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Procureur : une profession pas vraiment féminine. Ses collègues le font d'ailleurs lourdement sentir à Laura Grandine. Mais elle n'a nullement l'intention de se laisser impressionner par les machos qui foisonnent autour d'elle. Son métier la passionne. En revanche, elle sait qu'elle doit se montrer prudente car le moindre faux-pas pourrait être fatal à sa carrière. Aussi, lorsqu'elle rencontre Maxwell Kraig, un signal d'alarme se déclenche en elle. Méfiance... Ce brillant avocat de Boston est beaucoup trop séduisant. Pas question de céder à la cour empressée qu'il lui fait. D'autant qu'elle devra l'affronter au tribunal dans quelques semaines. Or pour Laura, le cas Stallway est capital, puisque c'est sa première affaire de meurtre. Mais peut-on lutter contre son désir ? Peu à peu, les défenses de Laura cèdent et elle se laisse entraîner bien plus loin qu'elle ne l'aurait voulu. Une seule ombre au tableau : Maxwell a la réputation de ne jamais se lier très longtemps avec une femme...
188 pages, Paperback
First published May 23, 1996
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About the author
Barbara Delinsky
313 books4,370 followersI was born and raised in suburban Boston. My mother’s death, when I was eight, was the defining event of a childhood that was otherwise ordinary. I took piano lessons and flute lessons. I took ballroom dancing lessons. I went to summer camp through my fifteenth year (in Maine, which explains the setting of so many of my stories), then spent my sixteenth summer learning to type and to drive (two skills that have served me better than all of my other high school courses combined). I earned a B.A. in Psychology at Tufts University and an M.A. in Sociology at Boston College. The motivation behind the M.A. was sheer greed. My husband was just starting law school. We needed the money.
Following graduate school, I worked as a researcher with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. I did the newspaper work after my first son was born. Since I was heavily into taking pictures of him, I worked for the paper to support that habit. Initially, I wrote only in a secondary capacity, to provide copy for the pictures I took. In time, I realized that I was better at writing than photography. I used both skills doing volunteer work for hospital groups, and have served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and on the MGH’s Women’s Cancer Advisory Board.
I became an actual writer by fluke. My twins were four when, by chance, I happened on a newspaper article profiling three female writers. Intrigued, I spent three months researching, plotting, and writing my own book - and it sold.
My niche? I write about the emotional crises that we face in our lives. Readers identify with my characters. They know them. They are them. I'm an everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges.
My novels are character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship, and I’ve been blessed in having readers who buy them eagerly enough to put them on the major bestseller lists. One of my latest, Sweet Salt Air, came out in 2013. Blueprints, my second novel with St. Martin’s Press, became my 22nd New York Times bestselling novel soon after its release in June 2015. Making Up, my work in progress, will be published in 2018.
2018? Yikes. I didn’t think I’d live that long. I thought I’d die of breast cancer back in the 1900's, like my mom. But I didn’t. I was diagnosed nearly twenty years ago, had surgery and treatment, and here I am, stronger than ever and loving having authored yet another book, this one the non-fiction Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors. First published in 2001, Uplift is a handbook of practical tips and upbeat anecdotes that I compiled with the help of 350 breast cancer survivors, their families and friends. These survivors just ... blew me away! They gave me the book that I wish I’d had way back when I was diagnosed. There is no medical information here, nothing frightening, simply practical advice from friends who’ve had breast cancer. The 10th Anniversary Volume of Uplift is now in print. And the money I’ve made on the book? Every cent has gone to my charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Connect with me on Facebook: facebook.com/bdelinsky
Look for my photos on Instagram: instagram.com/barbaradelinsky
Following graduate school, I worked as a researcher with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. I did the newspaper work after my first son was born. Since I was heavily into taking pictures of him, I worked for the paper to support that habit. Initially, I wrote only in a secondary capacity, to provide copy for the pictures I took. In time, I realized that I was better at writing than photography. I used both skills doing volunteer work for hospital groups, and have served on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and on the MGH’s Women’s Cancer Advisory Board.
I became an actual writer by fluke. My twins were four when, by chance, I happened on a newspaper article profiling three female writers. Intrigued, I spent three months researching, plotting, and writing my own book - and it sold.
My niche? I write about the emotional crises that we face in our lives. Readers identify with my characters. They know them. They are them. I'm an everyday woman writing about everyday people facing not-so-everyday challenges.
My novels are character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship, and I’ve been blessed in having readers who buy them eagerly enough to put them on the major bestseller lists. One of my latest, Sweet Salt Air, came out in 2013. Blueprints, my second novel with St. Martin’s Press, became my 22nd New York Times bestselling novel soon after its release in June 2015. Making Up, my work in progress, will be published in 2018.
2018? Yikes. I didn’t think I’d live that long. I thought I’d die of breast cancer back in the 1900's, like my mom. But I didn’t. I was diagnosed nearly twenty years ago, had surgery and treatment, and here I am, stronger than ever and loving having authored yet another book, this one the non-fiction Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors. First published in 2001, Uplift is a handbook of practical tips and upbeat anecdotes that I compiled with the help of 350 breast cancer survivors, their families and friends. These survivors just ... blew me away! They gave me the book that I wish I’d had way back when I was diagnosed. There is no medical information here, nothing frightening, simply practical advice from friends who’ve had breast cancer. The 10th Anniversary Volume of Uplift is now in print. And the money I’ve made on the book? Every cent has gone to my charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Connect with me on Facebook: facebook.com/bdelinsky
Look for my photos on Instagram: instagram.com/barbaradelinsky
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October 26, 2024
Okay (if horribly dated) until the almost-r*pe.
January 30, 2020
I started this book knowing I was going to dive right in, but I had no idea just how deep I was going to dive. I was hooked from the first page, Barbata has this was of drawing me in and before I knew it, it was 2AM, but the trip I took and the views I was given into the justice system and trial lawyers and how much work they do, Well, let's just say, I loved it.
August 16, 2025
Boring
I quit reading this book when I was 25% into it, and I had to force myself to hang on that long. From page two all it was about was two lawyers who couldn't stop staring at one another. Sexual innuendo, smokey glances, heart hammering! Still hadn't gotten into the criminal case at all. Just about lust. Didn't take much to know where it was going
I quit reading this book when I was 25% into it, and I had to force myself to hang on that long. From page two all it was about was two lawyers who couldn't stop staring at one another. Sexual innuendo, smokey glances, heart hammering! Still hadn't gotten into the criminal case at all. Just about lust. Didn't take much to know where it was going
June 27, 2018
Not much substance.
July 12, 2025
Boring, predicable.
March 20, 2017
Awesome Storytelling
The characters are so well-drawn. The plot quickly draws the reader in. Suspense, romance and society's social issues artfully combined to portray realistic and yet stunning portrayal of the emotions every person encounters over a life span.
The characters are so well-drawn. The plot quickly draws the reader in. Suspense, romance and society's social issues artfully combined to portray realistic and yet stunning portrayal of the emotions every person encounters over a life span.
April 10, 2009
Didn't really enjoy this one as much as I have with some of her other novels.
"The Prosecution: Laura Grandine, Assistant District Attorney. A formidable courtroom adversary, she is tough and talented, and fights hard for every victory. Beneath her hard shell, she's a passionate woman who craves the love of a man - but even romance must be on her own terms.
The Defense: Maxwell Kraigh, the renowned big city lawyer, imported by the accused to the small Massachusetts town. A legal powerhouse, he has an undeniable masculinity that only adds to his legend - a man who remains uncommitted to any woman.
The Trial: Soon the two lawyers will clash in the courtroom, as another more passionate fight begins - the battle of desires that could lead to unbearable heartbreak...or incomparable joy."
"The Prosecution: Laura Grandine, Assistant District Attorney. A formidable courtroom adversary, she is tough and talented, and fights hard for every victory. Beneath her hard shell, she's a passionate woman who craves the love of a man - but even romance must be on her own terms.
The Defense: Maxwell Kraigh, the renowned big city lawyer, imported by the accused to the small Massachusetts town. A legal powerhouse, he has an undeniable masculinity that only adds to his legend - a man who remains uncommitted to any woman.
The Trial: Soon the two lawyers will clash in the courtroom, as another more passionate fight begins - the battle of desires that could lead to unbearable heartbreak...or incomparable joy."
October 21, 2010
I'm a big fan of Delisky. We lived in the same town for many years and I grew up with her children in my classes and they were really nice boys. I'm one of her biggest fans and can always find something to love in any one of her novels. This one is just falling short for me :(
I finished it and I'm sticking with my original thought that this is the worst Delinsky I have ever read. I really love her too so it's very hard for me to say this but the story was stupid and predictable.
I finished it and I'm sticking with my original thought that this is the worst Delinsky I have ever read. I really love her too so it's very hard for me to say this but the story was stupid and predictable.
August 24, 2014
A Very Good Luck Story About Law And Love
A Very Good Luck Story About Law And Love
A very good book. An interesting story of legal battles and love. This author is a very good author, and I love
her books. Always a pleasure to read
A Very Good Luck Story About Law And Love
A very good book. An interesting story of legal battles and love. This author is a very good author, and I love
her books. Always a pleasure to read
November 8, 2015
Sensuous Burgundy
Delinsky is one of my favorite authors, but I did not care for this one. Could it one of her books?
Delinsky is one of my favorite authors, but I did not care for this one. Could it one of her books?
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