I enjoy the Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense line when I’m looking for a quick read with a bit of thrills and a healthy dose of romance! Just Cause caught my eye, because I thought it might be more in the legal thriller line. It’s not really a legal thriller though it does involve a court case!

From the back of the book:
“I didn’t kill my husband!”

But no one believed Laurel Hatcher. On trial for murder, Laurel prayed for a miracle. And she got one, sort of: a deadlocked jury. A mistrial meant going through the ordeal all over again, but at least she’d have more time to prove her innocence. And now handsome police officer Dan Ryan was on her side, determined to find evidence that would clear her name. But Laurel didn’t even know what to look for— or who would want her husband dead. Until Dan took her back to the scene of the crime…where a killer was waiting.

My Review: I enjoyed this as the quick escapist read I expected it to be. Davis’s prose is solid which is really important to me in any book and the romance was sweet while there was just enough suspense to keep you guessing! The characters are all quite likeable as well. My only gripe was that Laurel didn’t really seem to grieve her husband much. Just a tad bit more exploration of the loss of her husband while being wrongly convicted would have been fascinating to me, but in 246 pages what can you expect?

A solid 8 out of 10.

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