State of Grace
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- Author：Marie Force
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Summary
Christmas at the White House Wouldn’t Be Complete Without a Murder or Two…
The holiday season is under way in Washington， D。C。， but Metro Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is busier than ever as she contends with the murder of a well-liked wife， mother and businesswoman found bound， gagged and dead for quite some time inside her minivan， miles from her home。 Who could’ve wanted her dead badly enough to make her suffer for days before she died？ Sam is determined to close the vexing case before a much-needed vacation with her family， but the universe has other ideas when a second murder—this one someone she knows—has her wondering if the vacation is going to happen。
Meanwhile， Sam’s husband， President Nick Cappuano， deals with the first national tragedy on his watch， forcing him on the record on a contentious issue as he fills the role of comforter-in-chief to a nation reeling from another senseless act of violence。 All the while， a custody battle for the twins he and Sam took in after their parents’ murder is looming， casting a dark cloud over everything this holiday season。 With chaos swirling all around them， will Sam and Nick be able to pull off a big family Christmas at the White House？
As always， Sam and Nick turn to each other for comfort in the storm that is their life together。 Join Sam， Nick， Scotty， Elijah， Aubrey， Alden and Skippy， the First Dog， as they celebrate a Christmas like no other。
The holiday season is under way in Washington， D。C。， but Metro Police Lieutenant Sam Holland is busier than ever as she contends with the murder of a well-liked wife， mother and businesswoman found bound， gagged and dead for quite some time inside her minivan， miles from her home。 Who could’ve wanted her dead badly enough to make her suffer for days before she died？ Sam is determined to close the vexing case before a much-needed vacation with her family， but the universe has other ideas when a second murder—this one someone she knows—has her wondering if the vacation is going to happen。
Meanwhile， Sam’s husband， President Nick Cappuano， deals with the first national tragedy on his watch， forcing him on the record on a contentious issue as he fills the role of comforter-in-chief to a nation reeling from another senseless act of violence。 All the while， a custody battle for the twins he and Sam took in after their parents’ murder is looming， casting a dark cloud over everything this holiday season。 With chaos swirling all around them， will Sam and Nick be able to pull off a big family Christmas at the White House？
As always， Sam and Nick turn to each other for comfort in the storm that is their life together。 Join Sam， Nick， Scotty， Elijah， Aubrey， Alden and Skippy， the First Dog， as they celebrate a Christmas like no other。
Reviews
Sally Karkkainen
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excellent This series never disappoints！ Have next one preordered！ Wish I didn’t have to wait！ I have recommended this series a lot！
Nicole M。 Wyant
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Great New BookGreat new book to add to the series！ Hate that it ended on a cliffhanger but it always does so it was expected！ Fantastic storyline and return of all our fave characters。 Love Christmas Eve in the White House。
Maricar Amit
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State of Grace is amazingly good。 It is so nice to catch up with Sam and Nick and see how their little family is adjusting to living in the White House。From Fatal Series to First Family Series， Sam， Nick， their families and friends have become mine and I just can’t wait to get an update on how they are doing。 It’s lovely how they celebrated Christmas with family and friends。 Oh and don’t forget Harry’s proposal， swoon。 I can just imagine how excited the children were sleeping in the White House State of Grace is amazingly good。 It is so nice to catch up with Sam and Nick and see how their little family is adjusting to living in the White House。From Fatal Series to First Family Series， Sam， Nick， their families and friends have become mine and I just can’t wait to get an update on how they are doing。 It’s lovely how they celebrated Christmas with family and friends。 Oh and don’t forget Harry’s proposal， swoon。 I can just imagine how excited the children were sleeping in the White House with Uncle Nick， the President。 It was also great to learn more about Elijah’s life and can’t wait to see if his love will call him。 I can’t wait for the next book with AJ’s 1 year get together at the White House with Sam’s team and AJ’s family。 Marie Force， THANK YOU for another excellent book。 Just in time for Christmas and my birthday！！！ 。。。more
Michelle Weidner
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Another Homerun！This was an excellent addition to the First Family series！ A must read！ I can’t tell you how fun it was to read about Nick & Sam and their family living in the White House！！！！
Nancy McGee
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Sam and Nick are the absolute best！I wait and wait for these books and I try my hardest to make them last， but I find myself just devouring every word as fast as I can！ I just don't know what to say about this book that I haven't already said about the others。 The characters are fantastic， the storyline is amazing， I just love everything about this series！ Just read it already ok！？ Sam and Nick are the absolute best！I wait and wait for these books and I try my hardest to make them last， but I find myself just devouring every word as fast as I can！ I just don't know what to say about this book that I haven't already said about the others。 The characters are fantastic， the storyline is amazing， I just love everything about this series！ Just read it already ok！？ 。。。more
Jennifer Leigh
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I love Sam and Nick so much！ Marie did a masterful job of balancing the rigors of Nick's new job and higher profile with Sam's career that we love， their life as new parents， and their spicy romance that we can't live without！ This series has such amazing secondary characters with interesting stories of their own！ So many cases， plots twists， so much excitement！！ I cannot wait for the next book！！ I love Sam and Nick so much！ Marie did a masterful job of balancing the rigors of Nick's new job and higher profile with Sam's career that we love， their life as new parents， and their spicy romance that we can't live without！ This series has such amazing secondary characters with interesting stories of their own！ So many cases， plots twists， so much excitement！！ I cannot wait for the next book！！ 。。。more
Darlene Bunker
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State of Grace: A First Family Novel Book2Marie Force did not disappoint！ Excited to know that Sam， Nick， their friends and families stories will continue in future books！
Diane Mcginnis
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Absolutely Awesome Another absolute winner for Marie Force。 This book has everything you would expect and more from Sam & Nick。 There were parts where where I giggled， where I laughed outloud and where I felt tears roll down my cheek 。 I can't wait for book 3 which I already pre-ordered。 Bravo 👏 👏 Absolutely Awesome Another absolute winner for Marie Force。 This book has everything you would expect and more from Sam & Nick。 There were parts where where I giggled， where I laughed outloud and where I felt tears roll down my cheek 。 I can't wait for book 3 which I already pre-ordered。 Bravo 👏 👏 。。。more
Judy Johnson
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I so loved this story。 Marie keeps you glued to the story the entire book。 I love that she shows glimpses into the entire cast while we continue to cheer on Nick and Sam。 The story libe just keeps getting better and better。 I will be counting down the days until the next book！
Brenda Walters
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Sensational As always a ride with Sam and Nick is exciting， but the first family series takes it up a notch！When do we get book 3？ I need it NOW！
Mary Kay Wooten
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Christmas in the White HouseBest Sam & Nick book ever。 Never get tired of reading all the twists & turns in their books。 I love the kids。 The Christmas setting in the White House was perfect。 Hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did。
Janette Magnuson
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Another great book about the First Family！Marie Force does it again with the 2nd of 3 books about Sam and Nick and their beloved family and close friends。 Can no wait till book 3 comes out。
Vickie O'neal
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Another winnerMarie Force is a force with words。 She sucks you in to a world where you feel you are part of。 Every time a book ends I can not wait for the next one。
Becky
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buckle upIn her signature style Marie Force takes you on a wild ride。 This book was simply amazing！！！！ Sam and Nick are amazing characters and the way she updates us on all the sub characters is so wonderful！！！ Can’t wait for the next installment！！
Susan
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The story continuesReading Marie Force is just like taking a walk through life。 Never over the top ridiculous situations。 The reader becomes a part of the scene， a part of the family。 As usual， this only leaves us begging for more。
Vicky Searle
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Loved catching up with the new First Family！ As always it was amazing to catch up with the lives of Sam and Nick。 Marie draws you into the story so much that sometimes you forget it's not real life。 I can't wait to see what happens at the White House next！ Loved catching up with the new First Family！ As always it was amazing to catch up with the lives of Sam and Nick。 Marie draws you into the story so much that sometimes you forget it's not real life。 I can't wait to see what happens at the White House next！ 。。。more
Carolyn Powell
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What a awesome present to receive！！！！！Amazing book！！！！ I would recommend this book to everyone！！！ Marie engages you from page 1 and love that！ Can't wait for the next one！！！！ What a awesome present to receive！！！！！Amazing book！！！！ I would recommend this book to everyone！！！ Marie engages you from page 1 and love that！ Can't wait for the next one！！！！ 。。。more
Annie
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The main characters are wonderful。 It is impossible not to get invested in them。The criminals， and their language when being arrested， are all repetative。It would be nice if future books devoted more time to family interaction and less time on the R rated scenes which are unnecessary and boring。 I was disappointed that more time with the children and their new puppy weren't included。 Or more scenes with the children interacting with the staff。 The main characters are wonderful。 It is impossible not to get invested in them。The criminals， and their language when being arrested， are all repetative。It would be nice if future books devoted more time to family interaction and less time on the R rated scenes which are unnecessary and boring。 I was disappointed that more time with the children and their new puppy weren't included。 Or more scenes with the children interacting with the staff。 。。。more
Susan Johnson
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Amazing！Another awesome book by Marie Force but it ended way too soon。 I need more， I want to know about Christmas morning when all the kids see that Santa did find them。 It was a real page turner， solving crazy cases， custodial battle。 Great read。
Faye C Robinson
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Amazing ReadI always love that Sam has a case and her team are factual as it seems so real。 The life she and Nick share is what everyone dreams of and what they do for others is amazing。 If we really had this couple has president this world would be in great shape。 I feel as if I know all these characters personally。 Only a great author can get me there。 Keep up the good work Marie Force。 I am ready for the next book。
Diane
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Wow！ Another wonderful read in the life of Nick Cappuano and Lieutenant Samantha Holland。 They are now the President and First Lady settling into the White House and getting ready for Christmas。 Nick faces world crises and Sam has a murder （or two） to solve， not to mention the custody case for The Littles， Alden and Aubrey。 I look forward to reading more about the first family and their adventures。
Kathleen Scott
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Oh my gosh！！！What a ride。。。a mass shooting， a body found， a second murder， a custody dispute， multiple deaths， a surprise shooting and Christmas Eve at the White House all rolled into one amazing book❤。Marie Force you did it again！！！！！
Sandra Noll
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WOW！！I didn't see the killer coming until near the end。 The characters were well developed。 Sam's jobs as LT and FLOTUS were skillfully blended。 Highly recommend this book！！ WOW！！I didn't see the killer coming until near the end。 The characters were well developed。 Sam's jobs as LT and FLOTUS were skillfully blended。 Highly recommend this book！！ 。。。more
Anne
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Awesome， as always！I've been reading this series since the 1st book came out。 It's like getting together with old friends with every book。 I love how the author mixes romance with police procedural。 If you haven't read any of these books yet， start with the first， Fatal Attraction。 If you like that one， you'll binge the rest！ Awesome， as always！I've been reading this series since the 1st book came out。 It's like getting together with old friends with every book。 I love how the author mixes romance with police procedural。 If you haven't read any of these books yet， start with the first， Fatal Attraction。 If you like that one， you'll binge the rest！ 。。。more
walter ray pressley
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amazing as always…Spending Christmas in the White House was fabulous， revisiting Sam， Nick and family even better。 I love seeing the deep relationships Sam has with her “tribe”， the sweetness of motherhood and her enduring love for Nick。
Debra Radecky
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Sat down and read it in one setting！ Interesting plot！ I didn't see it ahead of time， but it was great！ Sat down and read it in one setting！ Interesting plot！ I didn't see it ahead of time， but it was great！ 。。。more
Joan Ashley
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Absolutely great！I enjoyed this book very much！ Marie Force is one of my favorite author's and the books about Sam and Nick are always fantastic！ Absolutely great！I enjoyed this book very much！ Marie Force is one of my favorite author's and the books about Sam and Nick are always fantastic！ 。。。more
Rose helg
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FANTASTIC A MUST READ BOOK。I started reading this book， at 11:10pm， as soon as it came out。 I stayed up all night reading it。 It was worth ， the wait and reading it all night。 After， I read this FANASTIC ， book。 I went to sleep。 I had to finish this book。 I decided to review it when I got up and was wide awake。 I even dream about this book。 （ which I don't usually do， accept her books。） Just woke up and this was the first thing I had to do， is to review this book。 You will have Romance， Mystery FANTASTIC A MUST READ BOOK。I started reading this book， at 11:10pm， as soon as it came out。 I stayed up all night reading it。 It was worth ， the wait and reading it all night。 After， I read this FANASTIC ， book。 I went to sleep。 I had to finish this book。 I decided to review it when I got up and was wide awake。 I even dream about this book。 （ which I don't usually do， accept her books。） Just woke up and this was the first thing I had to do， is to review this book。 You will have Romance， Mystery and it fun to go along with Sam and them， to find out who Dunn it。 Love Sam and Nick Romance， love 💘 the kids and the entire Family。 I cry ， in this book。 Marie Force， you did it again。 Your books get better and better。 Love 💘 all the characters ， from the old to the new。 Love Nick， Sam， and the kids。 Can't wait for September， for the next book。 Love this book and Series ， they are FANTASTIC。 Once， you read one book， you will be Hook。 If， you only read one book， this year and next。 This the book and Series to do it with。 。。。more
Elisa
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best Christmas ever Sam， Nick and all the fam are back， in the White House with the normal amount of ， murder， chaos and mayhem following them around but it is so worth the wild ride to spend time with my favourite characters。
Sherry Patrick
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WOW， WOW， WOW！！ Marie has done it yet again with another amazing First Family/Fatal book。 This book had all the feels。 One minute I'm laughing， the next I'm mad， then I'm crying and so on。 It was absolutely amazing。 I had so many favorite parts but there would be spoilers so I'll just save that I love all of the time we get with Sam and Nick！！ I love them， their love for their family and friends and the party at the White House was the BEST！！ What a great Christmas for them！ WOW， WOW， WOW！！ Marie has done it yet again with another amazing First Family/Fatal book。 This book had all the feels。 One minute I'm laughing， the next I'm mad， then I'm crying and so on。 It was absolutely amazing。 I had so many favorite parts but there would be spoilers so I'll just save that I love all of the time we get with Sam and Nick！！ I love them， their love for their family and friends and the party at the White House was the BEST！！ What a great Christmas for them！ 。。。more
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