The Art Of The Next Best

By Deborah Nam-Krane

Martin Shepard could live a sheltered life in academia with his wealthy fiancee Jessie Bartolome, but he’s seen too much to settle for comfortable. The wounds Alex Sheldon inflicted on Martin’s loved ones have finally healed over, but what if they weren’t his only victims? Finding out that Alex was enabled by the political network he’d carefully built over time might disgust most people, but maybe that double-edged sword can work against him too.

If politics is the art of the next best, shouldn’t everyone in it start with a dream?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Deborah Nam-Krane
• Release date: Mar 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310787164

Deborah Nam-Krane

Deborah Nam-Krane is a Boston-based writer who has been telling stories in one way or another since she could talk. In addition to writing romance/chick lit/women's fiction, she's also intensely interested in education, history, economics, policy and media literacy- that is, when her four children (two of whom are homeschooled) allow her to be.

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The Art Of The Next Best

Book Four and a Half of The New Pioneers

by Deborah Nam-Krane

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE ART OF THE NEXT BEST

AUTHOR’S NOTE

THE GOLDEN BOY RETURNS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

THE ART OF THE NEXT BEST

Jack Donnelly had listened to the man across from him for the last ten minutes. He answered the questions without nervousness, but Jack knew that he wasn't getting the whole story. And one thing he had learned was that the less he knew going into something, the likelier he was to have that something blow up in his face later.

Jack folded his arms across his broad chest. Let's be straight, okay? On paper you're overqualified, and your references are excellent. So tell me why you'd rather slog away for me when you could safely stay in academia. And don't BS me about how unsafe your university is right now, because politics is always going to be more unstable than anything else. Even in this city.

Martin Shepard smiled at Jack from across the table. He put his hands on the table as if to show that he didn't have anything dangerous with him. I voted for you in the last election.

Jack