Election Night seems ripped from today's headlines, as its characters discuss current political and social questions from different vantage points, and some act on motives familiar to today's discerning observers of national and world events. The threat of violence looms in the background, where a deeply divided nation struggles to come to grips with the policies of those in authority. In the midst of this divide, Sam, a musician appalled at what the election has brought to power, and Ashley, a nurse from a very wealthy and ideologically-driven family that approves of the results, pursue a relationship that grows in trust while everyone around them doubts their ability to stay together. But for Sam, the consequences may be extreme, when he finds himself drawn into a web of danger where risking his life is the only way out. From Kirkus Reviews: "MacDonald is a talented and perceptive writer, especially during the assassination subplot, which combines suspense with shrewd psychological nuance and punchy, evocative prose....An entertaining and sharply written, if sometimes over-the-top, tale of an ideologically divided America.”