Party of Two

Olivia Monroe has moved from New York to Los Angeles to start her own law firm. One night at a hotel bar she strikes up a conversation with a man named Max Powell. Only afterward does she learn that he is the newly elected junior senator from California.

Max's office makes privacy a priority, so the two keep things secret at first. They have little choice, since a senator cannot date casually without someone noticing.

Once they go public, reporters turn their attention to Olivia. Her career and her past are now open to questions, and the scrutiny lands on a relationship that is still new.

Jasmine Guillory's Wedding Date series reaches its fifth installment here, a contemporary romance. Race and class run through the story, alongside the cost of living in the public eye.

The question that drives the book is whether Olivia and Max can hold together under constant attention, or whether what they feel is too fragile to survive a politician's spotlight.