Wishful Sinful — Tracy Dunham

Big-time secrets seethe beneath the surface of small-town life in this absorbing new series featuring Tal Jefferson, a former attorney struggling to hold her o against the ghosts of the past, and a brutal crime that could seal her fate...

It's been two years since Tal Jefferson escaped the shame of her headline-making defeat in a murder case. It cost one man his life. Now Tal's retreated to her hometown of Wynnton, Georgia, lost in bourbon and guilty memories. But something is about to bring Tal out of her shell--and shake Wynnton's tranquil nights to the core.

Tal's childhood friend is accused in the stabbing death of a local man. Defending Crystal Walker isn't going to be easy. She had the motive, and was found at the crime scene with the weapon in her hands. What's more, she's confessed. But Tal doubts Crystal's guilt. Now, in a town where suspects and secrets abound, Tal finds her own life on the line as she unravels the truth of what really happened on that cold-blooded night...