Love on Trial (Rivals in Love, #1)
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Two lawyers on opposite sides of the aisle despise one another...at first.
When Jude Crandall fights for justice, she is a formidable opponent. Malik Moore may hate his job as an attorney for a prestigious Chicago law firm, but he stands up to the force of district attorney Jude in the battle of opposites.
They disagree on most everything, except the love they both feel for their dogs, a Boston terrier and a Jack Russell terrier. When Jude's Italian mother and Malik's Iranian mother decide they are a great match, Jude and Malik are thrown together out of the courtroom. Meddling mothers, along with two dogs, turn enemies to lovers in this courtroom romance.
But his Persian heritage and her father's political aspirations throw the biggest barrier of all between them. Their dogs, Clyde and Suzanne, show them how to love. It's up to the two lawyers to overcome culture, religion, and their families to find happiness. When Malik decides to leave the law to become a veterinarian, he must stand up to his family. And Jude, a dedicated career woman, must do the same despite her father's political aspirations
Love on Trial is the first book in the Rivals in Love contemporary Chicago family saga romance series. The six Crandall siblings find success in their careers, but sustaining a relationship eludes all six of them. Their father, a U.S. senator, demands perfection, and their mother, heiress to a Chicago meat-packing conglomerate, only wants grandchildren to fill her empty nest. A lawyer, a pilot, an actress, a race car driver, a cable news anchor, and a chef?over-achievers all?discover there is more to life than a career.
Buy your copy of Love on Trial to begin reading about the Crandalls of Chicago and their attempts to find love.
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Person
P.C. Zick began her writing career in 1998 as a journalist. She's won various awards for her essays, columns, editorials, articles, and fiction. She describes herself as a "storyteller" no matter the genre.
She's published five works of fiction and two nonfiction books.
She was born in Michigan and moved to Florida in 1980. She finds the stories of Florida and its people and environment a rich base for her storytelling platform. Florida's quirky and abundant wildlife - both human and animal - supply her fiction with tales almost too weird to be believable.
Her fiction contains the elements most dear to her heart, ranging from love to the environment. In her novels, she advances the cause for wildlife conservation and energy conservation. She believes in living lightly upon this earth with love, laughter, and passion.
"This is one of the most exciting times to be an author," Ms. Zick says. "I'm honored to be a part of the revolution in writing and publishing."
