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Courtroom Drama

A Novel

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Legally Blonde and Jury Duty meet The Real Housewives in this high-stakes courtroom love story—a sexy and sweet but heartfelt novel about friendship, romance, and reality television from the acclaimed author of Love Buzz and In a Not So Perfect World.

Sydney Parks thinks she might be the first person in the world to look forward to serving jury duty. When Margot Kitsch, an OG cast member of the hit reality show Authentic Moms of Malibu is arrested after the untimely death of her cast member husband, Joe, Sydney knows being selected for the jury is the most interesting thing that ever happened to her.

However, it doesn't take long for Sydney to realize that being part of a sequestered jury in a high-profile case is not at all what legal dramas had led her to expect—especially when she learns that her childhood best friend, Damon, whom she hasn't seen in ten years, is also a jury member.

As the trial wears on, Sydney realizes there's a lot more to the case than she first thought. And there's also a lot more to Damon—she soon finds herself falling under his spell despite the court's instructions not to fraternize. His tendency to break the rules and find adventure is hard to resist in their otherwise dull juror's world. But getting close to Damon also means having to face the complicated reasons their friendship abruptly ended just when they were on the precipice of something more.

With all the drama in and out of the courtroom, how is Sydney supposed to ignore the fraught history between them? How is she supposed to avoid him when he's sitting next to her in the jury box every day with his broad shoulders and intoxicating smell? And how is she supposed to ensure Margot gets a fair trial if her unfinished business with Damon causes the mistrial of the century?

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      April 1, 2025

      Sydney, a burnt-out reality TV fan, is ecstatic when selected to be a jury member for the murder trial of one of her favorite reality stars. She expects the most dramatic part of the experience to be the revelations disclosed during the trial and is shocked when she learns that Damon, her former neighbor, best friend, and possibly more, is also on the jury. Seeing Damon again helps Sydney situate the case in the real world, which she initially finds disconcerting but grows to appreciate, as it reminds her that the case is about real people whom she doesn't actually know and that it has consequences beyond what might happen on the show or be reported online. Sharing jury duty with Damon allows the two to get to know their new adult selves, even while reveling in the inside jokes they haven't been able to make for a decade. VERDICT A good pick for all romance collections, Alexander's (In a Not-So-Perfect World) funny and moving novel is likely to be popular with reality television fans and those who enjoy the estranged friends-to-lovers trope.--Nicole Williams

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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