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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn't get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to update her emergency contact, so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an...
62) Chosen people
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Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author Robert Whitlow dives deep into the legal ramifications of a tragic event half a world away and how it affects two lawyers in Atlanta from vastly different backgrounds"--
"Bestselling author Robert Whitlow dives deep into the legal ramifications of a tragic event half a world away and how it affects two lawyers in Atlanta from vastly different backgrounds. When Hana Abboud walked into the conference room, she was unprepared for...
64) Hired
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Series
Happy endings volume 2
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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"For a man who makes his living pleasuring women, what happens when the only pay-out worth having is love? Faith Abigail Charles has always done the right thing. So when her mother runs for mayor of New Orleans, Faith puts her law career on hold to help her win. But when tensions run high, Faith trades one kind of heat for another-in the arms of a hard-bodied stranger. He's everything a woman dreams of in a lover. So much so that her one-night stand...
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English
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"From one of America's most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest Jane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm--or was, until a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having sex on the roof of her NYC apartment building. Police are summoned, and a punishing judge sentences her to six months of home confinement. With Jane now jobless and rootless, trapped at home, life looks bleak. Yes,...
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Series
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English
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Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father--Pikeville's notorious defense attorney--devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself--the ideal good daughter. But when violence...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Sadie Roper returns to London to rebuild her shattered life, but as she navigates the politics at her daughter's exclusive school and resumes her criminal barrister career with a high-profile case, she attracts the attention of unknown enemies.
68) Move to strike
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Series
Nina Reilly novels volume 6
Language
English
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MOVE TO STRIKE
New York Times bestselling author Perri O'Shaughnessy takes the courtroom thriller to breathtaking new heights in Move to Strike, a page-turning masterpiece of suspense. Featuring Nina Reilly, hailed by critics as "one of the most interesting heroines in legal thrillers today," * Move to Strike is a spellbinding tale of stolen treasure and twisted revenge set in the high desert of Nevada and the mountains...
New York Times bestselling author Perri O'Shaughnessy takes the courtroom thriller to breathtaking new heights in Move to Strike, a page-turning masterpiece of suspense. Featuring Nina Reilly, hailed by critics as "one of the most interesting heroines in legal thrillers today," * Move to Strike is a spellbinding tale of stolen treasure and twisted revenge set in the high desert of Nevada and the mountains...
70) Playing dirty
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English
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"Kiki captures the heat of the streets." —Wahida Clark
Essence® bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law.
Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing cops and officials, sleeping with her boss, and convincing her friend in the DEA to make evidence disappear, Yoshi has become a top criminal defense attorney....
Essence® bestselling author Kiki Swinson keeps it coming with a gritty drama about one cunning sistah playing a very dangerous game with the law.
Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing cops and officials, sleeping with her boss, and convincing her friend in the DEA to make evidence disappear, Yoshi has become a top criminal defense attorney....
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After her key witness goes missing, single mother and Seattle prosecutor Mia Quinn finds that her case is connected to two murders being investigated by homicide detective Charlie Carlson and they join forces to find the murderer before he kills again.
72) My one and only
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Language
English
Description
"Divorce attorney Harper James can't catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister's destination wedding, but now, by a cruel twist of fate, she's being forced to make a cross-country road trip with him. And her almost-fiancé back at home is not likely to be sympathetic. Harper can't help that Nick has come blazing back into her life in all of his frustratingly appealing, gorgeous architect glory. But in Nick's eyes,...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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"Scottoline knows the simple yet magical secret at the heart of compelling suspense fiction." — Philadelphia Inquirer
In the sixth riveting thriller in #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline's Rosato & Associates series, a lawyer is handed the case that could make her career—and jeopardize her life.
Judy Carrier takes the case of her career to defend Anthony Lucia, fondly known as "Pigeon
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Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
While renovating the neighboring ranch, Kaiden Miller must contend with his old nemesis, Julia Garcia, overseeing his work until it becomes hard to ignore the attraction between them despite their loyalties being tested.
75) Buried evidence
Author
Series
Lily Forrester novels volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
76) Cover your eyes
Author
Series
Morgans of Nashville volume 1
Language
English
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Description
At first, they struggle to escape. Then a torrent of blows rains down upon their bodies until their eyes cloud over in final agony. The killer shows no remorse--just a twisted need to witness each victim's last terrified moments. Public defender Rachel Wainwright is struggling to reopen a decades-old case, convinced that the wrong man is in prison. Homicide detective Deke Morgan doesn't want to agree. But if Rachel's hunch is correct, whoever fatally...
77) Greater love
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Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Tammy takes on a new case involving a teenage runaway without realizing how far reaching the effects of the case will go. She also has two men vying for her heart and is in risk of losing them both.
78) Two lost boys
Author
Series
Janet Moodie novels volume 1
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Janet Moodie has spent years as a death row appeals attorney. Overworked and recently widowed, she's had her fill of hopeless cases, and is determined that this will be her last. Her client is Marion 'Andy' Hardy, convicted along with his brother Emory of the rape and murder of two women. But Emory received a life sentence while Andy got the death penalty, labeled the ringleader despite his low IQ and Emory's dominant personality. Convinced that Andy's...
79) The ex: a novel
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Language
English
Description
Criminal defense lawyer Olivia Randall represents her former fiance, who's been arrested for a triple homicide. As the evidence against him mounts, she wonders if she really knew him.
80) Having faith
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Representing opposing clients in a complicated and messy divorce case, Faith Barry and Sawyer Bell find their long-time friendship blossoming into romance. As they cross the line between friends and lovers, Faith finds herself questioning everything she has always wanted-- and in the process, desiring more. -- adapted from jacket
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