Audio Book Description:
Corey Grace-a handsome and charismatic senator from Ohio-is plunged by an act of terrorism into a fierce presidential primary battle with thefavorite of the party establishment and a magnetic leader of the Christian right. A decorated Gulf War pilot, Grace insists on voting his ownconscience rather than the party line, and this stubborn independence-together with his growing romance with Lexie Hart, an African-American moviestar-has earned him a reputation as an unpredictable iconoclast. A vivid and sometimes frightening depiction of contemporary power politics, THE RACEalso takes on the most incendiary issuesin American culture: racism, terrorism, religious fundamentalism, gay rights, and therise of media monopolies withtheir own agendas and lust for power. As the pressure of the campaign intensifies, Grace encounters betrayal, excruciating moral choices, and secretsthat can destroy lives. Ultimately, the race leads to a deadlocked party convention where Grace must resolve the conflict between his feelings forLexie and his presidential ambitions-anddecide just who and what he is willing to sacrifice.
