A disgraced journalist stumbles on a story that will let him reclaim his career, but redemption comes with a price: he must place his faith in the racist senator he once exposed as a murderer. Thus begins Steve Piacente’s third novel, PRETENDER, which he discusses here on Big Blend Radio. A former journalist Steve is the award-winning author of two other novels, 'Bella' and 'Bootlicker', and is also a certified life coach, a media and presentation trainer, and an associate professor at American University in Washington, D.C. After 25 years in journalism, Steve spent ten years as a speechwriter and communications manager in the federal government. Steve holds a Masters in Fiction from Johns Hopkins University. Learn more, here: http://blendradioandtv.com/listing/steve-piacente-pretender/