by Devney Perry
First published 2025
Lena Worthington is a brilliant legal mind, but in 1920s America, her gender bars her from the courtroom. Undeterred, she takes on a high-stakes case against a powerful industrialist, risking her career and safety to challenge the status quo. As Lena navigates a web of corruption and opposition, she finds an unlikely ally in a charismatic journalist who sees her potential. Together, they must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice for a chance at justice and a shot at the future they deserve.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, legal-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, underdog
Setting: America
Period: 1920s
352 pages · Paperback · Devney Perry LLC
Content warnings: sexism