State of Bliss
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- Author：Marie Force
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Summary
When you have their jobs， there’s no such thing as a peaceful vacation…
Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary。 Due to ongoing political pressures， they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware。 But before they can make their escape， Sam is summoned back to work to deal with yet another crisis in the ongoing investigation into former Lieutenant Stahl。 Just when they think they’ve seen the full scope of his depravity， there is more。 Sam leaves Gonzo， Freddie and the rest of the squad in charge of a new investigation of a murdered college student while Gigi and Cameron deal with the Internal Affairs Board and plot their strategy to deal with a lawsuit from the Patrick family。 Meanwhile， Nick’s mother is working on a plea deal with an unexpected new advocate who wants her to reconcile with her estranged son。
As always for the first couple， nothing ever goes according to plan， but the chance to spend a week mostly alone is just what they needed until their children， family and friends join them for the final weekend at the beach。
It’s March in Dewey， and Sam and Nick are snuggling in front of the fire as they prepare to begin their third year of marriage。
Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary。 Due to ongoing political pressures， they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware。 But before they can make their escape， Sam is summoned back to work to deal with yet another crisis in the ongoing investigation into former Lieutenant Stahl。 Just when they think they’ve seen the full scope of his depravity， there is more。 Sam leaves Gonzo， Freddie and the rest of the squad in charge of a new investigation of a murdered college student while Gigi and Cameron deal with the Internal Affairs Board and plot their strategy to deal with a lawsuit from the Patrick family。 Meanwhile， Nick’s mother is working on a plea deal with an unexpected new advocate who wants her to reconcile with her estranged son。
As always for the first couple， nothing ever goes according to plan， but the chance to spend a week mostly alone is just what they needed until their children， family and friends join them for the final weekend at the beach。
It’s March in Dewey， and Sam and Nick are snuggling in front of the fire as they prepare to begin their third year of marriage。
Reviews
Shelly Carter
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Another Fabulous Installment This series is the best。 I absolutely rearranged Christmas with my kids， so I could spend Christmas afternoon reading。 It did not disappoint。 There are some real twists and turns in this installment all while Nick and Sam try to go on vacation for a week for their 2nd anniversary。 This one does end with a cliffhanger， but Marie apologizes and says she has a terrific story in mind for the next book。 I can’t wait！！！
Julie Fletcher
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BlissWell as always， Marie force never disappoints， great story but such a cliff hanger。 Have too wait now for the next book， as always Samantha and Nick are cute as ever， Scotty sounds so grown up too， everyone is enjoying life atm。。。 That cliff hanger， Marie？ Really stunned。 Give stars as always for her books。
Pat Loop
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Unbelievable ride。 One of Marie at her finest。 ❤ 。 Plot turns on every page。 Sam and Nick's love shines throughout。 Unbelievable ride。 One of Marie at her finest。 ❤ 。 Plot turns on every page。 Sam and Nick's love shines throughout。 。。。more
Eileen Gernet
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Great bookJust when I think this series can't get ant better， it does！ I started this book last night and finished just now。 Great bookJust when I think this series can't get ant better， it does！ I started this book last night and finished just now。 。。。more
Jo
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how many people going to murder？ now the USA？ there are some questions need the answer， don’t think that lawyer is good for something and the mom too
Mainer207
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Another great book！ How does Marie do it？It was good to have Gonzo take the lead。 He’s come a long way。 The only thing that can be considered a negative is the pronunciation of Newark Delaware。 It is not pronounced the same as Newark New Jersey。
Sandra Ross
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Marie Force has done it againOnce again， Marie's story about the first family is a page turner。 This book gave us quite a lot more of the story of peripheral characters。 But still plenty of the first couple on their anniversary vacation。 If that's a vacation。。。。 Ha。 They both do more work while on vacation than most people do in a day。 But that's because Sam and Nick have such high profile jobs。 I love their family life， the Littles and Scotty！ And of course， Eli。 Marie Force has done it againOnce again， Marie's story about the first family is a page turner。 This book gave us quite a lot more of the story of peripheral characters。 But still plenty of the first couple on their anniversary vacation。 If that's a vacation。。。。 Ha。 They both do more work while on vacation than most people do in a day。 But that's because Sam and Nick have such high profile jobs。 I love their family life， the Littles and Scotty！ And of course， Eli。 。。。more
Patricia
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Best Author of Century！You cry because you don't want the book to end！ After you're done reading her books， it sticks in your brain many days after。 Best Author of Century！You cry because you don't want the book to end！ After you're done reading her books， it sticks in your brain many days after。 。。。more
Brittany Kostecka
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Another great book in the series。 So many twist and turns that were unexpected。 Highly recommend this series
ChristiLovesBooks_smut
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State of Bliss -Amazing！ State of Bliss， book 6 of the First Family series by Marie Force @marieforceauthor is a autobuy author。 As always， Marie did an amazing job with the this installment of Sam & Nick。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book & can't wait for the next book！ And ugh that cliffhanger！ Why？？？ 😱 State of Bliss -Amazing！ State of Bliss， book 6 of the First Family series by Marie Force @marieforceauthor is a autobuy author。 As always， Marie did an amazing job with the this installment of Sam & Nick。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book & can't wait for the next book！ And ugh that cliffhanger！ Why？？？ 😱 。。。more
Susan
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Suspense with twistsThis book has the wonderful characters that are in this series and good suspense with some twists。 It's good but not one of my favorites in this series。 I'm not a fan of the cliffhanger。 Suspense with twistsThis book has the wonderful characters that are in this series and good suspense with some twists。 It's good but not one of my favorites in this series。 I'm not a fan of the cliffhanger。 。。。more
Maricar Amit
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I highly recommend this book from one of the best authors out there。Oh wow！！！ Need I say more？ I love all of Marie’s books but Fatal Series and First Family are my favorite series。 State of Bliss so far is my OMG book。 I must have said WOW so many times while reading State of Bliss。 I don’t want a spoiler but I will say that it was great to read about Nick and Sam’s families and friends and what they have been up to。 Angela and Jack laughing again， Brooke， Nate， Eli and Candace。 I can not believ I highly recommend this book from one of the best authors out there。Oh wow！！！ Need I say more？ I love all of Marie’s books but Fatal Series and First Family are my favorite series。 State of Bliss so far is my OMG book。 I must have said WOW so many times while reading State of Bliss。 I don’t want a spoiler but I will say that it was great to read about Nick and Sam’s families and friends and what they have been up to。 Angela and Jack laughing again， Brooke， Nate， Eli and Candace。 I can not believe that change is possible for some people but learning about their life growing up， it made sense they are what they are。 I love the phone conversation Sam had with someone， it was so honest and touching and I really hope it works out。 I think it will give Nick peace of mind。 And speech from uncle Joe had me tearing up。 I can not wait for the book club meeting on this。 Thank you Marie for another great book。 。。。more
Kaye H Brock
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Full of twists。 I loved it！I couldn't put it down！ What an enthralling book！ So well written and the plot lines were unique and sucked you right in。 One of the best books I've read in a long time。 Hurry with the next one as this one has a cliffhanger and can't wait to see what happens next。 Full of twists。 I loved it！I couldn't put it down！ What an enthralling book！ So well written and the plot lines were unique and sucked you right in。 One of the best books I've read in a long time。 Hurry with the next one as this one has a cliffhanger and can't wait to see what happens next。 。。。more
Adanna
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I couldn’t stop listening！ This book starts with a bang and continues with so many twists in the latest murder case plus more developments in the ongoing police department scandal。 There’s never a dull moment when Sam & Nick are involved。
Sara
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Another marvelously suspenseful thrill ride that kept me on the edge of my seat until the last word of the epilogue！ Each new book in the First Family series is a chance to catch up with old friends who lead an increasingly wild and adventurous life， Sam and Nick are my favorite characters ever and I can never get enough of them。This book has Sam and Nick on a not so relaxing vacation in Delaware while the MPD Homicide crew are chasing down leads on a new murder case and dealing with more horrif Another marvelously suspenseful thrill ride that kept me on the edge of my seat until the last word of the epilogue！ Each new book in the First Family series is a chance to catch up with old friends who lead an increasingly wild and adventurous life， Sam and Nick are my favorite characters ever and I can never get enough of them。This book has Sam and Nick on a not so relaxing vacation in Delaware while the MPD Homicide crew are chasing down leads on a new murder case and dealing with more horrifying discoveries of what Stahl had been up to for decades。Yet another incredible story leaving me eager for the next book。 The next book is preordered and my calendar marked for its release！ 。。。more
Corrinne
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Another great installment of the Sam and Nick saga！ This series （fatal/first family） is one of my all time favorites。 These characters feel like real people we get to catch up through their highs and lows and the day-to-days in between。 I cannot wait to see where the next story takes us。 Come on May！
Nicole Luiken
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My Christmas present to myself。。。 Great dialogue， and a mystery which at first seems simple then develops a number of twists。
Dawn Gee
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The end gave me chillsSam and Nick are on vacation in this book but of course they don't get much peace。 There's murder and turmoil all around them。 Gonzo and the homicide squad have murders to solve that takes this book into some crazy twists and turns （no spoilers）。 I always embryos Force writes about all the characters that you come to love reading Fatal and First Family series。 The end gave me chillsSam and Nick are on vacation in this book but of course they don't get much peace。 There's murder and turmoil all around them。 Gonzo and the homicide squad have murders to solve that takes this book into some crazy twists and turns （no spoilers）。 I always embryos Force writes about all the characters that you come to love reading Fatal and First Family series。 。。。more
Kelley
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A great read back with the first family。 The trials Sam and Nick deal with keep you engaged in this series and keep you coming back for more。 You can’t put the book down。 It’s a great time to read this book and catch up on all your favorite characters。 And those that cause your favorite family problems！
Sarah
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An outstanding addition to this brilliant series。 With many twists and turns， Marie Force once again pulls out all the stops in this suspenseful instalment， including everything you expect from a Marie Force book， family， friendship， humor and love。
Mary Mooney
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Oh， what another adventure for Sam， Nick， and the rest of the group。 Sam and Nick go on "vacation" if you can call it that。 Nick still has to do his presidential duties and Sam can't not take texts and calls from her team。 This is another great addition to the First Family series and the case is another one that takes them on a wild ride。So be prepared to jump in and enjoy the ride， you will not be disappointed。 Oh， what another adventure for Sam， Nick， and the rest of the group。 Sam and Nick go on "vacation" if you can call it that。 Nick still has to do his presidential duties and Sam can't not take texts and calls from her team。 This is another great addition to the First Family series and the case is another one that takes them on a wild ride。So be prepared to jump in and enjoy the ride， you will not be disappointed。 。。。more
Michelle
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I love the First Family Series， and State of Bliss did not disappoint。 May is way to far off to wait for the next installment of this Series。
Ginny
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Sam & Nick are never disappointing！！ This one was a wild ride for sure。 All Sam and Nick want is to celebrate there anniversary but nothing is as easy as that with Nick now being president along with more on the Stahl case。 I loved this story and especially as we got alot more Gonzo & Jake in this one which i loved。 Marie loves to keep us on the edge of our seats and she certainly did in this one with all the twists and turns。 I loved every second of the journey and never wanted it to end and ca Sam & Nick are never disappointing！！ This one was a wild ride for sure。 All Sam and Nick want is to celebrate there anniversary but nothing is as easy as that with Nick now being president along with more on the Stahl case。 I loved this story and especially as we got alot more Gonzo & Jake in this one which i loved。 Marie loves to keep us on the edge of our seats and she certainly did in this one with all the twists and turns。 I loved every second of the journey and never wanted it to end and can we just mention that ending - Not sure i can wait until May！！ 。。。more
Cheryl
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I swear each book in the series gets better。 This one is a little different in that Sam is on vacation and not really working the case along side her team。 This did not detract from the story at all。 I enjoyed seeing her team work hard and be successful without her。 Ms。 Force wraps up one side story which I really appreciated。 She also created a whole new plot line that is very interesting and should be developed in a future book。 I can't wait。 I would highly recommend this book for Sam and Nick I swear each book in the series gets better。 This one is a little different in that Sam is on vacation and not really working the case along side her team。 This did not detract from the story at all。 I enjoyed seeing her team work hard and be successful without her。 Ms。 Force wraps up one side story which I really appreciated。 She also created a whole new plot line that is very interesting and should be developed in a future book。 I can't wait。 I would highly recommend this book for Sam and Nick fans。 I do think the series is best read in order。 。。。more
Jill Lewis
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State of Bliss is such a fantastic， wild ride！ A vacation is never just a vacation， and an investigation is always action-packed for our favorite President and Homicide Lieutenant。 Each new book in this series is like coming home to a found family， which is what Nick and Sam both have for themselves。 I didn't want to put that family down for a second， and I can't wait for whatever is coming next。 State of Bliss is such a fantastic， wild ride！ A vacation is never just a vacation， and an investigation is always action-packed for our favorite President and Homicide Lieutenant。 Each new book in this series is like coming home to a found family， which is what Nick and Sam both have for themselves。 I didn't want to put that family down for a second， and I can't wait for whatever is coming next。 。。。more
Elisa
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For the love of all things Sam and Nick！！！！State of Bliss was spellbinding， gripping edge of your seat awesomeness that I just couldn’t put down。So no spoilers but WOW so much went on in this story and the ending！！！ Let’s just say waiting for the next book will be worth it to see what happens。As always Marie Force delivers one of the best reads I’ve had all year。
Julie
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I absolutely love this series， I can’t say that enough。 Every time I crack open a “State of” or “Fatal” book I feel like I’m sitting down with family and friends， and that’s the atmosphere Marie Force has created， a big family found。 So， to be fair， being President or First Lady sounds like a great idea， then you realize all the behind the scenes stuff， and that’s what I love about this series， we get the tarnish， not just the shine。This book， without giving away too much， goes in a somewhat dif I absolutely love this series， I can’t say that enough。 Every time I crack open a “State of” or “Fatal” book I feel like I’m sitting down with family and friends， and that’s the atmosphere Marie Force has created， a big family found。 So， to be fair， being President or First Lady sounds like a great idea， then you realize all the behind the scenes stuff， and that’s what I love about this series， we get the tarnish， not just the shine。This book， without giving away too much， goes in a somewhat different direction， and I love it！ So now， if Force could just figure out how to write 200 hours a day and get us a new book in each series so I could be happily entrenched in each of her worlds constantly， life would be perfect。 。。。more
Cassandra
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I love this series。 This book was more action packed than the previous one and lots of fun to read。 Can't wait until the next installment！ I love this series。 This book was more action packed than the previous one and lots of fun to read。 Can't wait until the next installment！ 。。。more
Linda
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Another great read in this series。 The cliffhanger at the end is killing me。 Waiting for the next book to come out in May 2024。
Marti Jentis
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Another great book in the first family series。 Even on vacation， Nick and Sam don't get a break from their jobs。Unsuspected twists， along with the banter， and the deep love Nick and Sam are known for make this page turner one you won’t want to miss。 Another great book in the first family series。 Even on vacation， Nick and Sam don't get a break from their jobs。Unsuspected twists， along with the banter， and the deep love Nick and Sam are known for make this page turner one you won’t want to miss。 。。。more
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