It was okay... ( )

Dying for Love by Cara Putnam B01MTCK9BF
Story starts out with Ciara Turner and she's on time for the meeting with the judge as she enters, she knows she is early as not even his secretary is there.
The other lawyer shows up, David Evans and he finds his mentor, Judge Bantor lying on the floor as they both attempt to safe the judges life.
They had dated when they were clerks but moved on in opposing directions.
They work together with clues as to the judge's freshman son
She can only always count of God to be on her side... Love that she has her girlfriends to watch out for her. He's got a secret he needs to share with her...
Excerpt from another books is included. Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
I received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion. ( )

"Anything of value is worth a fight."

Ciara Turner and David Evans once failed to make a go of their personal relationship, since their attorney roles often put them on opposing sides of family cases. But when they discover a judge they both admire has been murdered, they'll have to work together on the investigation in Dying for Love by author Cara Putman.

Hmm. Kinda did a double-take, as the official book blurb keeps mentioning "Daniel." The character's name is David.

Anyhow, I wanted to read this novella before reading the first novel in the Hidden Justice romantic suspense series. Or is it a legal thriller series? Well, I'm a fan of both!

While I would've liked to get a more convincing sense of the guilty party's motive here, why this particular culprit had taken so drastic a step as murder, I think I was into the suspense side of the story more than the romantic one. I found the romance tricky to follow emotionally, but it also seemed redundant in places, with some thoughts and doubts being rehashed a time or two more than was needed.

Still, the story has put me in anticipation to continue this romantic-suspense-legal-thriller series, which I'll be doing soon.
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I received a complimentary copy of this book, for which I've given an honest review. ( )