The World: According to
Rachel
by: Layne Harper
Self Published
Release Date: November
25, 2014
280 pages
Kindle Edition
A
heartbeat away from the President is where White House Chief of Staff Rachael
Early spends almost every waking minute of every day. She’s sacrificed
everything to be in this position including her chance at love, or so she
thinks. But, if you ask her, all of her dreams have come true. Graham Jackson
is a teacher and coach at the President’s son’s school. Graham met Rachael when
he was a staffer during the campaign – a chance meeting that Rachael does not
remember. However, her rally speech inspired the next seven years of his
career. They’re pushed together by the First Family. Rachael’s world shifts on
its axis, and she is left to figure out her new future. What happens next is a
journey of self-discovery, learning how to be a partner in a relationship, and
redefining what it means to have it all.
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Thank you Stephanie S. for guest blogging for this review!
We
were introduced to Rachel in the Infinity Series. She is Charlie’s best friend.
Rachel is a pixie power house, an alpha woman! She is driven and knows what she
wants and will not let anything get in her way – not a man, a marriage or
anything else can take her off of her path. She sets off to start her career
after graduating from Texas A&M and then the Warton School of Business at
Penn both with honors. She begins her career working for Senator Jones starting
right alongside him as he is elected Senator and stays with him as he becomes
President Jones. Her long hours and hard work pay off as she becomes the White
House Chief of Staff; not only the youngest but the first female Chief of
Staff. She has now reached a point where her life is going to change. In one
year her job will end when the new administration comes in. She meets Graham
who teaches history and lacrosse at the school the president’s son attends.
Graham is not like any of the men Rachel has known.
I exit my home-away-from-home, and make my way
through the White House. This is a very familiar walk for me.
“Good evening, ma’am,” Samuel says as I near
the double doors he’s guarding. I like him. He’s about the size of a house,
poker-faced, and does his job—well. That’s a huge positive in my eyes. Finding
people who are good at what they do is a rarity.
“Samuel.” I nod in his direction as I stop in
front of the entrance to the First Family’s private living quarters. “The
President and First Lady are expecting me.”
“Yes, ma’am,” he confirms as he double-checks
the typed list. “Just a moment. There’s another guest who’ll be here shortly.”
“Oh, okay,” I reply a bit perplexed. I’m not
usually kept waiting. Glancing at my watch, I note that I’m right on time—nine
o’clock.
“Hi,” a confused male voice says behind me. “Is
this where I’m supposed to be? This place is a maze.”
“Graham Jackson?” Samuel asks.
“Yes,” the voice replies.
The smell of Ivory soap with a hint of woodsy
cologne causes me to turn my head just enough to check out the man entering my
peripheral vision.
This guy is way too pretty.
He offers me his hand when he arrives at the
double doors. “Graham Jackson. I’m Drake’s lacrosse coach and history teacher.”
He looks like he should be starring on some contrived soap opera instead of
teaching and coaching high school kids. He’s wearing dark jeans that appear to
have been painted on his body. I might actually see the outline of his thigh
muscles. His white, tucked-in Brooks Brothers polo accentuates his dark olive
complexion. His wavy mahogany hair falls nicely against his prominent
cheekbones, and shows off his strong jaw. He’s maybe in his early thirties, or
he could be in his late twenties.
But then he smiles. His clear blue eyes light
up, and one single dimple appears under his right eye. Is this guy for real?
Something that I’ve learned in my thirty-eight years on this planet is if
they’re pretty, they’re either gay or way too high maintenance for my taste.
“Rachael Early, White House Chief of Staff,” I
reply as I shake his hand. I bet all his female students have had at least one
wet dream starring their history teacher.
“I know,” he says with a shy smile and a dip of
his chin. “I watch and read the news. You’re better looking in person.”
For some reason, I find his comment, or maybe
it’s how he delivers it, disarming, and I laugh. “Usually, I hear, ‘I thought
you were taller.’ I’ll definitely take better looking.”
And so
it begins…..Rachel and Graham have amazing chemistry. Graham is sexy,
confident, charming, sweet and very naughty. He wants it all with her. Rachel
finds she can’t be with Graham the way she has been with other men (physical
release only). She starts to question herself and her decisions. Were her
sacrifices worth it?
So
life gets all in the way! We get to see glimpses of Colin & Charlie and
even Aiden! My heart was in my throat in the last chapter! I was yelling at my
Kindle!
And so
now I must wait….for Graham’s story…..
Rating: 5/5 Stars
You don’t have to read the Infinity Series to read this book but I would
suggest reading it at some point.
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