About the Book
Synopsis
The Presidency is under attack, extremist groups storm American democracy, and conspiracies get confused for the truth – but despite all that, love and family prevail. Sound familiar? Runnning with the President book is a conspiracy thriller with a political romance that mirrors today’s headlines delivers an escape from reality you deserve. Meet Doris Machado - a recently widowed nurse living in New York City and is called to be a First Responder after a massive terrorist attack and assassination attempt on the President of the United States. Days later, she stumbles on a secret that blurs the lines between what’s wrong and right – the grey area of life – where most of us live. Doris has dedicated her life to caregiving, and on the day of the attack - the limits of her dedication are tested as she grapples with her patient’s amnesia and a case of mistaken identity. Inadvertently, Doris finds herself in over her head and while trying to be a hero, she often feels like the villain – not sure who she can trust – including herself. Realizing that, in order to save her patient’s life, she must risk her own (life) and leave New York City to go on a daring cross-country run from the very Government agencies that should be protecting her. Meanwhile, the U.S. Government is under attack from within and militants take matters into their own hands. In a race against time, the courageous First Lady and her five children put their lives on the line in a search to find their missing father. The hunt for the truth and the President takes Doris and the First Family down a path of epic loss and forbidden love and will leave you asking yourself – what would I do?
Themes in the Novel
Core to the book is the concept that most of us live in the middle. For example, most Americans are neither extreme right or left politically. They are in the middle - most of us wanting the same thing and having a lot more in common that we think. Another theme is the grey area in life - another place most of us live. Many time we have to make decisions that are neither right or wrong. They are the best decisions we can make considering limitations of everyday life - financial, family, work, time, health, and our individual experiences - the journeys that shape who we are. Love is another core theme. It's central to the story and to each subplot. Every character in this novel is driven by love. For better or for worse. Often, it's hard to control love or stop loving. Even after death.