🏛️ Political Romance

Love stories set against the charged backdrop of political life, where personal passion and public duty collide. These narratives explore how intimacy survives — or doesn't — amid the demands of power.

Meant to Be

by Emily Giffin • 2022

A political heir meets a model with a hidden past, but his family's dark legacy threatens them.

3.91

98k+

🏛️ American Political Dynasty 🌟 Rags To Riches 📸 Public Scrutiny 💞 Opposites Attract ⚡ Instant Chemistry

Meant to Be 89%

A political heir meets a model with a hidden past, but his family's dark legacy threatens them.

by Emily Giffin 2022

3.91

98k+ ratings

🏛️ American Political Dynasty 🌟 Rags To Riches 📸 Public Scrutiny 💞 Opposites Attract ⚡ Instant Chemistry

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston • 2019

First Son Alex and Prince Henry stage a friendship for the cameras, only to secretly fall in love.

4.05

1.2M+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🤫 Secret Romance 💌 Love Letters 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out

Red, White & Royal Blue 89%

First Son Alex and Prince Henry stage a friendship for the cameras, only to secretly fall in love.

by Casey McQuiston 2019

4.05

1.2M+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🤫 Secret Romance 💌 Love Letters 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out

The Winner's Crime

by Marie Rutkoski • 2015

Engaged to a prince, she risks everything to feed secrets to the conquered governor she loves.

4.08

70k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Reluctant Spy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Political Intrigue

The Winner's Crime 89%

Engaged to a prince, she risks everything to feed secrets to the conquered governor she loves.

by Marie Rutkoski 2015

4.08

70k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🕵️ Reluctant Spy 💍 Arranged Marriage 🗡️ Political Intrigue

The Thief's Daughter

by Jeff Wheeler • 2016

A fraudulent prophet unmasks a pretender king while his love is offered as a political bride.

4.34

23k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 🕵️ Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🌟 Destined Ruler

The Thief's Daughter 89%

A fraudulent prophet unmasks a pretender king while his love is offered as a political bride.

by Jeff Wheeler 2016

4.34

23k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 🕵️ Court Intrigue 💔 Forbidden Love 🎭 Master Of Disguise 🌟 Destined Ruler

Honestly, I'm Totally Faking It

by Amanda Gambill • 2022

A viral accident forces an assistant to fake-date her boss, the stranger from the charity ball.

4.05

9k+

🏛️ Political Campaign ☀️🌧️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 😂 Witty Banter 💗 Self-Acceptance

Honestly, I'm Totally Faking It 89%

A viral accident forces an assistant to fake-date her boss, the stranger from the charity ball.

by Amanda Gambill 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Campaign ☀️🌧️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 😂 Witty Banter 💗 Self-Acceptance

The Twisted Throne

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2024

Sent to marry a prince to save her kingdom, a princess falls for his illegitimate brother.

4.26

24k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💘 Forbidden Love 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏰 Political Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn

The Twisted Throne 89%

Sent to marry a prince to save her kingdom, a princess falls for his illegitimate brother.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2024

4.26

24k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💘 Forbidden Love 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏰 Political Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn

A Royal Engagement

by Emma Lea • 2016

An unwilling princess must marry to claim her throne, caught between charm and integrity.

3.92

943

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Modern Monarchy ⚡ Unexpected Heir 💔 Love Triangle 🕵️ Palace Intrigue

A Royal Engagement 89%

An unwilling princess must marry to claim her throne, caught between charm and integrity.

by Emma Lea 2016

3.92

943 ratings

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Modern Monarchy ⚡ Unexpected Heir 💔 Love Triangle 🕵️ Palace Intrigue

The Defiant Heir

by Melissa Caruso • 2018

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

4.30

4k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Defiant Heir 88%

To stop annihilation, a scholar-noble wins over Witch Lords with diplomacy and a bold courtship.

by Melissa Caruso 2018

4.30

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Court Intrigue 💍 Courtship As Politics 🔥 Weaponized Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Storm Before the Calm

by George Friedman • 2020

Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.

4.05

3k+

🏛️ American Political History 🔄 Cyclical History 🌪️ Crisis And Renewal 👥 Demographic Shifts 💾 Technology And Society

The Storm Before the Calm 88%

Every eighty years America's government breaks; every fifty, its economy. Now both arrive at once.

by George Friedman 2020

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏛️ American Political History 🔄 Cyclical History 🌪️ Crisis And Renewal 👥 Demographic Shifts 💾 Technology And Society

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

3.86

808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 88%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

Misconduct

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

She kissed a stranger at Mardi Gras. Now he's her student's father and completely off-limits.

3.87

45k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Parent 🩹 Trauma Healing ⚖️ Power Dynamics

Misconduct 88%

She kissed a stranger at Mardi Gras. Now he's her student's father and completely off-limits.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

3.87

45k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨‍👦 Single Parent 🩹 Trauma Healing ⚖️ Power Dynamics

The Winner's Curse

by Marie Rutkoski • 2014

The general's daughter bought a slave. Now her heart belongs to her enemy.

3.94

115k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Slave Rebellion 🏚️ Occupied Territory

The Winner's Curse 88%

The general's daughter bought a slave. Now her heart belongs to her enemy.

by Marie Rutkoski 2014

3.94

115k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚔️ Slave Rebellion 🏚️ Occupied Territory

Strongmen

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat • 2020

Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.

4.27

5k+

🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🎭 Cult Of Personality 📢 Propaganda 💰 Kleptocracy ⚔️ Political Violence

Strongmen 88%

Authoritarians from Mussolini to Trump run the same playbook. A century of evidence shows how.

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat 2020

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Authoritarian Regimes 🎭 Cult Of Personality 📢 Propaganda 💰 Kleptocracy ⚔️ Political Violence

What I Saw at the Revolution

by Peggy Noonan • 1990

A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.

3.91

852

🇺🇸 Reagan Era 🏛️ White House Memoirs ✍️ Political Speechwriting 🌽 Populist Politics 👩‍💼 Women In Politics

What I Saw at the Revolution 88%

A Brooklyn speechwriter gives Reagan his voice, then finds power is hollow at the center.

by Peggy Noonan 1990

3.91

852 ratings

🇺🇸 Reagan Era 🏛️ White House Memoirs ✍️ Political Speechwriting 🌽 Populist Politics 👩‍💼 Women In Politics

The Logic of Political Survival

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita • 2003

Why democracies build roads and dictatorships build patronage: the math of political survival.

3.98

162

🏛️ Political Incentives 🌍 Comparative Politics 🧮 Rational Choice 🗳️ Public Choice Theory 🔒 Authoritarian Politics

The Logic of Political Survival 88%

Why democracies build roads and dictatorships build patronage: the math of political survival.

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2003

3.98

162 ratings

🏛️ Political Incentives 🌍 Comparative Politics 🧮 Rational Choice 🗳️ Public Choice Theory 🔒 Authoritarian Politics

The Audacity of Hope

by Barack Obama • 2006

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

3.84

170k+

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

The Audacity of Hope 88%

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

by Barack Obama 2006

3.84

170k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

Politics by Other Means

by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg • 1990

When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.

3.29

🏛️ Political Institutions ⚖️ Divided Government 📜 American Political Development 🔍 Political Scandal ⚔️ Institutional Conflict

Politics by Other Means 88%

When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.

by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg 1990

3.29

38 ratings

🏛️ Political Institutions ⚖️ Divided Government 📜 American Political Development 🔍 Political Scandal ⚔️ Institutional Conflict

The King of Attolia

by Megan Whalen Turner • 2006

A guard strikes the king, then serves him: the fool, he learns, is a strategic mastermind.

4.38

43k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Competence ♟️ Master Strategist

The King of Attolia 88%

A guard strikes the king, then serves him: the fool, he learns, is a strategic mastermind.

by Megan Whalen Turner 2006

4.38

43k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Competence ♟️ Master Strategist

Rule of Wolves

by Leigh Bardugo • 2021

A demon-haunted king and a dragon general must save their kingdom from a spreading blight.

4.34

179k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🦹 Anti-Heroes

Rule of Wolves 88%

A demon-haunted king and a dragon general must save their kingdom from a spreading blight.

by Leigh Bardugo 2021

4.34

179k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🦹 Anti-Heroes

Olandon

by Kelly St. Clare • 2018

A reluctant king must save the woman he loves from the court that wants her dead.

4.21

1k+

🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Outsider In Court 💔 Grief And Healing

Olandon 88%

A reluctant king must save the woman he loves from the court that wants her dead.

by Kelly St. Clare 2018

4.21

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Political Intrigue 👑 Reluctant Ruler 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Outsider In Court 💔 Grief And Healing

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

by John J. Mearsheimer • 2006

How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.

4.12

4k+

🌍 Foreign Policy 🤝 Political Lobbying ⚔️ Middle East Conflict 📺 Media Influence 🎓 Realism

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy Summary

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy 88%

How a single interest group has reshaped U.S. Middle East policy, often against American interests.

by John J. Mearsheimer 2006

4.12

4k+ ratings

🌍 Foreign Policy 🤝 Political Lobbying ⚔️ Middle East Conflict 📺 Media Influence 🎓 Realism

The King's Sword

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2024

A new queen, kidnapped by an assassin prince, learns her husband is the real danger.

4.16

164

🏰 Political Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Hero

The King's Sword 88%

A new queen, kidnapped by an assassin prince, learns her husband is the real danger.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2024

4.16

164 ratings

🏰 Political Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👑 Court Intrigue 🗡️ Assassin Hero

Maldita Roma

by Santiago Posteguillo • 2023

Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.

4.68

8k+

🏛️ Roman Republic 👑 Rise To Power 💍 Political Marriage 🫀 Hidden Illness 💔 Cost Of Power

Maldita Roma 88%

Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.

by Santiago Posteguillo 2023

4.68

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Republic 👑 Rise To Power 💍 Political Marriage 🫀 Hidden Illness 💔 Cost Of Power

The Promised Prince

by Kortney Keisel • 2021

A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.

4.21

2k+

👤 Mistaken Identity 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Commoner To Royalty 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 💔 Grief And Healing

The Promised Prince 88%

A farmer's daughter falls for a pondside stranger: the prince engaged to her stepsister.

by Kortney Keisel 2021

4.21

2k+ ratings

👤 Mistaken Identity 💍 Political Marriage 👑 Commoner To Royalty 🌍 Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy 💔 Grief And Healing

Republic, Lost

by Lawrence Lessig • 2011

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

4.18

3k+

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Republic, Lost 88%

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

by Lawrence Lessig 2011

4.18

3k+ ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Keeping the Republic

by Mitch Daniels • 2011

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

4.02

252

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Keeping the Republic 88%

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

by Mitch Daniels 2011

4.02

252 ratings

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

The First Man in Rome

by Colleen McCullough • 1990

A common-born general's rise threatens Rome's patrician families as much as any foreign foe.

4.14

25k+

🏛️ Roman Republic 🕵️ Senatorial Intrigue 🗣️ Populist Politics 🤝 Mentor ProtéGé 👤 Political Outsider

The First Man in Rome 88%

A common-born general's rise threatens Rome's patrician families as much as any foreign foe.

by Colleen McCullough 1990

4.14

25k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Republic 🕵️ Senatorial Intrigue 🗣️ Populist Politics 🤝 Mentor ProtéGé 👤 Political Outsider

Never Give an Inch

by Mike Pompeo • 2022

Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.

4.31

2k+

🇺🇸 America First 🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry 🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Diplomacy 🛡️ Deterrence Strategy

Never Give an Inch 88%

Refusing to pay, apologize, or sign weak agreements: inside Trump’s nationalist foreign policy.

by Mike Pompeo 2022

4.31

2k+ ratings

🇺🇸 America First 🇨🇳 Us China Rivalry 🏛️ Cabinet Memoirs ✝️ Faith And Diplomacy 🛡️ Deterrence Strategy

Trump’s Triumph

by Newt Gingrich • 2025

Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.

4.15

162

🎯 Campaign Strategy 🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🏛️ Government Reform 🛂 Immigration Policy 💼 Economic Nationalism

Trump’s Triumph 88%

Why Trump won bigger than ever, and the policy blitz his allies have waiting.

by Newt Gingrich 2025

4.15

162 ratings

🎯 Campaign Strategy 🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🏛️ Government Reform 🛂 Immigration Policy 💼 Economic Nationalism

The Widow's Fate

by Jeff Wheeler • 2023

A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.

4.59

2k+

🏰 Political Intrigue 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 💕 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey 🕊️ Redemption Arc

The Widow's Fate 88%

A dying royal poisoner must find a missing widow before civil war breaks out.

by Jeff Wheeler 2023

4.59

2k+ ratings

🏰 Political Intrigue 🔍 Fantasy Mystery 💕 Slow-Burn Romance ⚖️ Morally Grey 🕊️ Redemption Arc

Broken Government

by John W. Dean • 2007

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

4.06

331

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Broken Government 88%

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

by John W. Dean 2007

4.06

331 ratings

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

How Not to Be a Politician

by Rory Stewart • 2023

A diplomat turned MP bets his career on fixing the prisons. The system fights back.

4.30

18k+

🏛️ British Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚙️ Government Dysfunction 🔒 Prison Reform 🐌 Bureaucratic Inertia

How Not to Be a Politician 88%

A diplomat turned MP bets his career on fixing the prisons. The system fights back.

by Rory Stewart 2023

4.30

18k+ ratings

🏛️ British Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚙️ Government Dysfunction 🔒 Prison Reform 🐌 Bureaucratic Inertia

Regime Change

by Maggie Haberman • 2026

The revenge presidency: when the DOJ became a personal weapon and the cabinet fell silent.

4.35

4k+

🏛️ Executive Power 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🤝 Loyalty Politics ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🌐 Trade Wars

Regime Change 88%

The revenge presidency: when the DOJ became a personal weapon and the cabinet fell silent.

by Maggie Haberman 2026

4.35

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Executive Power 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🤝 Loyalty Politics ⚖️ Weaponized Justice 🌐 Trade Wars

Fire

by Kristin Cashore • 2009

A mind-reader must save a kingdom from civil war before her power consumes her.

4.09

195k+

🏰 Political Fantasy 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Fire 88%

A mind-reader must save a kingdom from civil war before her power consumes her.

by Kristin Cashore 2009

4.09

195k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy 🧠 Mind Control Powers 🫂 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Leader 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Sword Catcher

by Cassandra Clare • 2023

Magically remade into a prince's double, an orphan learns the underworld already knows his secret.

3.82

56k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Royal Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌿 Magical Healing 🗡️ Criminal Underworld

Sword Catcher 88%

Magically remade into a prince's double, an orphan learns the underworld already knows his secret.

by Cassandra Clare 2023

3.82

56k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🎭 Royal Body Double 🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌿 Magical Healing 🗡️ Criminal Underworld

Fool Me Once

by Ashley Winstead • 2022

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

3.49

13k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

Fool Me Once 88%

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

by Ashley Winstead 2022

3.49

13k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

The Case for Trump

by Victor Davis Hanson • 2019

Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.

4.21

2k+

🔨 Populist Movements ⚡ Political Polarization 🏛️ Administrative State 🏭 Economic Nationalism 🏚️ Deindustrialization

The Case for Trump 88%

Trump was the symptom of an establishment that had failed its own voters for decades.

by Victor Davis Hanson 2019

4.21

2k+ ratings

🔨 Populist Movements ⚡ Political Polarization 🏛️ Administrative State 🏭 Economic Nationalism 🏚️ Deindustrialization

Realm of Knights

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2019

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

3.91

3k+

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Realm of Knights 88%

A girl passing as a boy is forced to lead soldiers and spy for a prince.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️‍♀️ Spy Network 🎭 Cross-Dressing Heroine 👥 Dual Identity

Kingmaker

by Sonia Purnell • 2024

Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.

4.16

6k+

🏛️ Political Biography 🗳️ Women In Politics 🕊️ Soft Power ⚔️ Wartime Diplomacy 🌊 Transatlantic Relations

Kingmaker 88%

Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.

by Sonia Purnell 2024

4.16

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Biography 🗳️ Women In Politics 🕊️ Soft Power ⚔️ Wartime Diplomacy 🌊 Transatlantic Relations

How to Win an Election

by Quintus Tullius Cicero

Cicero's brother wrote the campaign playbook: flatter, promise, know your enemy's secrets.

3.78

1k+

🗳️ Political Campaigns 🔍 Opposition Research 🧠 Voter Psychology 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 📜 Ancient Wisdom

How to Win an Election 88%

Cicero's brother wrote the campaign playbook: flatter, promise, know your enemy's secrets.

by Quintus Tullius Cicero

3.78

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Campaigns 🔍 Opposition Research 🧠 Voter Psychology 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 📜 Ancient Wisdom

The Crown

by Kiera Cass • 2016

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

3.62

323k+

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

The Crown 88%

To calm her kingdom, a princess holds a husband contest, but the real fight is for her independence.

by Kiera Cass 2016

3.62

323k+ ratings

👑 Royal Selection 💔 Forbidden Romance 💚 Enemies To Friends 📰 Media And Monarchy 🏛️ Family Legacy

Kushiel's Chosen

by Jacqueline Carey • 2002

A courtesan-spy infiltrates a court of traitors to stop an escaped enemy from taking the crown.

4.30

42k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🌹 Erotic Fantasy 🖤 Masochistic Heroine 💔 Forbidden Love 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

Kushiel's Chosen 88%

A courtesan-spy infiltrates a court of traitors to stop an escaped enemy from taking the crown.

by Jacqueline Carey 2002

4.30

42k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🌹 Erotic Fantasy 🖤 Masochistic Heroine 💔 Forbidden Love 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

Fellow Travelers

by Thomas Mallon • 2007

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

3.60

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Fellow Travelers 88%

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

by Thomas Mallon 2007

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

How Democratic Is the American Constitution?

by Robert A. Dahl • 2001

No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.

3.69

760

📜 Constitutional Criticism 🗳️ Electoral Reform 🌍 Comparative Politics ⚖️ Political Inequality 📖 Democratic Theory

How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Summary

How Democratic Is the American Constitution? 88%

No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.

by Robert A. Dahl 2001

3.69

760 ratings

📜 Constitutional Criticism 🗳️ Electoral Reform 🌍 Comparative Politics ⚖️ Political Inequality 📖 Democratic Theory

The Dictator's Handbook

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita • 2011

All politics comes down to one number: how many backers a leader must satisfy to survive.

4.25

11k+

🏰 Political Survival 👑 Authoritarian Regimes 🎯 Political Incentives 💰 Corruption And Power 🌍 Foreign Aid Critique

The Dictator's Handbook 88%

All politics comes down to one number: how many backers a leader must satisfy to survive.

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2011

4.25

11k+ ratings

🏰 Political Survival 👑 Authoritarian Regimes 🎯 Political Incentives 💰 Corruption And Power 🌍 Foreign Aid Critique

The Envoy

by Zalmay Khalilzad • 2016

An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.

3.64

163

🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌍 Middle East Politics 📜 Diplomatic Memoir 🏗️ State Building 💥 Post-9/11 Wars

The Envoy 88%

An Afghan immigrant becomes America's envoy in the Muslim world, finding a crisis wars cannot solve.

by Zalmay Khalilzad 2016

3.64

163 ratings

🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌍 Middle East Politics 📜 Diplomatic Memoir 🏗️ State Building 💥 Post-9/11 Wars

A Journey

by Tony Blair • 2010

From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.

3.57

5k+

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A Journey 88%

From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.

by Tony Blair 2010

3.57

5k+ ratings

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The Grand Chessboard

by Zbigniew Brzeziński • 1997

The world's power runs through Eurasia. America lives outside it and still holds the keys.

3.98

3k+

🗺️ Geopolitical Strategy 🏛️ Foreign Policy 🦅 American Hegemony 🌏 Eurasian Politics 🌐 Post-Cold War Order

The Grand Chessboard 88%

The world's power runs through Eurasia. America lives outside it and still holds the keys.

by Zbigniew Brzeziński 1997

3.98

3k+ ratings

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Global Politics

by Andrew Heywood • 2011

How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.

4.14

411

📜 Political Theory 🌐 International Relations 🔗 Globalization Studies 🕊️ War And Peace Studies ✊ Human Rights

Global Politics 88%

How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.

by Andrew Heywood 2011

4.14

411 ratings

📜 Political Theory 🌐 International Relations 🔗 Globalization Studies 🕊️ War And Peace Studies ✊ Human Rights

Relic

by William G. Howell • 2016

Built for a small farm nation, the Constitution cannot equip a superpower. One reform can.

3.41

101

📜 Constitutional Reform 🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Congressional Dysfunction 🦅 Presidential Power 🏗️ Institutional Design

Relic 88%

Built for a small farm nation, the Constitution cannot equip a superpower. One reform can.

by William G. Howell 2016

3.41

101 ratings

📜 Constitutional Reform 🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Congressional Dysfunction 🦅 Presidential Power 🏗️ Institutional Design

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