Despite being a serious student with admirable career aspirations, particularly in comparison to her sexually-active and flippant roommate, Liz suffers many embarrassing and juvenile moments. As a college student, there is an obvious maturity difference between the two of them. I wish I loved Liz as much as I loved Brady.

And then there is private-time Brady, the dominant, passionate, and caring individual Liz gets to spend occasional days with in and out of bed. Whose stone-walled face doesn’t give off a flicker of emotion or recognition when he encourages Liz at a public event. There is politician Brady, who is professional, courteous, and powerful. In a way, Brady was a two-faced man, with an obvious public and private persona. He was a consistent character, which doesn’t sound like a sexy quality, but compared to flip-flopper Liz, his characterization was refreshing.

Brady is only twenty-seven years old and though Liz’s age is never mentioned – she’s an upcoming college junior, but can legally get into bars (this ambiguity really bothered me). Though Brady may start off by calling the shots, this is no May-December romance. And since his schedule is jam-packed and he has the most to lose, he’ll decide the when and the where of their relationship. His number one focus is on the primary in August. He’s a Senator and she’s a reporter, so their relationship needs to stay under-wraps because it would destroy both of their careers. Feeling an instant attraction, but knowing how negatively Liz would impact his election, Brady proposes a casual, yet secret affair.īrady Maxwell is surprisingly upfront with Liz. Having never agreed with his politics, she asks a doozy and the Senator brushes her off with a generic, non-answer! Later, Liz and Brady unexpectedly meet up in a bar and she’s surprised by how much she likes him, despite their political differences.

After the Senator announces he’ll be running for the House, Liz manages to ask him a question. She’s looking to impress her boss and editor, Hayden Lane, whom she’s harbored a two-year long crush on. Liz Dougherty is on her first big assignment for her college newspaper, covering a last-minute press conference called by the young and handsome Senator Brady Maxwell III. Published: March 11th 2014 by Montlake Romance

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