A Score to Settle

Project Justice #3

by Kara Lennox

Daniel Logan spent six years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. So for him, the justice system is…flawed. Since his release, he's dedicated himself to helping others wrongly convicted. Now his latest crusade pits him against star prosecutor Jamie McNair. Her staunch belief in this system makes freeing a man she put away seem insurmountable. Exactly the kind of challenge Daniel thrives on.

Digging into the case reveals disturbing similarities to his own arrest and conviction. Could the same murderer be at work? To his surprise he relies on Jamie to help free an innocent man and help Daniel escape his past. As they get closer to the truth, their attraction brings them together. Only, the stakes are higher than either realizes….

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Category Romance, Harlequin

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Kara Lennox is the bestselling author of more than fifty published novels of romance and romantic suspense. She has been published by Silhouette and Bantam Books as Karen Leabo, and currently writes for the Harlequin American Romance, Silhouette Desire and Signature Select lines as Kara Lennox. Some of her more popular series for the American Romance line are How to Marry a Hardison and Blond Justice.
Prior to writing romance, Kara was a freelance writer with hundreds of magazine articles published, as well as brochures, press releases, advertisements and business plans. She has also earned a paycheck at various times as a magazine art director, a typesetter, an exercise instructor, a sales clerk for a boutique that was a front for laundering Mafia money (she found out later), a telephone survey-taker, and a blackjack dealer. But she's happiest now, living her dream as an author.
Kara's books are often cited for their groundbreaking, quirky or otherwise unusual subject matter. She has written about ostrich ranching, Mayan archeology, brain tumors, child abandonment, jewel theft, witchcraft and storm chasing—in addition to a full complement of cowboys, brides and babies.
Kara is a member of Romance Writers of America, Dallas Area Romance Authors and Chick Lit Writers of the World. She is a popular speaker and workshop presenter at writers' conferences around the country. She loves reader mail and answers all she can.

Reviews

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is the first Harlequin Romance I have ever read. It wasn't bad. Could have done without the descriptive sex scenes.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book slowly grew on me. I’m not a huge fan of billionaire books and as a lawyer, books with lead characters can be grating because the characters often act out in ways real lawyers would not (at least the good ones). But I was able to suspend the disbelief a little and enjoy this story. The lawyer may have been misbehaving from the start by getting personally involved in an attempt to free someone whom she’d recently prosecuted. (Seriously, the case is probably still up on appeal). Despite that poor judgement, I liked the lead character and thought her reaction to be romanced by a very wealthy man whom her father had put on death row entertaining. And even though I’m typically not a fan of romantic suspense, I did like the mystery that flowed through it. Enjoyable, though not particularly memorable.

[Rob Preece · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kara writes a charming story and exciting adventure. I liked the reclusive bad-boy billionaire and watching him meet his match in a feisty assistant District Attorney who initially would like nothing better than to send him back to prison.

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Miniseries: Project Justice

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Miniseries: Project Justice