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Top global technology lawyer Tornait “Torn” Sagara knows he shouldn’t get involved with his beautiful client, Saya Brooks, whose revolutionary lightning-on-demand invention will solve climate change and render all other energy sources obsolete. But their shared connection as hafu (half Japanese, half American) draws them irresistibly together. Saya’s technology could save the world, but what’s good for the planet is bad news for those who profit from the status quo. Now, someone wants to stop Saya from commercializing her invention and will go to any lengths to do so.

Get ready for a thrilling ride through Kentucky bourbon country! A Devilish Punishment is a cozy mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Lillian, a skilled prosecutor, mourns the loss of two mentors as she's handed the most important case of her career. Her task is to prosecute a disbarment against an attorney who abused his female clients behind closed doors for years. But this isn't just any case. Lillian loathes the attorney and feels overwhelmed by the weight of the matter. As Lillian navigates the twists and turns of the prosecution, a series of sinister events forces ...

In the charming Southern town of Monticello, justice is just a performance—and the real drama unfolds behind the bench. When three powerful women—a judge, a clerk, and a magistrate—form an unholy alliance to embezzle thousands from the courthouse they run, no one suspects the smiling faces behind the corruption. But as their greed grows bolder and their schemes more brazen, the town busybody with a vendetta starts sniffing around, and secrets that were meant to stay buried begin clawing their way to the surface. Murder in Monticello is a taut, gripping Southern legal thriller brimming...

Yvette Tyson is making a run for the governor’s office. Her goal is clear. Win. She has the backing of her boyfriend, Cory Logan. He is kind, gentle, and determined— and offers the kind of support an unmarried black woman needs to get into office. Their relationship has grown over the past year, and she had been seen arm-in-arm with him in public numerous times. She is proud to show him off, and him, her—so there is no color issue—or is that exactly what it is? Does Cory need a black governor to get a sports center named after him? Does Yvette need a white boyfriend to win that ...

Emmitt K. Edwards, a sleazy criminal who profited from the pain of others, was a fabulously wealthy, lonely recluse as he stood on the stoop of death's door. Decades earlier his wife was murdered in an unsuccessful attempt on his life. His children fled into witness protection. His life was reduced to hiding in his faux antebellum mansion surrounded by the trappings of his wealth, and his private security. When death finally snatched him, he left behind a king's ransom and a grotesque secret. Jack Hare, an experienced trust officer, and Abby Jackson, a young, new estate planning attorney in...

Nesta obra abrangente, conheça a história e as implicações do Foro Privilegiado no Brasil. O livro "Foro Privilegiado: Uma Abordagem Jurídica e Política" revela desde as origens históricas até os debates atuais sobre sua reforma. Explore detalhadamente as normas constitucionais e legais que regulam esse instituto, desvendando seus fundamentos e justificativas históricas. Descubra como os princípios constitucionais se chocam com sua aplicação, e como isso afeta a igualdade perante a lei.

The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist high to my father, almost over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a 'good crop'.

Lee Mitchell is a young barrister from a working-class Caribbean background: in the cut-throat environment of the courtroom, everything is stacked against her. On her doorstep in South London the 15-year-old son of the pastor at the local Black church is shot, and the local community is shattered. All evidence is pointing to infamously corrupt, racist police officer Sergeant Jack Lambert as the irredeemable suspect. His own boss—rebel-turned-copper Danny Wallace—is certain he is guilty.

Fegan Broussard’s world is filled with daily reminders of his sister’s murder, something he’d rather forget. So, when another young girl is killed and dumped in the swamp, Fegan doesn’t welcome the attention it brings to his doorstep… especially when it’s Clairee’ Sumner, a long-legged beauty and the daughter of his sister’s killer, asking the questions. Don’t Tell A Soul is the first book in the Southern Sizzlers Romantic Thriller Series.