When a new attorney accepts a case
of a woman accused of attempted homicide, he finds himself entwined in age-old
secrets and a family who will stop at nothing to conceal them—even murder.
As
always, I like to start a new series of excerpts by introducing my
protagonists. Today we are in our female protagonist’s POV, as she meets her
attorney, Tom Turner.
If
you haven’t and would prefer to read the full prologue first, click here.
Excerpt:
Shelby examined Tom as he sat across
from her. Man, he was good looking. She probably shouldn’t be thinking about
things like that, but she couldn’t help it. He had the prettiest hazel eyes
that stood out under long sun-bleached eyelashes. His hair was light brown, but
it too had a natural hint of gold in it.
He dug inside his briefcase. “So,” he
began, as he removed a manila folder with her name written neatly across the
tab. “They dropped the charges?” It was a question, not a statement. He folded
his hands on the table and looked up at her for an answer it seemed.
“I’m as shocked as you appear to be,”
she admitted.
One side of his mouth quirked up as he
leaned back and crossed his arms across his chest, revealing how well built his
upper body was. “Well, at the moment, I’m still bound under attorney-client
confidentiality. Care to elaborate? Since you told me you hit your
husband—excuse me, ex-husband—but it had been done in self-defense. Are you in
danger?”
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