Margins
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Free to Judge
2025
First Published
4.33
Average Rating
300
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When a corporate lawyer doesn't pull her punches publicly, a mob defense attorney has her arrested. Yet, in private, he only wants to offer her his protection. Kalie Marshall's greatest strength isn't her Harvard Law degree or her determination, which won her eternal athletic glory. No, it's her loyalty to her beloved family. That's why she's astonished when they stand back as she's arrested after standing up to Declan Conian, the gorgeous mob lawyer she confronted head-on. But it's not their first encounter, though no one but them knows that. It doesn't take long for Kalie to discover that Declan isn't just a cold and indifferent man who looks delicious in his custom suits. He's as passionate as she is about uncovering the truth. Right now, the truth includes exposing past secrets that touch both their lives. Secrets that now place Kalie in harm's way. As they quickly go from enemies to confidants to more, Kalie can't imagine a future without Declan. But will Declan be lost to the darkness, or will Kalie even be able to judge their relationship when the time comes?

Avg Rating
4.33
Number of Ratings
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Author

Tracey Jerald
Tracey Jerald
Author · 33 books

Want to keep up with Tracey? www.traceyjerald.com For more outstanding romance reads, follow Foreword PR Please direct all inquiries to my personal email - authortraceyjerald@gmail.com for a faster response To sign up for her newsletter, go to: smarturl.it/TraceyJerald_News Tracey Jerald knew she was meant to be a writer when she would re-write the ending of books in her head on her bike when she was a young girl growing up in southern Connecticut. It wasn’t long before she was typing alternate endings and extended epilogues “just for fun.” 
After college in Florida, where she obtained a degree in Criminal Justice swearing she saw things she’ll never quite believe and never entirely forget, Tracey traded the world of law and order for IT. Her work for a global internet startup transferred her to Northern Virginia where she met her husband in what many call their own happily ever after. They have one son. 
When she’s not busy with her family or writing, Tracey can be found in her home in north Florida drinking coffee, reading, training for a runDisney event, or feeding her addiction to HGTV. 
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