<p><b>In a small Georgia town where racial tensions run high and lives are at stake can one lawyer stand up for justice against the tide of prejudice on every side?</b></p><br><p>Adisa Johnson a young African-American attorney is living her dream of practicing law with a prestigious firm in downtown Atlanta. Then a split-second mistake changes the course of her career.<p> Left with no other options Adisa returns to her hometown where a few days earlier a white police officer shot an unarmed black teen who is now lying comatose in the hospital.<p>Adisa is itching to jump into the fight as a special prosecutor but feels pulled to do what she considers unthinkable—defend the officer.</p><p>As the court case unfolds everyone in the small community must confront their own prejudices. Caught in the middle Adisa also tries to chart her way along a path complicated by her budding relationship with a charismatic young preacher who leads the local movement demanding the police officer answer for his crime.</p><p>This highly relevant and gripping novel challenges us to ask what it means to forgive while seeking justice and to pursue reconciliation while loving others as ourselves.</p>