Love and Politics

by J.L. Bowman

One night of negotiations was all it took for talented lawyer Gabriella Martinez to fall in love. The problem was Liam doesn’t do relationships, friendships, no ‘ships of any kind. She does.

When Gabriella is asked to join the gubernatorial campaign as a speech writer, she enters a the world of politics and ethics. Where union leaders, interns, and the political party big wigs all want her to take the leap and run for office. She’s not sure...

She wants the best campaign manager, the one man who pulls the political puppet strings, sexy jaded Liam. Life on the campaign road gets tricky. A sick family member, a new bigger campaign and their stubborn hearts keeping pulling them apart.

It will take leverage and one negotiating trick she learned as a young lawyer to get what she wants.

Can she make him believe in love again?

Genres: Romance

338 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2021

About the author

JL Bowman grew up imagining, dreaming, reading, and writing. She is a wife to the Captain of Fun, mother to a freethinking spawn, inspirerer of young minds, organizer for employee rights, and at night, a writer of adventures, love, and sadness. 
Teacher
Writer
Avid reader, hiker, baseball watcher and adventurer. 
You can often find Ms. Bowman at her computer weaving her next novel.

Reviews

[Cyprus Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never thought I'd like politics this much! Great characters, good story, all sorts of sweet things going on in here. Gabriella doesn't take crap from anyone, and she's not afraid to stand up for what she thinks is right. Many smooches in here, read it now!

[Imogen Keeper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved watching Gabriella and Liam seduce one another over the negotiations table!

The opening was spectacular with the tango metaphor and their love grew so naturally from there. There were some sweet moments with him carrying her with her broken foot, and some steamy ones, too!

I loved his tractor-beam gaze, and her strength and power and goodness.

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 i enjoyed this book but nothing about it really grabbed me

[Angelina Fiore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and read it in a week. I love the that the settings was in politics which is different and interesting to me. I knew all the cities the story was set in , so it was easy to picture where they were traveling during the campaign trail. I love the flow of the story between Liam and Gabriella. They have always worked on opposite sides as lawyers but after one dinner that changes. I loved all the supporting character’s and how Gabriela’s work life intertwines with her family life.

[Claudete Takahashi · Rating 5 out of 5]

In a good-humored and fast-paced way, this story describes the do´s and don´ts of relationships, the development of political icons, and all the difficulties that are encompassed in a run for a position in government. The plot is well written, the characters are relatable, especially when situations regarding gender and race are described, and through all the story that are strong family and friendship values. A very good start to a new series! I´ll be looking forward to reading the next books that will come!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Emily Pennington · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liam and Gabriella's Story . . .

I can’t say that I like being thrown in the political setting, since it takes all the romance out, but I tried to ignore that. Gabriella and Liam are interesting to watch as they try to manipulate things. The objective for Gabriella is to seduce Liam and make him hers. Will she be successful?

I don’t recall feeling any real fondness for either of the characters, so I couldn’t experience their falling in love as I had expected. Maybe that politics thing affects me more negatively than I realized!

[Buturot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story started with Gabriella and Liam negotiating the terms of an employee's benefits. This was followed with more time together and the romance bloomed.

This is my first from this author. I enjoyed this light-hearted easy to read 22-chapter story. Was entertained by the banter between these two and the romance that ensued.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Jeanne Chepko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Politics and Romance

Gabriela and Liam have a serious sexual spark even when negotiating for opposite sides. When he approaches her to work on campaign strategies and speech writing with a push for her to run for the Senate life gets crazy. Politics at its best. Family, interns, handlers, stress, competition and falling in love make for a fast paced read. Witty banter and great characters.
I received a complimentary copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

[Sarah Nielsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received this as an arc for my honest review

This book sounded so interesting but it fell short on so many points for me. There was no chemistry between Gabriella and Liam, the whole romance felt forced. Liam was for me not very likable, he manipulated things and was so hot and cold. I just didn’t like this book.

[Poppy Minnix · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this read! Liam is a get it done man with no room for relationships. Gabriella is an up and coming political superstar who doesn't do flings. They are fiercely competitive and that sparks some serious chemistry between them.

Pick up if you like political settings, a diverse cast, and slow build love with some hiccups along the way!

[Geraldine Streit · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is ok but a bit boring. Gabriella is to focus on her love life for be really credible in the position they want her.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a good, and enjoyable funny romance read. The story has a good story line. The characters are good, and they have good chemistry.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[AllYouCanReadBuffet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved loved loved this book! Liam and Gabriella are adorably sweet and his tractor beam eyes made me giddy!