An Appearance of Impropriety

Mahalia's rule--never date a lawyer--is a straitjacket that tightens when she presides over a case where JD serves as a young widow's attorney. When Mahalia is placed in a vulnerable position, her resolve begins to waver. Her increasing proximity to the empathetic lawyer sparks an onslaught from anonymous online adversaries attempting to destroy Mahalia's reputation and career by throwing around claims of an appearance of impropriety. The digital disgrace pushes Mahalia to ask one hard question: Is loving JD worth risking her career?