The Faces of Bull moose

Through three books – and many more to come – Author Michael Fedor builds a political world full of emotion, fierce personalities, huge ambitions, and power-hungry pursuers. Explore more about these fascinating characters below, including fan art created by the author and fans of Michael Fedor’s writing.

Jackson Piper

Once the golden boy of the Other Party, Jackson Piper was a four-term Congressman before rising to the U.S. Senate — and then falling from grace in a devastating, highly public loss to an Old Party rival. He’s since traded Pennsylvania’s beltway for the solitude of Colorado’s mountains. In his 40s now, he’s tall, strikingly charismatic, with a weathered athleticism and a quiet strength. A beard softens the sharp edges of his jaw; there’s a gentleness in his voice and an unwavering moral compass — the kind that marks a man who still lives by the Scout Law. Husband, father, reluctant hero — he didn’t stop believing in America. He just stopped believing it believed in him.

Dr. Catherine Piper

A world-renowned cancer researcher and new true star of the Piper household. Catherine is brilliance wrapped in elegance — fit, formidable, and fearlessly ambitious. After years as the political spouse in her husband’s spotlight, she now commands the stage in her own right, leading groundbreaking clinical trials and headlining international symposia. Stunningly beautiful but never defined by it, Catherine balances grit and grace in equal measure. She loves her family deeply — but there’s a growing question of whether Jackson can find a way to fit comfortably in the life she’s built without him at its center.

President Russell Warner

Commanding the White House with the swagger of a Vegas pit boss, President Warner is a gambler in every sense of the word. Crass, vain, and unapologetically transactional, he’s the kind of leader who sees democracy as just another high-stakes game — and he doesn’t like to lose. Twice-divorced, chronically unfaithful, and surrounded by enablers, Warner is equal parts charismatic showman and paranoid autocrat. Beneath the bravado is a calculating mind obsessed with legacy, control, and holding onto power at any cost — even if it means torching the Constitution to keep the lights on in his growing financial empire.

Ron Bender

A political lifer with a poker face and a Rolodex that could summon a revolution. Ron Bender came up during the bloodsport era of 21st-century politics and made it through intact — or so it seems. Ageless in appearance but cracked beneath the surface, he’s a fixer, a strategist, and Jackson Piper’s former Senate Chief of Staff. He’s the kind of man who’s always two moves ahead — because he’s already seen what happens when you fall behind. Cynical, loyal (mostly), and a little too comfortable with moral gray areas, Ron carries the quiet burden of someone who’s done the dirty work — and paid for it in fragments of his soul.

Olivia Clay

Sexy, sharp, and unapologetically ambitious, Olivia Clay reinvented herself more than once — from high-profile model to cable news star to the most powerful woman in the West Wing. When President Warner burned through three Chiefs of Staff in two chaotic years, Olivia didn’t wait to be asked — she claimed the role and proved she was the only one who could bring order to his storm. Fiercely loyal to Warner, not out of love but out of admiration for his raw, unapologetic grip on power, she finally found a man who didn’t use her body to get what he wanted. Until Marco Alvarez arrived. Mysterious, magnetic, and dangerous, Marco wasn’t just a temptation — he was a test. Drawn to him in a way she can’t explain, Olivia finds herself making compromises she swore she’d never make. Now caught between the man who gave her power and the one who might take it all away, Olivia is forced to confront the question she’s spent a lifetime avoiding: Is she running the game — or just another piece on the board?

Marco Alvarez

Top of his class at Stanford, Marco Alvarez didn’t just ride the AI wave — he built the surfboard. As the founder of Juniper, the company that cracked the code on next-gen artificial intelligence and the quest for control of truth with the invention of The Mark. Vaulted into the upper stratosphere of global wealth and influence, Marco believed he was unstoppable. But for all his brilliance and his claims to pursue truth, ethics were never truly part of the business model. Ruthless, charming, and dangerously pragmatic, he’s made quiet deals with shady actors — corporations, governments, entire regimes — always betting he could stay one step ahead of the consequences. Now, with a volatile offer on the table for President Russell Warner, Marco is playing the highest-stakes game of his life. If the President says no, the empire crumbles. If he says yes, Marco gets everything he’s ever wanted — and maybe everything he needs to stay ahead of those wanting to collect.

Valerie Lawrence

Gun on her hip, boots on the ground, and ambition in her blood — Valerie Lawrence is the no-nonsense Governor of Texas and a force of nature in American politics. Born into Texas political royalty, Valerie has spent her young career refusing to play by the Old Guard’s rules — especially the ones written by her own party. Fiery, fearless, and ferociously independent, she’s more at home on horseback than at fundraisers, but she commands every room she enters. Among the many voices in the Bull Moose movement, Valerie feels the most to have stepped out of a blockbuster superhero franchise. Stunning blonde hair, tall, thin, and tough as nails. She is the one who most evokes the spirit of Theodore Roosevelt: bold, principled, and ready to take on the system from the inside out. She’s not just a pick for the presidential ticket — she’s the spark meant to ignite it. And while she’s used to being underestimated, anyone who does quickly learns: Valerie Lawrence doesn’t follow — she leads, and she never backs down.

Senator Sterling Powers (Michigan)

A master strategist with ice in his veins and a smile as sharp as a switchblade, Sterling Powers is Michigan’s senior senator and a fixture in Washington’s halls of influence. With a name that sounds more like a dynasty than a man, Powers has built his career on quiet dominance — backroom deals, whispered threats, and loyalty that only lasts as long as it’s useful. He’s urbane, impeccably dressed, and dangerously persuasive — the kind of man who can make corruption sound like patriotism. Though aligned with the Old Party in public, his true allegiance is to power itself, and he’ll cross party lines, ethical lines, or international lines if the outcome serves his interests. Years lusting after the Majority Leader’s Chair — or at least a throne behind it  – it is finally within reach. And now, with the Bull Moose ticket threatening to upend the establishment, Powers is prepared to use every tool at his disposal to protect the system that made him… and to crush anyone who dares to disrupt it.