Record Books in Order

Record is K.A. Linde's political romance series, and the politics are not just wallpaper. The first trilogy follows journalist Liz Dougherty and rising politician Brady Maxwell, putting a secret romance inside a world of campaigns, press conferences, strategy, public image, and family legacy. That gives the books a tension that feels different from her small town or billionaire romances.

The Maxwells are a dynasty kind of family, and that matters. Brady is never only himself on the page. He is also carrying his name, his ambitions, and the expectations of a political world that wants every move calculated. Liz, meanwhile, has her own future to protect, which makes the relationship feel risky from both sides.

The journalism angle helps a lot. Liz is not just orbiting power. She is supposed to report on it, question it, and keep her own credibility intact. That constant clash between personal desire and professional responsibility gives the trilogy its core tension, especially once private choices start becoming public problems.

Later books widen the lens to other Maxwell stories, including Clay and Andrea in Struck from the Record and Savannah and Lucas in Broken Record. Those books keep the family energy and emotional drama, even when they move a little farther from the original reporter and senator setup.

This series likes campaign buses, big speeches, private scandals, and the uneasy line between who someone is in public and who they are when the doors close. If that mix sounds good, Record is one of Linde's most distinctive contemporary worlds.