The Deal Is for Readers Who Enjoy…

the family stakes and political conspiracies of David Baldacci, the Washington power struggles of Vince Flynn, and the psychological manipulation and domestic menace of B. A. Paris.

Readers who like strong female protagonists, formidable female villains, and dangerous family secrets may find much to enjoy in Alex Demarchelier’s second thriller.

The Deal: A Political Thriller with Intimate Stakes

The White House is supposed to be the safest home in America. Someone takes her children from there.

Alex Demarchelier has rebuilt her life.

After surviving the events of The Wall, she is married to entrepreneur and rising political star Perry Lowell. He is now vice president of the United States, and Alex balances motherhood to newborn twins with her work in design, public policy, and Washington’s demanding political world.

For the first time in years, she feels secure.

Her enemies are in prison. Her family is protected. Her future appears bright.

Then photographs of Aimée and Win appear on a supposedly secure computer—private images Alex never authorized anyone to share.

They disappear before she can investigate.

The warning has been delivered.

Tell Me More About Alex

A Mother Surrounded by Power—and Still Vulnerable.

Alex is no stranger to danger, but motherhood changes what fear means.

In The Wall, she fought to preserve her reputation, career, and freedom. In The Deal, the stakes are no longer limited to her own survival.

Aimée and Win are only weeks old when troubling signs begin to surface. Alex notices details others dismiss: conversations that stop when she enters the room, unusual behavior, and conflicting explanations.

Her instincts tell her that something is wrong.

But in Washington, suspicion carries political consequences. Alex cannot accuse powerful people without evidence, and she cannot withdraw from public life without jeopardizing Perry’s future.

She must navigate Washington’s most powerful institutions while protecting her children, knowing that someone has already breached the defenses around them.

Tell me more about Vivien

Revenge Without Remorse

Vivien believes Alex stole the life that should have been hers.

She views her imprisonment not as the consequence of her crimes but as another injustice inflicted by Alex and those who refused to recognize Vivien’s importance.

From prison, she builds a profitable operation, cultivates allies, and dreams of escape. Money remains central to her fantasy of restoration. In Vivien’s mind, enough money will erase her humiliation, secure her freedom, and prove she has finally won.

When an opportunity arises to strike directly at Alex, Vivien does not question why powerful people need her help.

She hears only what she wants to hear: revenge, freedom, and fortune.

A White House Thriller About Family, Power, and Revenge

What happens when the safeguards designed to protect a powerful family become part of the enemy’s map?

The danger in The Deal operates on two levels.

The first is deeply personal. Vivien Gibson remains consumed by hatred for Alex and convinced that everyone else is responsible for her downfall. Prison has not changed her. It has merely given her time to refine her plans, build new alliances, and search for the money she believes will restore everything she deserves.

The second threat stems from Washington.

Perry’s popularity has made him a potential future president. His ascent attracts people driven by ambition, resentment, and the hunger to control the White House. A political agreement made years earlier is only one of several bargains shaping what happens next.

Alex gradually realizes that her children are not simply targets of revenge.

They may be leverage in a much larger struggle for power.

About the Alex Demarchelier Series

The Alex Demarchelier Series follows an internationally successful designer whose insight into people repeatedly draws her into crimes involving technology, political influence, financial manipulation, and dangerous personal relationships.

Each novel presents a central mystery and confrontation while continuing Alex’s evolving family life, professional journey, and battle against enemies who exploit institutions as effectively as they exploit individuals.

The Deal is the second book in the series and can be read as a standalone without confusion, as it has its own central crisis that is resolved at the end. However, reading The Wall first could deepen the reading pleasure because it provides additional background on Alex, Perry, Vivien, Gloria, and the criminal network surrounding them.

The series includes:

• The Wall
• The Deal
• The Code
• The Enabler

Continue the Alex Demarchelier Series with The Deal and enter a world of White House ambition, old family sins, and a revenge plot aimed at the one thing Alex cannot bear to lose.

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