The New York Times bestselling writer of the Tangled books returns with the third standalone romance in the Legal Briefs series, a assortment of sexy novels about first crushes, second chances, and the final verdict from the heart.

When Brent Mason talks about Kennedy Randolph, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who was raised nearby. He views a self-assured, stunning woman…who really wants to crush one of the most intimate-and prized-parts of his anatomy under the pumps of her Louboutins.

When Kennedy on the subject of Appealed looks at Brent, all she sees may be the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue-worthy teenager who humiliated her in senior high school to be able to join the favorite crowd. A crowd that made those years a full time income hell on her behalf.

But she’s not really a lovesick public outcast anymore-she’s a Washington, DC, prosecutor with a long winning streak. Brent may be the opposing attorney in her next case, and Kennedy thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his personal.

But things aren’t exactly working out just how she planned. Brent provides his sights arranged on Kennedy, and every fiery exchange just makes him wish her more-and makes her wonder if he’s as passionate in the bed room as he’s in the courtroom. In the end, they may simply end up in like…or in contempt of courtroom.