The foundations of American freedom are shaken in this story about politics and journalism in Michigan. Chip Halick, a journalist on the political beat, discovers secrets about the popular governor that can potentially destroy his reputation, and put his "New Freedom" agenda at risk. ↵↵Faced with the possibility of having his past indiscretions detailed in the newspaper, the governor launches an attack in a manner completely contradictory to his public image and platform. Having made a career out of championing the cause of freedom, he is suddenly snared in a trap of his own making. In the conflict that ensues, the governor exercises both legal and political means to suppress the truth about his past. ↵↵Armed with the power of the press, Chip nonetheless recognizes that his freedom to publish salacious news comes with a cost: his professional reputation. ↵↵Set in the Michigan capital, with a backdrop of the lush and beautiful season of harvest, For the Love of Freedom is a dramatic struggle to untangle a web of politics, ambition, manipulation, religious mores, ethics, laws, constitutional intent and rhetorical sway.↵↵D. J. Vallone is an author of contemporary fiction. This is his second novel.