Her CrimeGuilt ridden after a failed marriage and trying to make things up to her daughter, Christina Jones joins a small-town law practice, hoping a fresh start will put her career and their life back on track....The PunishmentSaying no to personal entanglements is a big part of her self-imposed sentence, especially since her marriage went so wrong. Although she's tempted when a volunteer fireman saves her from what might have been a very embarrassing scene in front of the whole town...His AppealBut the volunteer firefighter, Bruce Lancaster, is actually the lawyer she'll be working with-and judging by the evidence, he thinks her punishment is too severe. Now he's on the case himself-and he makes ^ a very persuasive counsel for the defense! j