Beyond the Ruins

When Elena Marquez becomes president of the United States, she inherits a government struggling under the weight of corruption, political favoritism, reckless spending, and years of declining public trust.

         Her predecessor, Richard Vale, has left behind a legacy of questionable government contracts, wealthy political insiders, weakened international alliances, and federal agencies that have lost sight of their responsibilities to the American people.

         But Marquez has no intention of simply restoring the government to what it was before Vale took office. She believes many of its problems existed long before his administration, and she sees an opportunity to accomplish something far more ambitious.