, to get the full import, you are in for a long reading session. Settle back, get comfortable and have at it.

You went the more realistic route :)

Actually, sorry, that was the way the original manuscript went. Olivia ends up Veep to Claire, and asks that FS becomes Treasury Sec. But then I discarded that one.

The principled way...I get it. Funny... it crossed my mind that Olivia would end up vice pres with Claire.

Planning on it...will do soon... :) ("compassionate about other people's money" lol... Compassionate...ha)

The new wave in Hollywood is to show the evil businessman antagonist not even get his due; unimaginably cynical and infinitely worse than the antagonist like that getting his comeuppance; anyone saw Arbitrage starring Richard Gere? That's where the culture has got to. Good luck with your novel.

I had 3 endings---Olivia becomes Prez, and FS moves into the White House as Treasury Sec. Frank becomes Prez. And then the one that made the cut. {The SEC is very powerful and can go after anyone with a lot of money. And to run a campaign like FS, you have to be a billionaire to fund it entirely yourself, and be beholden to none.}

Many thanks. I hope you can do an Amazon review. Originally I had some other famous author's quote, but changed it to this. Another of my personal favourites from the book is Senator Olivia Allen's "my colleagues are very compassionate with other people's money."

Being and staying principled IS the key. It's the answer to everything, actually.

I just added your name and book name to it. :)

Thanks! I love it (loved the book too). I'm using it currently as the signature on my emails. :)

There were other readers, including an editor at a publishing house, who felt let down at the election outcome, but some liked the non-cheesy ending & the unpredictability. As Kayla says afterward "we moved the needle...by quite a lot," and Frank says at the start "Id rather be right than President."

Hi, John, I hadn't heard of Allen Drury until Walter Donway, and then another reader compared the book to Advice & Consent. I still haven't read that book. Please do a review on Amazon when you can.

Yes, that's original. You can use it with attribution.

huh? lol