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BF1 ORIGINAL FICTION

PRIVATE RUIN

By A.D. Halden

A celebrated lawyer. A murder acquittal. A secret that could destroy everything she fought to build.

ABOUT THE STORY

Audra Whitmire built her reputation on a murder acquittal.

Now the case that made her career could destroy it.

A prestigious partnership is within reach, and her relationship offers the possibility of a life beyond the courtroom. But before the trial ended, Audra received a warning that a crucial witness had been threatened.

She chose not to act.

The witness is now ready to speak. The man Audra loves is questioning his own involvement. As the past begins to unravel, keeping her success means defending a silence she knows she cannot justify.

Audra must decide what she is willing to lose—and whether taking responsibility is still possible after so much has been built on the verdict.

A psychological legal drama about ambition, intimacy and the lasting consequences of a decision made when telling the truth seemed too costly.