As Christmas approaches, Jack is on edge as pressure mounts for each side to deliver the votes to break the deadlock for President. 

When Matt, now seen as a "crucial vote," sneaks away for a few days in Miami with his secret lover, White House agents follow him with a plan to force him to switch his vote—with disastrous results. Luckily, Jack is there to save the day—and Matt's life.

Derek, after being shaken down by on-again off-again lover Lucy Azzinaro for $100,000 to keep quiet about his illicit wire transfers, wants something special for Christmas. It's not what she expects.

At Flagler Hall on Christmas Eve, Sam introduces everybody to Eve Harrington, the new "antiques curator," who quickly becomes something more as Sam's wife wastes away with cancer on the floor above.

If you like Vince Flynn and his Mitch Rapp, Brad Thor and his Scot Harvath, Frederick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum and Jason Bourne, Brad Meltzer and Tim Tigner, you'll find it impossible to put down this compulsively gut-gripping political thriller.

The St. Clair Series is a rollercoaster thrill ride involving intrigue, romance and action that shuttles between Miami and Washington. If you like compelling characters, government intrigue, and a race against time, then you'll love Ridge King's gripping adventure.

PRAISE FOR RIDGE KING:

"A breathtaking adventure with jaw-dropping twists and turns."

= Jerry Adams, New York

"If real-life Washington is like this, I'd be worried."

= Tanner Davis, Miami

"Couldn't put it down till I got to the last page—and then I wanted more."

= Amber Reiss, London