Political Capital – Out June 25th
When I started seeing a therapist in the summer of 2020, one of the first things we worked on was vulnerability. At the time, I was pretty shut down. I shouldered everything and rarely told anyone when I was struggling. I just dug my heels in and kept going while the weight of the world grew heavier on my shoulders. The hows and whys of what led me to that place aren’t relevant here, but the work he and I did together was critical in how I function today.
Which leads me to this confession:
Political Capital was supposed to come out today, June 11.
It’s not (but it IS coming out this month – keep reading!). The reason for the change in plans has nothing to do with editing or production timelines and everything to do with me. Are you ready? Here’s where the vulnerability I worked so hard on in therapy comes into play.
I’m terrified to release this book.
This isn’t the usual fear and anxiety that comes with releasing any work of art into the world. This is deeper than that. This is my first book after a rocky experience releasing Political Gain. One day, I might dive deeper into what happened there, but for now, just know it sent me to a pretty dark place. My mental health was already on the rocks at the time, thanks to general life circumstances, and this was, in sum, the kick when I was down.
I didn’t write a single word for six weeks. I cried a lot. I had anxiety attacks. At one point, I had my Amazon account open and the mouse hovering over the button that would, with one click, take down every book I’d ever published.
Thankfully, I had friends who stepped in. A dad who let me cry and, in true “Girl Dad” form, asked what he could do to fix it. A lawyer who assured me and reassured me, and who eventually kindly reminded me he had 20+ years of experience and did, in fact, know what he was talking about. And a CPA who, while listening to me vent while reviewing all my 2025 tax papers, said: “Yeah, it sucks. But the only way through is through it, you know?”
I do know.
The only way through fear is through it, and if I’ve learned anything about fear, it’s that it will always give you a reason not to do something. I want to be an author, and I can’t be an author if I don’t release my books. I can’t let fear keep me from letting you, the reader, have a chance to read Political Capital.
I can’t let what is, frankly, nearly cripplign fear, keep me from pursuing a dream.
And so, with a deep breath, a lot of fear, and, despite it all, a lot of excitement, I share with you, Political Capital.
Lyla Adler has spent her life surrounded by power.
Now she’s beginning to understand what people will do to keep it.
Determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s death, Lyla follows a trail of secrets that leads deeper into a world of influence, corruption, and carefully constructed lies. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous her search becomes.
For Kage Kensington, falling in love with Lyla was never part of the plan. As their relationship deepens, so do the secrets between them. Kage knows there are truths he can’t afford to reveal, truths that could destroy the trust they’ve built and put Lyla directly in the crosshairs of people far more dangerous than she realizes. But the closer Lyla gets to answers, the harder it becomes for Kage to separate the woman he loves from the secrets he has no choice but to keep.
With enemies closing in, loyalties tested, and secrets threatening to surface, Lyla and Kage find themselves caught in a deadly game where power is currency, trust is fragile, and love may be the one thing they can’t survive.
Political Capital is Book Two in the Political Gain series, where power corrupts, love is leverage, and every secret comes with a price.
*Paperback will be available the day of release on Amazon and anywhere paperbacks are sold online
