The Politics of Love by Drew Taylor Book Review

In The Politics of Love, Drew Taylor has pulled together a number of tropes and meshed them into a compelling and touching story. It has the romcom vibes, with the added tension of real world hurt and brokenness, in a setting that is decidedly not real world for most of us. I have definitely never been the campaign manager for a billionaire presidential candidate. But she has done it in a way that feels organic. 

Marriage of convenience, workplace romance, enemies to love, plus the addition of Pride and Prejudice vibes — it was beautifully done. 

Hayden and Darcy’s romance was a very slow burn, which was fitting because of where their relationship was at the start. It also seemed that Darcy was mildly on the autism spectrum, though that was never addressed. That alone makes a relationship breakthrough take time to seem realistic. 

A couple of things I especially loved about it were the spiritual message and the twist that made their relationship so much more perfect. Both main characters were continually looking to God for help and direction in their lives. And I love surprise twists that endear me to the characters and tie things together. 

This is a sweet, clean, dual point of view romance and I highly recommend it. 

Here is Drew's own description:

How do you find a wife for a man who lives up to his Austenian romantic hero’s name? You become her.

Hayden Bennett—campaign manager, secret anime addict, and ball of sunshine—is tasked with finding a wife for the world’s most insufferable man. A.K.A, her billionaire boss, Darcy Marshall. But in a dramatic turn of events, Darcy offers Hayden the promoted position of wife alongside a pay raise and a place to live after getting kicked out of her apartment. Hayden, regardless of her fierce independence, considers his offer thanks to her complicated past. She can be the loyal wife of a man who makes her blood boil and causes early gray hairs for a few short years, right?

Darcy Marshall found the perfect wife—his campaign manager. His poll numbers have never been higher, and he’s destined for the presidency. Home life, on the other hand, is the equivalent to driving seventy miles per hour down a street littered with potholes. Hayden Bennett may have been the perfect choice for a wife on paper, but now Darcy wonders how he will possibly spend up to eight years married to the spitfire woman who challenges him at every turn.

The Politics of Love follows two broken souls as they navigate their personal scars, the pressures of the national spotlight, and a fake (but becoming more real by the day) marriage.

You can purchase The Politics of Love on Amazon.

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