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Off the Record Kindle Edition

by K.A. Linde (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 2,680 ratings

Liz Dougherty has no idea a single question is about to change her life.

Her first big reporting assignment for her North Carolina college newspaper has her covering a state senator’s impromptu press conference. Brady Maxwell may have everything it takes to be a politician—a winning pedigree, devastating good looks, a body made to wear suits—but his politics rub Liz the wrong way. When Liz’s hard-hitting question catches the upstart senator off-guard, it impresses Hayden Lane, Liz’s editor who feels she’s headed for a promising career as a reporter.

But Liz is also headed into a secret romance with Brady that could destroy both their ambitions. Though he’s a bachelor, potential voters might frown on Brady cozying up to a reporter. And Liz isn’t sure sneaking around is enough for her—especially when things between her and Hayden might be less platonic than she thought.

USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s Record series begins with a sleek, sexy, and smart venture into a high-stakes political campaign and an even higher-stakes affair that, in the end, will leave you wanting more with one of Linde’s gripping cliffhangers.

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“The first book of the Record trilogy provides a high-stakes, steamy romance. Linde’s love for her characters and her subject matter make this story a fascinating chess match of politics and personal desires...Linde has developed an interesting conundrum for her characters that promises much for future installments.” —RT Book Reviews

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K.A. Linde, a USA Today bestselling author, has written the Avoiding series and the Record series as well as the new adult novels Following Me and Take Me for Granted. She grew up as a military brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia Dance Team, which she still coaches. Post-graduation, she served as the campus campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A. lives in Athens, Georgia, with her fiancé and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.



K.A. Linde, a USA Today bestselling author, has written the Avoiding series and the Record series as well as the new adult novels Following Me and Take Me for Granted. She grew up as a military brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia Dance Team, which she still coaches. Post-graduation, she served as the campus campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A. lives in Athens, Georgia, with her fiancé and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00F0SI3E2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Montlake Romance
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 11 Mar. 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 411 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477867495
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  • Book 1 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Record
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K.A. Linde is the New York Times, USA Today, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library. She is prolific in both romance and fantasy and loves the blend of the two.

She has a Masters degree in political science and bachelors in philosophy from the University of Georgia. In her previous life, she was a head campaign worker for a presidential campaign and the coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, traveling to far-off destinations, and dancing in her spare time.

She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband, son, and super-adorable puppy.

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Customers find the book well-written and easy to read, with great characters and a very real love story. However, the romance aspect receives mixed reactions, with some customers enjoying it while others find the ending harsh.

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64 customers mention ‘Readability’59 positive5 negative

Customers find the book engaging and enjoyable, with one customer noting it's great from start to finish.

"...You want to know these facts and i think they help the story line immensely. Then you have the characters.. Enter Brady Maxwell...." Read more

"...This books is worth reading, someone actually only gave this book 1 star, I think she was reading a different book because I cant understand her..." Read more

"This was a good and easy read but I was disappointed about the abrupt end and wanted to know what happened to the characters." Read more

"...Regardless this book is fantastic and I can't wait for the next one. I both love and hate cliffhangers but you come to expect it with a Linde novel...." Read more

14 customers mention ‘Character development’11 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the chemistry between the main characters, while another notes the lead female character's strength and determination.

"...This was an easy to read and follow story with likeable engaging and characters...." Read more

"...K A Linde's writing is flawless, her characters come alive on the pages...." Read more

"...other romantic / erotic books the fact that the lead female was a strong determined character not broken in any way..." Read more

"I enjoyed this book, I wanted more pain and ache for the characters. I read another book by this author, the glitter series. It was brilliant!..." Read more

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Customers find the book well written and easy to read, with one customer noting its beautiful descriptions.

"This was a good and easy read but I was disappointed about the abrupt end and wanted to know what happened to the characters." Read more

"...This was an easy to read and follow story with likeable engaging and characters...." Read more

"...The story-line is unique, emotive and beautifully described. That ending though.... I nearly shouted out at that evil cliff-hanger!..." Read more

"While this is an easy-to-read story, it was a little far-fetched and cliched for me to love it...." Read more

21 customers mention ‘Romance’14 positive7 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the romance in the book, with some appreciating it as a very real love story, while others find the ending harsh.

"...So onto Liz our leading lady. I have to say that i really did love her from the outset and although at times and particularly at the beginning you..." Read more

"...everything she's believed in is changed.. Lots of secrets but very passionate." Read more

"...the couples love and feelings for each other were forever a back burner to the story and made to feel "wrong" in both their desperate bids..." Read more

"...At the heart of the book is a very real love story. Liz and Brady come across as very genuine and their ups and downs feel authentic...." Read more

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  • naomiosully
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5/5 Spangly Bannered Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2014
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    OMG… OMFG… NO NO NO!! I need more.. i mean i am pretty much on my knees here!!!!

    I wanted this book from the moment i read the excerpt and I mean WANTED it.. i checked for updates on FB and blogs.. Well holy moly it was well worth the wait.. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I was completely and utterly hooked after just reading the first page and just wanted more, more more until the very last word.. at which point i may have ripped some hair out!!

    If someone had asked me if I felt reading a book that was based around politics and journalism, i will be honest and say i would have thought not. But this book proved me wrong and i am so glad it did. You have all the important information about how things work but without it being a drag to the story line. You want to know these facts and i think they help the story line immensely. Then you have the characters.. Enter Brady Maxwell. I know this probably sounds cheesy to some of you but he really did at times take my breath away.. and i mean literally. I found my self holding my breath and curling my toes and at certain points i out right swooned (and got an eye roll and tut from my fella because of it! oh and the whole 'he isn't real') well you know what.. he was real enough to me whilst i was reading it that i would without doubt run a way with him. He just had everything that I would want and I love him. But what i love about this story is that I just know that not everyone may feel that was about Senator Maxwell and there will be some seriously loved up Hayden fans out there and that is one of the thing i love about KA Linde's ability to write about two different men that will appeal to people so differently. I mean she nearly had me killing my iPad with the Avoiding series!!

    So onto Liz our leading lady. I have to say that i really did love her from the outset and although at times and particularly at the beginning you felt she may be a weak leading lady but in my opinion that changes. I am not 100% sure that everyone would agree with me on this as it has to be said that she puts up with a lot, but to me that was her strength. Don't get me wrong there was times when i wanted to jump in and give her a shake for things she did but I think that everyone will want something different from this story and everyone will be wanting to shake her for different reasons.

    Either way this book will have you rooting for someone and turning those pages to see how it plays out. This book was the perfect mix of a bit of everything and i absolutely loved it. I honestly and truly cannot wait for the next book.

    5/5 Spangly Bannered Stars

    OH AND I WILL VOTE MAXWELL ANY DAY OF THE WEEK ;)
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  • Rosie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2014
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    I read a hell of a lot of books and I only ever rate a book now if its worth a read because I'm just too busy to rate all the books I read. This books is worth reading, someone actually only gave this book 1 star, I think she was reading a different book because I cant understand her reasons for giving it 1 star, unbelievable.

    I liked the story line, yes, it could have been better and I do think it was a bit rushed in parts, but there is a second addition to this book called 'On the record' coming out in August so I'm guessing that's why.

    Anyway, I just hope that the author allows the female character Liz to show a bit more back bone where it comes to relationship with men.

    The author really needs to allow the character Liz to grow more and instead of chasing Brady, she should get angry with him more and make Brady work harder in the relationship with Liz, it was really frustrating to keep reading that Liz was doing all the chasing and waiting around.

    Otherwise I thought it was o.k and worth reading.
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  • chrissiep
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2014
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    This was a good and easy read but I was disappointed about the abrupt end and wanted to know what happened to the characters.
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  • avid romance reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Off the Record
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2025
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    Liz is offered the position to report on the forthcoming elections in her uni paper. She gets the opportunity to ask a question to Brady Maxwell that no one expected and brings her sharply into Brady's orbit. Her political affiliations and arguments are brought under scrutiny by her professor. She begins a secret dalliance with Brady where everything she's believed in is changed.. Lots of secrets but very passionate.
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  • Ashley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great start to the series!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2014
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    Firstly I love K.A. Linde's books. I was hooked on her Avoiding series from the beginning and she has followed the same pattern with this book. It may be based on politics and campaigns but you don't need to understand the ins and outs of political science to follow the plot. (But an interest in it makes the book that much more enjoyable!)

    At the heart of the book is a very real love story. Liz and Brady come across as very genuine and their ups and downs feel authentic. I like how there is no insta-love and the relationship builds. I don't want to give any spoilers so I'll just say Linde sets things in motion with her other characters which I am sure will provide a ton of angst in the next books in this series. My only complaint is that I had no connection to Victoria. I usually love the best friend as much as the heroine but I didn't feel anything for Victoria.

    Regardless this book is fantastic and I can't wait for the next one. I both love and hate cliffhangers but you come to expect it with a Linde novel. August can't come quick enough.
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  • Silver Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2014
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    I enjoyed reading this story set in American politics. The story centre's around Liz a student reporter and Brady a state senator who is climbing up the political ladder. Brady's political career is very important to him and he insists on their relationship being secret. But Liz doesn't doesn't understand. I felt empathy with both characters as they struggled with their emotions.
    This was an easy to read and follow story with likeable engaging and characters. There is a second instalment for those who want to follow Liz and Brady.
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  • Lori
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tudo de bom!
    Reviewed in Brazil on 20 May 2014
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    Confesso que a sinopse deste livro não me atraiu logo de cara. Isto porque eu realmente não gosto de narrativas que envolvem muita política. Mas, por ter sido tão bem recomendado eu resolvi dar uma chance a ele. E ainda bem, porque apesar da campanha política ser uma parte intrínseca do enredo, o tema em si não é muito explorado. A trama definitivamente foca muito mais no romance entre os protagonistas.

    A narrativa começa com Liz em seu primeiro dia de trabalho como repórter para o jornal universitário da Carolina do Norte. Sua missão envolve a elaboração de um artigo sobre a conferência de impressa dada pelo senador Brady Maxwell III. Apesar de Liz já ter visto várias fotos de Maxwell, ela não esperava sentir o magnetismo e impacto de sua presença. Ele emana uma sexualidade irresistivelmente devastadora. Da mesma forma, Maxwell não consegue resistir à linda mulher que tem a capacidade de desequilibra-lo com suas perguntas capciosas. Dizer que a atração entre Brady e Liz foi instantânea, seria um eufemismo.

    Liz é apenas uma repórter colegial, que é categoricamente e notoriamente contra as políticas de Brady. Por isso, ela realmente se surpreende quando Maxwell a aborda com uma proposta direta, irresistível e off the record. E quão diferente dos sinais mistos que ela recebe de Hayden, seu chefe por quem ela tem uma quedinha já há algum tempo. Mas, Brady impõe um porém, uma ressalva. E será que esta ressalva exigida por ele é um pouco demais para Liz considerar um possível relacionamento? E o fato dela tê-lo criticado publicamente no que se refere ao seu histórico político pode vir ser um impecilho?

    A prosa gira em torno de um romance proibido. Mas, será que o relacionamento deles realmente perfaz um risco real para suas carreiras e futuro? Sinceramente, K.A. não conseguiu me convencer quanto à todo o estardalhaço envolvendo o possível romance entre eles. Mas, confesso que a plausibilidade ou não do envolvimento deles foi ofuscado pelos encontros clandestinos de Liz e Maxwell. A escrita de Linde é pura poesia sexual, regada por momentos em que você suspirará e outros em que ficará vermelha.

    Off The Record” é uma estória sobre ambição, amor proibido e sacrifícios. E eu definitivamente recomendo para aqueles que gostam de um romance caliente com a dosagem perfeita de angustia. Contudo, se preparem para um final abrupto, que vai deixar você querendo mais...
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  • Jullie - Teacups & Book Love
    5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars for the senator!
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2014
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    There are only a few books that have made me zealously count down the days until their release, and Off the Record is one of them. The Scandal fan in me zeroed in on this book immediately, making grabby-hands at the "forbidden romance with a politician" story. I. Could. Not. Wait. And let me tell you, when I finally had him...Senator Brady Maxwell III did not disappoint.

    Brady is every bit of the smooth, confident politician that I expected him to be. Because, you see, I expected the "nice, sweet guy". I don't know why, but I did. What I actually got was...yes, the Suit & Tie...but the Suit & Tie also had a dirty mouth. *squeals and claps hands* Behind closed doors, prim and proper Brady could be sexy, a little rough, and borderline smug. I loved that contrast between the two sides of his character. In book-love, there's just something irresistibly tempting about a guy having a secret side.

    And who brings out the naughty in Senator Maxwell? Liz Dougherty, aspiring college reporter. There's a bit of an age gap between Brady and Liz, and she's still in school, but there's plenty to like about her. Liz certainly has an it-factor that makes the "royalty falls for non-royalty" tale work. As the recipient of a prestigious scholarship, she's intelligent with a career-driven focus...But...That professional, "good student" side of her is offset when she gives in to her emotions and lets herself enjoy the secret romance. Again, it's that contrast between well-behaved and uninhibited.

    But let's go back a little, shall we? You might be asking, how did a relationship like this even start? As reporter and politician, there was a topic that Liz and Brady disagreed on, and she wasn't afraid to voice her opinion or ask the hard-hitting questions. (I love a feisty heroine. *cue witty banter and delicious tension*) There was a time in the beginning when Liz tried really hard to not like the guy, but a certain...encounter...starts to change all of that.

    Before I knew it, I was getting swept off my feet and caught up in one HIGH-CLASS affair, with all of the luxury and indulgence that title entails. But whenever a heroine makes a 180 and becomes so undoubtedly infatuated with a guy, I can't help but stop and wonder, "Alright. Is he REALLY a big deal?" I asked myself that while reading Off the Record, and there was a whole chapter where it ultimately hit me: Brady Maxwell III *is* a big deal. (There's a *private lake house* involved, okay.) Throughout the book, there were times when I was melting, in full-on squee and swoon territory.

    And I'll be pretty straightforward about something here...Brady and Liz had a lot of sex. Yet, those scenes never felt repetitive...Different places, different circumstances...Author K.A. Linde made every time feel as feverish as the first time! I don't usually get into specifics of "bedroom scenes", but at the office late at night...it's a jaw-dropper and a panty-melter. Yes! I just went there! ;)

    Alas, it can't all be pleasure. Any secret affair is bound to have its complications. So, sneaking around *in the middle of a political campaign* is bound to weave the most complicated of webs. For instance, I reached a point where some of the allure and excitement began to wear off, and the need to keep things hush-hush felt TOO dirty little secret. My instincts were kicking me to feel outraged for her, at least irritated! After all, he has to be completely indifferent in public. And it sucks.

    There's minor "triangle" action, as well. However, I'll point out that I never felt any sense of true betrayal. Liz's attraction to her editor, Hayden, simply emphasized how a normal, out-in-the-open relationship could be like. Isolation vs Camaraderie, as Liz put it. I was decidedly Team Brady, but I couldn't dislike Hayden either. (Insert increase in angst here.)

    I probably should've rooted for Hayden. But Brady knew how to knock a girl off her feet. Every. Damn. Time. He started out as just hot and seductive. I loved his little notes for Liz and the way he'd call her "baby". Then, he only got BETTER. When I thought it might only be sex and business, Brady Maxwell III went and changed the game. *And this is so important.* He showed a more personal, casual side of himself to Liz. I got a glimpse of what THEIR normal could look like and a glimmer of hope that they could work out. (...Maybe?...Please?)

    By the end, Off the Record had my stomach in knots, and it ached. So. Good. I anticipated being torn up about "Will they get caught?" and "What would be the consequences?", but I was torn up about MUCH more than that by the time I reached the last page. Brady and Liz spent all that time together getting closer and closer, bringing themselves right up to the edge, but they just can't make that final leap and go ALL the way. They can never be official. Or can they?

    Off the Record gripped every knot in my stomach and just pulled tight. Sleek, sexy, and sharp. I didn't want to put it down. Drawn in by the story and the characters, I found everything I wanted out of a forbidden romance. There was exhilaration in the stolen moments, followed by tension and complexity. I understood why they technically *shouldn't* be together, but also why *both* of them would even take such a risk. This is book one in the series, though, so their story is far from over. I'm only craving more! I can't wait to see what the author has next for Brady and Liz!
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  • Amy
    5.0 out of 5 stars You will fall under Brady's spell
    Reviewed in Australia on 3 June 2015
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    I Loved Loved Loved this book. Brady and Liz have a spark, no denying it. Where does it go? is the question you keep wondering whilst ready. You almost hope that it's the happy ever after. K.A. Linde's writing keeps you wanting more. I enjoyed that it has a lot of politics in the book, it adds another dimension to the characters. You can see how some characters fall in love and their passion. It's not just the sexual chemistry but the intelligence that connects them. I couldn't put this book down, once I got into it (which took a few chapters in) I found any moment I could to continue reading. I really like how Liz is not just a beautiful woman but an intelligent, quick witted and independent woman. Worth a read.
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  • RUK07
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love all her books!!
    Reviewed in Canada on 23 April 2014
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    I love the storyline, I loved the emotions, I love how heated some of the scenes are! I always enjoy a good love triangle, What I don't like is the ending... Oh and how Hayden is so "shy"... I am super excited to read the next books!!! To see how the rest of this unfolds :)
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  • reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recommendation
    Reviewed in Germany on 29 August 2014
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    OFF THE RECORD is about a sexy yet forbidden political romance best left off the record. In politics, image is everything and a romance with a political reporter, especially one who is clearly not in your camp and still attending coolege, could wreck the upcoming election. I really enjoyed the political aspect of the story, it was interesting for a German reader to learn about a campaign, elections and the involvment of the family in those.
    I really liked the tug of war between his career goals he's lived for and his feelings for Liz. Liz does not give away their secret and is very strong in the end when she makes the decision for them.
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