CRIMINALLY YOURS
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When a brilliant lawyer falls for a man with a hidden past, everything spirals. Kayla Landmare, respected, relentless, and the daughter of a powerful judge, never expected to find love in a man like David, quiet and mysterious - and later exposed as Isaiah Jackson, an escaped convict accused of murder.
But nothing is as it seems.
As secrets unravel and the courtroom becomes a battleground for truth, loyalty, and redemption, Kayla must choose between the law she's sworn to uphold and the man who holds her heart. With her family divided, a city watching, and a dangerous enemy resurfacing, love might be her most dangerous case yet.
In a world where justice is blind but love sees all, how far would you go to defend the one person everyone calls guilty?
"Criminally Yours" is a gripping romantic legal thriller about trust, sacrifice, and the fine line between guilt and love.
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