by Sandra Brown
First published 2013
Claire Laurent has built French Silk into a global lingerie company from her base in New Orleans. Her success draws the fury of a television evangelist who condemns her erotic sleepwear designs as immoral. When the preacher turns up dead, police focus their investigation on Claire. District Attorney Robert Cassidy pursues the case against her, but Claire responds to his questions with lies that only deepen her apparent guilt. As Cassidy presses forward with the prosecution, he finds himself drawn to Claire despite the evidence mounting against her. She maintains her innocence, but her evasions convince no one. Claire guards a secret she has vowed never to reveal, even as it becomes clear that only this hidden truth can save her from conviction. The case forces both Claire and Cassidy to confront what they will sacrifice to protect the people they love.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New Orleans
Period: 20th-century
544 pages · Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: murder