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Sammy's Hill
Paperback
Series: Samantha Joyce
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Offers a witty, insider's view of life and love inside the Beltway. --Today
Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter and bestselling author Kristin Gore delivers a novel that takes you into the heart of American politics in all its manic glory.
Meet Capitol Hill staffer Samantha Joyce, who--at only twenty-six years old--has risen to the role of domestic policy advisor for a junior senator from Ohio. When it comes to improving the lives of his constituents, Sammy is tireless and driven. She brings that same energy to her own hypochondria and obscure holiday obsession (Happy Janitor Appreciation Day!).
While fighting to get her boss's prescription drug benefit bill passed, Sammy starts sleeping with the enemy: the speech writer for an ambitious senator who will stop at nothing to satisfy his presidential ambitions. Yes, her heart is conflicted, but she's adult enough to know that the perfect relationship doesn't exist. Meanwhile, she has cynical power plays and juicy scandals to navigate, including her own disastrous reply-all debacle. It's not until a devastating betrayal that Sammy feels justified putting her own needs first, while she gleefully watches karma work its magic on the national stage . . .
[Gore] knows how to turn Washington shenanigans into a lighthearted, fun read. --Entertainment Weekly
Laugh-out-loud. --Newsweek
An amusing insider's turn on a place that takes itself way too seriously. --Los Angeles Times
[Gore] shows the scandalous--and silly--side of the White House. --Cosmopolitan
Gore is a child of the Hill, and she knows her town. . . . An absurd and convincing rendering of everyday life in the political jungle. --O, The Oprah Magazine
Refreshing and charming. --USA Today
Sammy is sweet, smart, sexy. --The Washington Post Book World
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