First Lady (Wynette, Texas, 4) Mass Market Paperback – February 8, 2000

When you are glued to the pages till 5AM... it's a sure sign that the book is not only captivating, but also, funny, poignant and throughly enjoyable. First Lady by SEP was the book that I was glued to! This romance novel is an original story about a widowed First Lady, Cornelia Case, in search of herself on the roads of suburbs of midwest in a disguise... and in turn, finds herself a new adventure... and love in the form of Mat Jorik.SEP *always* present the most realistic (as realistic as they can get for a romance novel) characters and dialogue and FL was no acception! From the beginning, I was intrigued with the burnt out First Lady and Mat- who seemed to be surrounded by numerous females from birth. When this two most unlikely characters are thrown together in a beat up Winnebago named Mabel along with a baby named Butt and a rebellious teenager... well, you can just guess what happens. Or maybe not. Especially if the First Lady is in a disguise! But the twists and turns in the book had me guessing what was gonna happen next, the entire time.The ending is wonderful and very satisfying... Nealy goes for her goals and achieves it. With the help of everyone around her. Marvelous! I was definitely impressed with SEP's knowledge of past First Ladies facts and details of White House. I wonder what she did for her research!This gotta be the best road romance I've ever read... And probably best "I love you" scene... which totally made me cry. Tears rolling down my cheeks and all! Although, Dan Calebow from It Had To Be You is my favorite SEP hero, Mat Jorik is giving Dan a run for his money! Definitely a keeper! Can't wait for This Heart Of Mine! By the way, if you've never read an SEP novel, start with this one! You *can't* go wrong with FL!

This one is an older book but the characters just jump off the page and weave their way through the current intriguing political arena. No, it's not a political story, rather a story about a woman f!ed up with being pushed and bullied into something she doesn't want. Add in a man bent on bachelor hood and two kids and you get a great read.

FIRST LADY is the fourth book in the Wynette, Texas series. This is a very loose series where the early books are connected in the end with some reappearances of the children of the early heroes and heroines.FIRST LADY is the story of Cornelia "Nealy" Litchfield Case, the widowed First Lady of the United States. Nealy has had enough of her very public life and runs away. She meets up with Mat Jorik, a journalist who is dealing with a crisis of his own. Mat's ex-wife had died and he has inherited two girls for whom he is listed as father on the birth certificate -- even though he is not. Mat only wants to get rid of the girls and he decides to take them to their grandmother in Iowa. During the road trip, he runs into Nealy, who is disguised as a pregnant woman. The two join up and the four of them end up forming a strange family during their travels.I read the description of this story and really wasn't sure that I would manage to get through the book. The book sounded too unrealistic and I couldn't imagine liking the book. I was determined to get through the series, however, and so I started this book. I ended up really liking this book. The story is crazy and unbelieveable and yet the characters are bold and sweet and the story of how this perfectly imperfect family is formed is engaging and incredibly real.This book has a great story to tell about families and how they can be bulit out of love and not biology. I appreciated that message and I enjoyed the journey of the family. The romance between Nealy and Mat is complicated, in a nice way, by the presence of the children and I appreciated that realism as well.

Cornelia Case was born into politics. She had never known a life without it. So when her husband, the President of the United States, is assassinated and she finds out she has to be First Lady to the new president, she decides to make a run for it. She gets as far as half a days drive before her car, money, and everything is stolen.In the meantime, Mat Jorik, a journalist who grew up with seven sisters has just been informed that his ex-wife died in a drunk car accident and she put his name as the birth father for both of her children, an adorable 1 year old, and a not so adorable 14 year old who instantly dislikes Mat.The two collide and Nealy decides to continue to travel undercover with Mat, Lucy, and the baby as they venture to find the girls' grandmother.Sparks fly, but can a lifelong politician and a journalist make it work?Definitely worth a read!

Susan Elizabeth Phillips' fans have come to expect first-rate romances with enganging characters and lots of humor. "First Lady" certainly delivers on those fronts, but it is nonetheless an intriguing change for this leader in contemporary romance. The plot is a difficult one, and I can't imagine any other author handling it so well. It's actually a pretty complex plot, but Phillips does an excellent job of bringing the details all together and keeping the plot flowing. The heart of the story is the relationship between First Lady in disguise Nealy Case and rugged Mat Jorik, a burnt out journalist struggling to find a home for the daughters of his recently deceased ex-wife. Not only does Phillips plausibly bring these two soulmates together, but she also manages to introduce a wonderful cast of secondary characters. The romance alternates from steamy to incredibly sweet and touching. This is an excellent read and lots of fun.

Her books are fun and hilarious. I've all her books so that I can read them again. Never want them to end.