Samantha Joyce

"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

Visit "a Washington reality rarely captured in political thrillers and conspiracy tomes" in this hilarious novel from the author of Sammy's Hill (USA Today). With comedy skills honed by writing for SNL and Futurama, bestselling author Kristin Gore continues the Washington, DC, adventures of Samantha Joyce, Capitol Hill staffer turned White House healthcare advisor. Now that her boss has gone from senator to VP, Sammy is in dream job territory, though too stressed out and sleep-deprived to really enjoy it. All is going well in her ethically questionable relationship with investigative reporter Charlie Lawton-until he's promoted to the New York bureau. A proposal trip to Paris was on Sammy's bingo card, not a long-distance relationship. As Sammy tries to rally from her disappointment, the administration's prescription drug policy comes under fire, someone leaks top-secret information to a political blog, and the long-time sober president falls off the wagon. The ups and downs are enough to have the idealistic Sammy believing the worst of everyone: Charlie and his new female roommate, her coworkers, and even herself. But through it all Sammy can hold her head high, even when she's tumbling off a boat into the Potomac River . . . "A wonderfully distinctive take on Washington. . . . Sammy's House is the zaniest, most ridiculous White House you'll probably ever hear about-fictional or real. At least, let's hope." -Washingtonian "Gore creates a lovable idiosyncratic character in Sammy that lends herself well to the humorous misunderstandings that drive the novel . . . funny and believable." -LancasterOnline