The sexy, fast-paced work of a gifted new author, Shades of Justice tells the story of Gwen Parrish, an African-American attorney trying to balance career ambitions with a complicated personal life — and facing a crisis that threatens both.
Gwen is determined to succeed. With a circle of best friends that includes the first black female judge in Harris County and the glamorous daughter of the county commissioner, Gwen has the support she needs to earn a coveted judgeship. But navigating the Byzantine world of Houston”s racially charged big-city politics isn”t easy, especially with her home life in constant turmoil.
There”s the power struggle being waged between her rebellious teenage daughter and her former husband, a radical politician — with Gwen caught in the middle. There”s the relationship she”s trying to end with a deceitful lover who could jeopardize her future. And thre”s the new life she wants to share with a man who is ambitious, wealthy…and white.
Then suddenly Gwen gets the break she”s been waiting for: She”s appointed Special Prosecutor on a high-profile case that could boost her career. But it”s a case sprinkled with land mines, one that could make dangerous enemies of trusted friends. As her investigation uncovers secrets she wishes she never had learned, Gwen is forced to make a decision that will echo in every are of her life.
Here is a fresh and original novel of frienships forged and friendships betrayed, of lovers, loyalty, and law and order in a superheated arena of upwardly mobile professionals in the Southwest. Gwen Parrish is a woman to root for, as scared as she is smart, as angry as she is loving — grappling with everything from her weight to her sexuality, from her deepest desires to her darkest fears. Earthy, profound, and never less than real, Shades of Justice is a richly entertaining debut by a writer who knows her territory — and make us know it, too.
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