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Civic Duty
2025
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4.38
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312
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The verdict is love is complicated. When Alex Verita signs up for jury duty with a documentary crew in tow, they expect a tedious case and a modest paycheck. Instead, Alex finds themself sharing lingering glances with an attractive juror, a voice actor hoping to launch her on-screen career. What Alex doesn’t know? The entire trial is staged, and the juror is part of the cast. As genuine attraction blazes between them, Emelynn finds herself trapped between her rising career and her growing feelings for the endearing juror who has no idea they’re actually starring in a reality show. But in a courtroom where nothing is what it seems, can their connection survive when the truth is finally revealed? Sometimes the heart’s evidence is the hardest to dismiss.

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Author

Laina Villeneuve
Laina Villeneuve
Author · 11 books
Laina Villeneuve admits that her real-life courtship would read like a blatant plot manipulation. But it all worked out in the end and she and her wife live in Southern California with their three children. An English professor with a passion for lesbian fiction, she also has a lifelong love for horses.
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