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Book Cover:  "Fresh from Yale Law, Ben Addison is a new clerk for one of the Supreme Court's most respected justices.  Along with his co-clerk, Lisa, Ben represents the best of the fledgling legal community:  sharp, perfectionistic and painstakingly conscientious - but just as green.  So when he inadvertently reveals the confidential outcome of an upcoming Court decision, and one of the parties to the case makes millions, Ben starts to sweat.  Big time. Ben confides in Lisa and turns to his D.C. housemates for help.  They offer up their coveted insiders' access - Nathan works at the State Department, Eric reports for a Washington daily, and Ober is an assistant to a leading senator - to help outsnake the blackmailer who holds Ben's once-golden future hostage.  But it's not long before these inseparable pals discover how dangerous their misuse of power can be, even when accompanied by the very best of intentions.  And when a suspicious leak devel...

Book cover:  The best kept secret of the U.S. Presidency is about to be revealed.  "There are stories no one knows.  Hidden stories.  I love those stories.  And since I work in the National Archives, I find those stories for a living." Beecher White, a young archivist, spends his days working with the most important documents of the U.S. government.  He has always been the keeper of other people's stories, never a part of the story himself.... Until now.  When Clemetine Kaye, Beecher's first childhood crush, shows up at the National Archives asking for his help tracking down her long-lost father, Beecher tries to impress her by showing her the secret vault where the President of the United State privately reviews classified documents.  After they accidentally happen upon a priceless artifact - a 200 year old dictionary that once belonged to George Washington - hidden underneath a desk chair, Beecher and Clementine find themselves suddenly entang...