Highway Habeas

HIGHWAY HABEASBook DescriptionOne desperate phone call. One impossible case. One road trip that changes everything. Portland defense attorney Sarah Mitchell has built her career-and her life-on carefully maintained walls. After losing her brother to a broken system, she fights for the wrongfully accused with ruthless precision. Emotions are a liability. Connections are dangerous. And she never, ever gets involved with anyone connected to her cases.
Until Jackson Reeves walks into her office on a stormy Friday night. His sister has been arrested in New Mexico, framed with two pounds of methamphetamine she swears isn't hers. The arraignment is in twenty-four hours. There are no flights available. And Jackson has a battered truck, an unshakeable belief in his sister's innocence, and eyes that see straight through Sarah's armor. What starts as an all-night drive through the desert becomes something far more complicated.
As Sarah fights to prove Elena Reeves was set up by drug traffickers using innocent travelers as scapegoats, she finds herself fighting an equally dangerous battle-against her growing feelings for a man who could cost her everything. Because the evidence is damning. The prosecution is ruthless. And falling for your client's brother violates every professional rule Sarah has ever lived by. When falsified drug tests and anonymous tips turn the case into a deadly game, Sarah must decide: Does she play it safe and protect the walls she's built? Or does she risk her career, her reputation, and her carefully guarded heart for a chance at something real?From courtroom battles to desert highways, from professional ethics to undeniable chemistry, Highway Habeas is a legal thriller romance about the courage it takes to fight for justice-and the even greater courage it takes to let someone in.
Perfect for fans of: Legal thrillers with authentic courtroom drama Forced proximity and road trip romance Strong, capable heroines learning to trust again Small-town corruption and big-city lawyers Wrongful conviction stories with happy endings Content notes: This book contains romantic content, courtroom tension, discussion of drug trafficking, and themes of personal trauma and healing. Also by Kosuke Onishi, Esq.
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