State of Affairs

A BWWM Political Romantic Suspense Thriller

By: L. Lewis

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She spins the lies. He represents the dream. When the truth becomes deadly, they are the only ones left to trust.

Amara Diallo is Washington D.C.’s most efficient crisis manager. She knows the cardinal rule of the swamp: truth is irrelevant; the only thing that matters is the story that sticks. But when a desperate late-night call from her former mentor leads her to the Library of Congress, she walks into a trap she can’t spin. Witnessing the brutal execution of a U.S. Senator, Amara is instantly framed as the villain—a radicalized killer and kidnapper.

Senator Liam Sterling is the Golden Boy of the GOP and the heir to a political dynasty. Raised to believe his family’s Heritage Trust is a beacon of charity, his world shatters when he watches his godfather’s assassins murder a man to protect the family secrets. Now, the media is painting him as a helpless hostage, a victim of Amara’s "radical" agenda.

Forced together by a conspiracy that wants them both dead, the cynic and the idealist must go on the run.

Stripped of their resources, phones, and identities, Amara and Liam have only a mysterious black ledger and each other. As they navigate a landscape of grimy motels and backwoods hideouts, they uncover a century-old rot at the heart of the Sterling legacy—one that orchestrated the destruction of Amara’s own father.

With a "shoot on sight" order on their heads and the full weight of a corrupt media machine against them, the friction of survival turns into a desperate, undeniable desire. To survive, Liam must destroy the legacy he was born to protect, and Amara must trust the one man who represents everything she hates.

Features:

• High-Stakes Political Thriller: A fast-paced dive into the corruption of D.C., featuring secret societies, media manipulation, and a fight for the truth.
• BWWM Romantic Suspense: A slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance between a fierce Black crisis manager and a privileged white Senator who learns to check his privilege.
• Forced Proximity: From fleeing a murder scene to sharing the "only bed" in a safe house, the tension is palpable.
• The "Grand Gesture": A climax where love means burning down your own empire to save the woman you love.