BENEATH THE GAVEL
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Kylie Morgan, a brilliant and ambitious criminal defense attorney in New York, finds her structured life unraveling when she's assigned to defend Karim Demir, a powerful Turkish mobster accused of arms trafficking and money laundering. What begins as a professional obligation turns into a perilous dance of attraction, secrets, and moral compromise. As the courtroom battles intensify, so do the encounters outside of it seductive, dangerous, and laced with lies. Caught between the law and desire, Kylie must decide.
will she save him from the system or herself from him?
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