Order of Protection
by Lexi Blake
A Courting Justice
Novel
Coming June 5, 2018
To high-end defense attorney Henry
Garrison, Win Hughes is a woman he met during one of the most trying times of
his life. She’s soft and warm, and he finds solace in their brief relationship.
But Win has a secret. She’s actually Taylor Winston-Hughes—born to one of the
wealthiest families in the country, orphaned as a child by a tragic accident.
Win moves in the wealthiest circles, but her lavish lifestyle hides her pain.
When her best friend is murdered in
the midst of a glittering New York gala, Win’s charged with the crime, and the
only person in the world she wants to see is Henry.
Henry is shocked at the true identity
of his lover, but he can’t reject the case. This case could take his new firm
into the stratosphere. Still, he’s not getting burned by Win again. And yet
every turn brings them closer together.
As the case takes a wild turn and
Win's entire life is upended, she must look to the people she's closest to in
order to find a killer. And Henry must decide between making his case and
saving the woman he loves…
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Excerpt
If Henry gave her a minute, they would be back to polite. He
wouldn’t find out if she could want him in an honest way. “Win, I’m an
alcoholic. I’m divorced, and it wasn’t some thoughtful conscious uncoupling. It
was nasty and ugly. I’m a lawyer who doesn’t give a shit if his clients are
guilty or not as long as they have the money to pay me. I have gotten off
people who probably went back out into the world to do terrible things, and
I’ll probably do it again because I believe in this system. It’s imperfect, but
it’s better than anything else. And I’m too old for you.”
She snorted, an oddly amusing sound. “I’m not some shrinking
virgin. I’m twenty-nine, and I’ve been around the block a couple of times and
with some men I wish I hadn’t ever gotten into the car with. How old are you?
Forty?”
He winced. “Thirty-seven.”
Her lips curled up, and it was worth the blow to his ego. “Well,
you don’t look a day over forty, and that’s a pretty nice age for a man. You
think you don’t deserve such a young, hot chick?”
Thank god she was teasing him again. He’d hated the way her
shoulders had slumped when she’d thought he’d rejected her. But still, he had
to be honest. If he was going to do this, she would get the new Henry. “I think
I could hurt a woman like you if I’m not careful.”
“Then be careful with me, Henry Garrison,” she said, moving closer
to him. “And I’m a big girl. I can make my own decisions and live with them. I
would like to spend the night with you. It doesn’t have to last beyond
tomorrow. I’m not asking to be your girlfriend. I’m asking you to help me get
through the night, to help me get that nightmare out of my head, so I can feel
safe for the first time in months. It’s been a long time since I felt safe.”
That he could do. She moved
in close, right between his legs, and he reached up and cupped her face,
holding her still as he looked into her eyes. So much fucking innocence. He
didn’t care what she’d been through. She was way too young for him, but she’d
said yes and he wasn’t a saint. Not even close. “Be sure. I might want more
than one night. I’m here for a few weeks. I could use this. I could use some
time with you.”
It wouldn’t work long-term. When he finished up and got back to
the city, he wouldn’t have time to spend with her, and she deserved that. He
would be knee-deep in the sewer again. It wasn’t a place he would take her, but
he could be what she needed here.
“I could use some time with you,” she replied. “You’re right about
a few things. I haven’t ever been around a man like you. The men I’ve been with
have been boys who cared more about their images than they did about pleasing
me. I think it might be different with you. I know you’re trying to scare me
off with all that ‘I screwed up my life’ stuff, but I get that. You can’t make
me run, or I would run away from myself. Tell me if you can make me forget about
everything except what you’re doing to my body because tonight that’s all I
want.”
Oh, he could do that. He
might not be able to feed her soul, but he could work her body all fucking
night long.
ABOUT LEXI BLAKE
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn't until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.
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