One juror down

by Heather Hiestand

This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic) "If you want to live, restore my freedom. The jury must vote not guilty."All Cass Bellair wants is to go to lunch with the cute guy sitting behind her. Performing her civic duty as a juror while making new friends, what could be better? Paradise is a few days away from her burdens at home. Unfortunately, the defendant has different ideas. His henchmen are looking for weak spots in the jury and secrets to exploit. Cass has a past tailor-made to haunt her.Soon, it seems no one wants the defendant to be convicted except the jury. The last person Cass can trust is the only person who can help her…Ben Cameron was once the friend of a man who brutalized her, and Cass wants nothing to do with him. Still, they are forced to work together to uncover the roots of the conspiracy targeting them. Getting close to him will put her heart at risk, but staying away will put the lives of many, including her own friends and family, in danger.

Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Heather Hiestand was born in Illinois, but her family migrated west before she started school. Since then she has claimed Washington State as home, except for a few years in California. She wrote her first story at age seven and went on to major in creative writing at the University of Washington. Her first published fiction was a mystery short story, but since then it has been all about the many flavors of romance. Heather’s first published romance short story was set in the Victorian period and she continues to return, fascinated by the rapid changes of the nineteenth century. The author of many novels, novellas, and short stories, she is a bestseller at both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. With her husband and son, she makes her home in a small town and supposedly works out of her tiny office, though she mostly writes in her easy chair in the living room. She also writes as Anh Leod.

Heather loves to hear from readers! Her email is heather@heatherhiestand.com.

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Heather is represented by Laurie McLean at Foreword Literary. http://forewordliterary.com/

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A light 'fluffy' read. Not much substance to the story. A couple of areas in the book where the editor/writer has seriously missed discrepancies in time-line etc.

Could have been so much more. There was a lot of potential for a great book, but it was not followed through. Characters were ok, but I didn't get the chemistry between them. Some of the dialogue between the two was stilted.

If you want to read something mindless that gets to a satisfactory conclusion then read this. If you are wanting something more substantial definitely stay away.

[Marion · Rating 3 out of 5]

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