{"product_id":"courtroom-drama-9780063442092","title":"Courtroom Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLegally Blonde \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eJury Duty\u003c\/em\u003e meet \u003cem\u003eThe Real Housewives\u003c\/em\u003e in this high-stakes courtroom love story--a sexy and sweet but heartfelt novel about friendship, romance, and reality television from the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLove Buzz\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn a Not So Perfect World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSydney Parks thinks she might be the first person in the world to look forward to serving jury duty. When Margot Kitsch, an OG cast member of the hit reality show \u003cem\u003eAuthentic Moms of Malibu \u003c\/em\u003eis arrested after the untimely death of her cast member husband, Joe, Sydney knows being selected for the jury is the most interesting thing that ever happened to her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, it doesn't take long for Sydney to realize that being part of a sequestered jury in a high-profile case is not at all what legal dramas had led her to expect--especially when she learns that her childhood best friend, Damon, whom she hasn't seen in ten years, is also a jury member.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the trial wears on, Sydney realizes there's a lot more to the case than she first thought. And there's also a lot more to Damon--she soon finds herself falling under his spell despite the court's instructions not to fraternize. His tendency to break the rules and find adventure is hard to resist in their otherwise dull juror's world. But getting close to Damon also means having to face the complicated reasons their friendship abruptly ended just when they were on the precipice of something more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith all the drama in and out of the courtroom, how is Sydney supposed to ignore the fraught history between them? How is she supposed to avoid him when he's sitting next to her in the jury box every day with his broad shoulders and intoxicating smell? And how is she supposed to ensure Margot gets a fair trial if her unfinished business with Damon causes the mistrial of the century?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTubati Alexander, Neely:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeely Tubati Alexander\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of women's fiction and romcoms you can escape into with a smile. Her books have been featured in \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan, Parade\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eElle, \u003c\/em\u003ewith her novel \u003cem\u003eIn a Not So Perfect World\u003c\/em\u003e chosen as a \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e Buzz Pick. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eLove Buzz, \u003c\/em\u003e won the Zibby Award for Best Beach Read and was hailed by \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America \u003c\/em\u003eas \"the perfect escapist read . . . absolutely delightful,\" and \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003edeclared her \"an exciting new romance writer.\" She lives in Arizona with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51282270978322,"sku":"9780063442092","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6a7af20-487e-413a-a771-48a1fd987abe.jpg?v=1747215413","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/courtroom-drama-9780063442092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}