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THE iCANDIDATE

POLITICAL DRAMA

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Book Description

Can one honest man change the course of a nation?


If you like House of Cards, you’ll enjoy reading how The Michael Bennit Series turns the American political process upside down when the little guy is pitted against the Washington elite set on destroying him to preserve their power in these political dramas.

All Michael Bennit wants to do is be the best high school teacher he can be. However, when he loses a bet to his overachieving class of history students, he finds himself in unfamiliar territory: a candidate running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

With no money and only his students to run his campaign, Michael sets a plan in motion to be the country’s first virtual candidate. Leveraging social media, his campaign becomes the epicenter of national attention and a target for a desperate incumbent who is fanatical about hanging onto power- at any cost.

The iCandidate follows the plight of four people caught in the firestorm of mass media, social media, and dirty politics. In the end, lives will be changed and the political landscape of the country forever altered, but will the lesson of it all be lost?

PRAISE FOR THE MICHAEL BENNIT SERIES

  • A very refreshing and timely novel. Very well written with great characters. The story line will blow you away.

    Amazon Review

  • The iCandidate is a solid work of fiction, encompassing elements of great literature. The theme, main idea or message, is a poignant one; it calls for America to wake up before it's too late.

    Amazon Review

  • The iCandidate is one of the best books that I have read in a long time and the characters and twists will keep you reading long into the night.

    Reviewed by Samantha Rivera for Readers' Favorite


Series by Mikael Carlson

THE MICHAEL BENNIT SERIES
THE SANTA TRILOGY
THE TIERRA CAMPOS SERIES
THE DANCING TRILOGY
THE AMERICA, INC. SAGA
WATCHTOWER THRILLERS

Author

Mikael Carlson

The founder of Warrington Publishing, Mikael is the multiple award-winning and Amazon bestselling author of six political drama and thriller series spanning nearly two dozen novels. He is a retired paratrooper, avid world traveler, and political junkie looking to bring great stories to the world.

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