B- Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / family relationships / Historical / inheritance / lawsuit / lawyer / law related / spinster / VictorianComments Off on REVIEW: The Snowdrop by Jayne Fresina
He was once a boy abandoned, left to make his own way in the world. She was a girl stifled by the demands of her family and constrained by the strict customs of Victorian society; a bird caged and without hope. Raised in two disparate worlds, with one fortune rising ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsBlogger / Bold Stroke Books / Contemporary / contemporary f/f romance / lawyer / law related / LGBTQIA+ / weddingsComments Off on REVIEW: Out of Practice by Carsen Taite
Attorney Abby Keane’s vacation is perfect, especially her steamy interlude with a beautiful stranger. But her newfound zen crumbles when her biggest client, a chain of bridal stores, leaves hundreds of brides without dresses. As if reentry isn’t bad enough, a new wedding blogger is doing her best to stoke ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / 19th century / American historical / dual-timeline / Historical / lawyer / law related / murder-investigation / Race / West Virginia6 Comments
Lakin, West Virginia, 1930 Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P. D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Boozer is eager to try the new talking cure for insanity, and encourages his elderly ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBoston / Contemporary / cop / lawyer / law relatedComments Off on REVIEW: Enticing the Enemy by Jules Court
Defense attorney Erin Rafferty has to be tougher than her male colleagues to prove herself in the courtroom. A pit bull in a teacup-poodle package, her hard-earned hard-ass persona isn’t easily undone. But one man has proved himself capable. Rugged, tattooed Detective Cruz is honest, solid—and his testimony on a ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsantihero / Contemporary / First-Person / lawyer / law related / orphans / Washington DC8 Comments
A knight in tarnished armor is still a knight. When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating—and that ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / England / Historical / lawyer / law related / Regency / retired military / Yorkshire2 Comments
England, 1815 London barrister and gentleman, Jerome Fender, has just returned to England after five years as a Captain in the killing fields of the Napoleonic Wars. With the harrowing scenes of battle still haunting his every thought, he sets out to start a new life and to find a ... more >