Cross-Examined: A Steamy Sapphic Romantic Suspense

She's spent her career defending the truth. The woman she loves is sworn to uncover it.

At fifty-one, defense attorney Sabine Mercer has mastered the art of keeping her composure. In court, she's untouchable. In public, she's impeccable.

Behind closed doors, she's spent eight unforgettable months breaking her own rules with Detective Ellis Ward.

Ellis is thirty-eight, relentless, and dangerously good at her job. She knows how to read a crime scene, chase down a suspect, and survive the ugliest parts of police work. What she doesn't know is how to keep wanting a woman who insists on keeping their relationship hidden.

Then a forensic auditor is found murdered.

The evidence points toward Cora Finch, an employee with secrets of her own. Ellis is determined to make the arrest. Sabine is already Cora's attorney.

Neither woman knows the other is involved until they come face-to-face in a police interview room.

Suddenly, their private relationship threatens a murder investigation, two hard-won careers, and everything they've built together. As troubling evidence emerges and another death deepens the mystery, Ellis must confront the possibility that she arrested the wrong woman—while Sabine is bound by the professional obligations that prevent her from sharing what she knows.

And when the danger moves from the courthouse to Sabine's doorstep, keeping their distance may no longer be enough to protect either of them.

Some secrets can ruin a career. Others can get you killed.

Cross-Examined is a steamy sapphic romantic suspense featuring a fiercely competent older attorney, an athletic homicide detective, a thirteen-year age gap, an established secret relationship, complicated professional loyalties, a murder investigation, and a hard-earned happily-ever-after.

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E-bog: 29. oktober 2026