Her CrimeGuilt ridden after a failed marriage and trying to make things up to her daughter, Christina Jones joins a small-town law practice, hoping a fresh start will put her career and their life back on track….The PunishmentSaying no to personal entanglements is a big part of her self-imposed sentence, especially since her marriage went so wrong. Although she's tempted when a volunteer fireman saves her from what might have been a very embarrassing scene in front of the whole town…His AppealBut the volunteer firefighter, Bruce Lancaster, is actually the lawyer she'll be working with–and judging by the evidence, he thinks her punishment is too severe. Now he's on the case himself–and he makes ^ a very persuasive counsel for the defense! j