What Matters Most by Kellie Coates Gilbert

Leta Breckenridge was following her dreams and the career she wanted when she has to drop out of school to care for her mother who was suffering from dementia.   Leta works two jobs, struggling to make ends meet, to keep her mother in a good facility where she is well cared for.  She is thrilled when a high paying job opens up to her that will allow her to keep her mother where she is.  However, she quickly learns the job she has been given is to collect statistics for the election for governor.  Information to be used against Senator Nathan Emerson.  The man that she is quickly falling in love with.  When she goes to her boss Jane and tries to quit (on more then one occasion), will Jane let or are they trying to use her as they are aware of her connection to the Senator?

Senator Nathan Emerson is a rising star in the political area.  He is pressed by several people (mostly his mother!) to run for governor.  His father was a well known politician and many people want to see him follow in his father's footsteps.  The lady he is currently dating would make the perfect governor's wife, but when he meets Leta, he finds himself questioning the way he really feels.

Governor Holiday and his wife Amanda Joy will do anything they can to stay in power - even if what they do is not legal.  Will Leta, or anyone else, find the truth behind what Governor Holiday is doing? And more importantly will the right man win the election?  And will be it honestly?

Kellie Coates Gilbert has written a spellbinding story.  It is very hard to put it down!  It is full of interesting facts, about what probably really happens during an election for each side to use against each other to get people to vote for them.  I love the two main characters of Leta and Nathan.  These two couldn't be more opposite of each other, but yet they go to prove that opposites attract.  

I would highly recommend this book! (and I want to read more by this author!)

This book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications Inc.,  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are entirely my own.