M.J. Rodgers - Heart Vs. Humbug

He Said the Law Couldn't Afford a Heart…Attorney Brett Merlin–alias the Magician–was certain he'd squashed one senior citizen's Christmas crusade against his Scrooge of a client. Until he met opposing counsel, the fiery, flame-haired Octavia Osborne…and his open-and-shut civil suit escalated to murder in the first degree.Suddenly, the magician of law found himself up against a mistress of legal abracadabra, who pulled more countersuits out of her attorney's brief than Santa did presents out of his sleigh.What Brett saw as a matter of law, Octavia saw as a matter of heart. Either way, he was out to set some surprising new precedents–both legal and personal.