MacDonald’s political romance asks: Can a progressive musician love a hard-right Republican—and without getting framed for murder? Sam Maripol, the frontman of a rock band in Palm Beach, Florida, is bummed out at the election of a very Trump-like politician for president. His despond lifts when he meets gorgeous, blue-eyed nurse Ashley Beck, only to return when he finds out that she’s a Christian Republican; they have heated exchanges on abortion and other hot-button issues, but sizzling sexual chemistry keeps them interested in each other....MacDonald is a talented and perceptive writer, especially during the assassination subplot, which combines suspense with shrewd psychological nuance and punchy, evocative prose: “He’s in love with the crowd,” one conspirator tells a would-be assassin, describing the president’s rallies, adding that “After a while, he’ll get a little tired, lean against the podium, rest on his elbow, and go silent for a moment while he listens to them cheer…. That’s when he’s motionless. Wait for it.” An entertaining and sharply written, if sometimes over-the-top, tale of an ideologically divided America.”.....— Kirkus Reviews 2/17/26 published at https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roderick-owen-macdonald/election-night/

“"A great love story that accurately shows the idiocy of the current administration. There is a suspenseful subplot line that will keep you reading through the night to finish." — Debra Hazeltine, Mt Horub, WI

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The American Guerillas deftly weaves together elements of magical realism, romance, and action/adventure in an original and entertainingly compelling read from cover to cover......especially and unreservedly recommended for community library collections. — John Burroughs, Midwest Book Reviews

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The author, a renowned folk singer and integral part of the 80s folk revival in Greenwich Village, captures the neighborhood’s nuances perfectly - the sounds, the smells, the long dark wandering journeys into dawn – while imparting the sometimes dynamic, frequently scattershot and mundane but always compelling realities of Reo’s crazy, chosen world....The Open Mike is truly a music-driven novel for the ages and a great extension of MacDonald’s already prolific creative output.— Jonathan Widran, Music Connection Magazine.

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