Heart of Justice
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One woman stands ready to give her all for justice -- but is the cost more than she bargained for?
Gail McFarland
Gail McFarland was once the girl known for never failing to get an 'A' in Honors English. Today, as proof that the smart can also be sassy, she is the published author of more than 100 short romantic confessions and short stories, numerous ebooks, and ten popular contemporary novels including: SUMMERWIND (BET/Arabesque) THE BEST FOR LAST(BET/Arabesque) WHEN LOVE CALLS (BET/Arabesque) BOUQUET with Roberta Gayle and Anna Laurence (BET/Arabesque) DREAM RUNNER (Genesis Press) DREAM KEEPER (Genesis Press) WAYWARD DREAMS Genesis Press) LADY KILLER (LULU Books) ALL FOR LOVE (CreateSpace Books) DOING BIG THINGS (CreateSpace Books). Best known for her contemporary romantic novels, Ms. McFarland is a contributing member of The GA Peach Authors. Ms. McFarland is also a dedicated wellness/fitness advocate. She is currently an active fitness instructor, health coach, wellness consultant, and community health volunteer. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. McFarland now makes her home and place of literary creation in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Heart of Justice - Gail McFarland
Heart of Justice
Gail McFarland
Copyright 2011 by Gail McFarland
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Other Titles by Gail McFarland
CreateSpace Books
Doing BIG Things
Lie Down With Dogs
Genesis Press/Indigo:
Dream Runner
Dream Keeper
Wayward Dreams
Lady Leo Press:
If Ever
Can A Sistah Get Some Love (Anthology)
BET/Arabesque:
Summer Wind
The Best For Last
When Love Calls
Bouquet (Mothers Day Anthology)
LULU Books:
Lady Killer
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Heart of Justice
Gail McFarland
All I could do was stand there. Trying to think, just trying to get things straight in my head while keeping my nerves at bay, I couldn’t help wondering if things would ever get better. A lawyer on her own, working on whatever cases I could scrounge up, maybe this time I’d bitten off one hell of a lot more than I could chew.
I was more than a little bit desperate for money and clients, and way out of my depth on this case. Unlike the defense team, I didn’t have a second chair or even a paralegal to fall back on – and I had the nerve to want justice – imagine that. Standing here in front of a judge who was looking at me like I was something he’d scraped off the bottom of his shoe, I was a whole lot desperate for the evidence that would help me pull this one out of the fire. This case was a big one for me, a make or break one, and I just hoped I wasn’t going to be hung out on this limb alone.
He wouldn’t do that to me. Would he?
Eyes on the heavy solid wood double doors at the back of the courtroom, a nagging part of my brain reminded me of who I really was: a woman on her own, placing her trust in one man. The trust I gave him was fragile and played on a margin of fear because one of the men I’d begun this case partnered with was already dead and gone.
I was pretty much working without a net and I had never trusted a man the way I was trusting