The Senator's Wife

The Senator's Wife Series Book 1

By: Jen Lyon

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Two women. Two worlds. One love worth risking it all.

When professional soccer player Alex Grey goes on a vacation to the local South Carolina islands, she isn't anticipating any life-changing events. Just a relaxing weekend to prepare for the upcoming season. But that quickly changes when she finds herself the lone witness to a sailing accident and makes the decision to risk her own life to save a drowning woman—unwittingly coming to the rescue of a US senator's wife, Catharine Cleveland.

Despite the vast disparity between their worlds, the two women find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another after the near-catastrophic afternoon. Following a series of interactions from the soccer fields of Portland, to the Marina District of San Francisco Bay, and the cutthroat political circle of Washington, D.C., they find their friendship growing, transforming into an attraction neither woman can deny.

Nor an attraction either woman can comfortably embrace.

As the magnetism of their connection grows, both women are forced to decide if the pursuit of love is worth the cost while living under the scrutiny of the public eye.

The Senator's Wife is Book One of a three book series.

©2023 Jen Lyon (P)2026 Jen Lyon

My new favorite author!!!

So many sapphic books lack depth and there is usually zero character development. That is not the case with this amazing trilogy! I’ve loved every word and feel like I know the many characters. I can’t wait to read more from this author! Abby Craden did a knock out job with the narration! I’ve listened to many from her and this is her best yet!!!

Good Age Gap Low Burn!!

I have to be honest this book was a slow start for me… but after the first few chapters I was hooked! It’s a good slow burn… Age Gap…Love story… This book isn’t heavy on the spice… but I didn’t miss it!! Abby Craden killed the narration of this one!! I can’t wait to jump into book two!!

Not a Senators Wife Material

Spice Level: 1/5 Closed-Door

TW: Domestic violence and an almost domestic rape.

Catharine Cleveland and Alex Grey meet in the most incidental way. Alex happens to save Mrs. Cleveland from drowning just off the shore of a South Carolina beach that she just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Mrs. Cleveland is currently married to a U.S. Senator for South Carolina. Alex plays for the South Carolina NWSL team but is eventually traded away to the opposite coast, in California to play for the newest California NWSL expansion team. During this time and after the trade, Alex and Catherine forge a friendship and more. Complications arise due to Catherine being married and Alex dating Caleb. Catherine falls under more scrutiny as her husband puts in a bid to run for President. Can Catherine and Alex beat the odds to be together? Pick this title up and check it out.

I will say, for me, my only disappointment was the lack of spice. I definitely love my stories with some spice to them. That being said. This story kept me very interested. So interested, I'm now listening to the second book in the series. I am invested. The writing of Jen Lyon is magnificent. I especially loved the integration of the NWSL and the USWNT. I like both and, to me, some of the descriptions of the fictional NWSL teams, I was trying to guess who they might have been based off of and even the other player descriptions. Not sure when Jen Lyon was writing this story but talk of the expansion NWSL team out in California, I wonder if inspiration came from ACFC or Bay FC.

Unforgettable Nuanced Characters

first Jen Lyon novel I've listened to; this story did not disappoint. multiple layers within this beautifully woven story. looking forward to starting the sequel asap.

lovely

well written, well read, truly engaging story. so hooked am I that I am buying the next two and plan to do nothing until I complete the series