I've liked "Court Appointed" since the first time I read it, though I can't really place on why. Maybe because the two main characters have such wonderful and dynamic chemistry.

It's certainly not because of the actual story and plot. Well, maybe a bit of the story - the build up of suspense starts out well, until the first [few:] schmex scenes and then the 'threats' to Jackson practically disappear. Things get confusing a bit when Trey reviews all of the possible people against Jackson and their reasoning, and of course there's Jackson's father - the typical 'public figure' who threatens Jackson and tries to scare him straight.

When the bad guy does actually come for in the final confron, I was left going 'huh? Wtf?' and - trying not to give too much away - the reasoning for attacking Jackson was over-used [though it might not have been so 'over-used' at the time the book was published, I'll admit:].

Still, I like it. ^_^