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Leading Lady
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 24 2026
Pages: 282
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Evelyn Ward Hale is the First Lady of the United States, a woman admired for her grace, intelligence, and composure under constant scrutiny. Before the White House, she was a celebrated actress known for fearless performances that made audiences feel seen. Now, surrounded by power and expectation, she begins to feel herself disappearing behind a role she never intended to play forever. When she discovers an open casting call for a raw, unfiltered one-woman show, she makes a decision that could fracture the carefully managed world she and her husband have built.
Under a false name and against the advice of those sworn to protect her, Evie steps back onto a stage where there are no handlers, no scripts polished by committee, and no safety net. As rehearsals intensify and the truth behind her secret begins to surface, she is forced to confront what she has sacrificed and what she still risks losing. With the nation watching and her marriage quietly shifting beneath the weight of her choice, Evie must decide whether reclaiming her voice is worth everything it could cost.
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