A timely, interesting concept for a novel. What would happen if one of the states (in this case, North Dakota) attempted to secede from the United States? What with the red/blue divisions we are currently experiencing, I did not find the idea to be too "far-out-there". And the author wrote a good st...
I am reading this book behind closed doors in my bedroom and just thinking this could happen has every hair on my neck raised and I can't even begin to count the goose pimples. It's like every other chapter someone is being murdered. And the people doing it are nobodies. They are just coming out of ...
The Candidate (A Newsmakers Novel) by Lis Wiehl is about political intrigue and media manipulation. It reminded me of The Manchurian Candidate written by Richard Condon. It is an intense story. I gave it four stars. I received a complimentary Kindle copy from Thomas Nelson and NetGalley. That did ...
In covering the presidential election campaign, star newsmaker Erica Sparks notices that favored candidate Senator Mike Ortiz seems dependent on his wife to an unnatural degree. Celeste Ortiz is a brilliant and glamorous billionaire who—along with her best friend and confidant Lily Lau—has engineere...
Intense! This book would be the perfect candidate for a film adaption. It was so intense, gripping and full of political intrigue that I was keen to read to the end. I'm not American, but there is a lot of hoopla surrounding this particular US election. This book couldn't have been read at a more p...
By: Lis Wieh NewsMakers #2 ISBN: 9780718037680 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Publication Date: 10/4/2016 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 StarsA special thank you to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Lis Wiehl returns following The Newsmakers, (2014) with THE ...
TV reporter Erica Sparks has become a superstar overnight. Is it due to her hard work and talent, or is she at the center of a spiraling conspiracy? Erica Sparks is a beautiful and ambitious reporter who has just landed her dream job at Global News Network in New York. And while it was hard to leave...
OK... bring on the next book!Which you know is going to happen thanks to the ending. I love that ending too. Never mind, I loved the story. That gradual build up is so enthralling as a reader. Usually I hate abrupt endings, but this time it worked. It was more of a BAM moment.This lady is a talented...
By: Lis Wiehl Sebastian Stuart -Contributor ISBN: 9780718037673 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Fiction Publication Date: 1/19/2016 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars A special thank you to Nelson--FICTION and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. There is so much here, so hold on - i...
This was a fun, no-frills read for me. The story seemed a little unbelievable, but I feel like that contributed to the entertainment factor of the plot. GNN is becoming the largest and most powerful news distributor in the country. Erica believes she has landed the job of a lifetime when she is hi...
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