The Brief of Remorse

Two brilliant attorneys. One impossible case. And a love that defies the rules they swore to protect. Vivian Ashford has spent her life winning - in the courtroom, at her prestigious New York firm, and in the reputation she carved from iron discipline and intellect. She knows love is a distraction. especially when opposing counsel is the one man she should never want. James Whitmore is everything she fights against - her fiercest rival, her equal in strategy and wit, and the one person who sees the woman behind the perfect legal armor.
For years, their battles have ignited sparks neither dared acknowledge. But when a high-stakes case pushes them to an ethical crossroads, Vivian makes a choice that changes everything - not for victory, but for integrity. And James sees what he always suspected: her brilliance comes with a heart too honorable to hide. When the trial ends, their restraint does too. What begins as forbidden attraction becomes a partnership stronger than precedent - tested by ambition, separation, marriage, and the arrival of a child who redefines their world.
As careers demand everything and love demands vulnerability, they must learn the hardest lesson of all:Winning isn't triumph. Sacrifice isn't loss. True justice sometimes begins where the courtroom ends. A sweeping contemporary romance about ambition, ethics, family, and the courage to love without conditions - The Brief of Remorse is for readers who believe brilliance and tenderness can coexist, and that the bravest hearts belong to those who dare twice: once in the fight, and again in love.