Courting Death

After watching a murderer walk free on a technicality, Nicole Sterling left the state attorney''s office to start a criminal law practice. She lets her partners handle the assault and murder files while she specializes in white-collar crime. With her own mother''s life slowly slipping away before her eyes, Nicole has had about all she can take of death.But when a client is accused of killing her own baby, Nicole is drawn in to the case. Also looking for answers is Detective Sam Bowie, a man as infuriating as he is sexy. Sparks fly between them, but the last thing Nicole has room in her life for is a romantic entanglement.Their investigation reveals that Nicole''s client could be just one of many innocent victims of a horrific conspiracy. Now, she must put her own life on the line to uncover the truth—and risk her heart—if she''s to have a future with Sam.55,000 words