First published 2016
D. T. Jones stands in a courtroom watching seven women whose marriages have crumbled. He runs a bargain basement divorce practice, cranking out quick default settlements for clients who expect little and get less. Jones tells himself he's protecting women the system has abandoned, even if his rusty armor doesn't shine much anymore. He dreams of finding one case that might actually matter. Then three women walk through his door. The first carries a baby and fresh bruises. The second battles multiple sclerosis without a penny to her name. The third trusted a husband who betrayed everything she believed in. Each woman needs more help than Jones has ever provided. Taking any of their cases means real legal warfare against opponents with deeper pockets and sharper skills. Taking all three could end his career before it gets started. But Jones has spent years telling himself he fights for the forgotten. Now he has to decide if those words mean anything when the stakes turn real.
Genres: domestic-fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, divorce, legal-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, underdog
474 pages · Kindle Edition · MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence