Jorie Duty: a NiVella

Jorie Dean expects jury duty to be nothing more than a tedious interruption in her routine life. Beautiful, independent, and tired of being reminded she should already be settled down, she walks into Cobain County's courthouse prepared to endure boredom.

Instead, she catches the attention of the one man she should never cross personal paths with, Judge Camden R. Shaw.

Camden is a respected judge and a widower who has spent the past year burying himself in work after the death of his beloved wife. Loyal to her memory and committed to the disciplined life he rebuilt after her loss, he never expected another woman to step into his world and capture his attention.

But Jorie does.

Their connection forms in glances and brief moments across the courtroom. Dangerous for a judge and a juror who should remain nothing more than strangers.

When an unexpected encounter leads to Jorie being dismissed from the trial, the distance between them disappears. What began as silent tension quickly becomes something far more complicated once the rules that kept them apart no longer apply.

Now Camden must confront feelings he believed were buried with his wife, and Jorie must decide whether the fire between them is reckless temptation or the start of something neither of them expected.