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Book Blurb

Discovering that you don’t have everything you thought you wanted is a surprise. Getting a promotion, finding new friends, learning you are attracted to women….

Nia Toyomoto has worked hard all her life to prove she was the best; she graduated early from high school, college, and got the dream job in Manhattan. Becoming a partner at the tender age of thirty she thought she had it all until the law firm made demands about her personal appearance and a few other things that made her change her life for the promotion. Then she realizes having everything isn’t all that it is cracked up to be without someone to share it with…

A successful lawyer in the big city, choices have to made, sacrifices and surprises await this beautiful and talented woman….does she make the right ones though?

 

Book Review

Lawyers...love them, hate them, need them, or despise them. Well, I find attorneys fascinating and along with police and doctors, they seem to be able grab my attention and captivate me. However, in this book, we have a truly outstanding example of a top-notch powerhouse rainmaker. Right out of Harvard she is offered a position with a noted legal firm. Stunningly, she is the youngest woman to become a partner in this Wall Street business of note. Then there are a delightful number of story threads paralleling, intertwining, and building upon each other to add mystery, spice, and tension in addition to the brilliant courtroom scenes where our youthful litigator crushes the competition. Unless stories involving lawyers are particularly off-putting, this is a winner. Superb!

Nadia Toyomoto, often call Nia, inherited most of her physical traits from her German-American mother, so she does not look Asian like her Japanese father which often surprises the people she meets. She flew through her academic years. She is offered a partnership when she is only thirty, however, it comes with some peculiar requirements and extraordinary perks. She is more than a bit incensed about what they demand yet dazzled at some of what they are offering. She finally chooses to accept their terms and proceeds to once again to wow everyone. Her professional life is phenomenally intriguing. Her personal life is uncommonly graphic and engrossing. For example and smack in the middle of things, Nia goes on an in-depth personal exploration of her sexuality. She does eventually link up with a frustrated but cautious married woman whose first name is Justine and I just loved that! Whatever Nia was involved in I found just riveting. What a blast it would be to meet and/or work with such a dynamic individual. Fantastic!

Colleen Hodsworth is a bit of a legend at Chase-Dunham in that she has served as Nia Toyomoto's legal assistant for years. No one has ever lasted that long. She handles everything admirably and Nia perfectly. Curious that she did not expect to accompany Nia to her new corner office now that she is a partner, but Nia told her she definitely wants Colleen to accompany her. Moreover an astonishing story thread that links Colleen and Nia takes both of them to some amazing levels. The relationship completely transforms both Colleen and Nia. Oh the sparks do fly. Fantabulous!

I did not anticipate all the engaging things that happen in conjunction with either Chase-Dunham or Nia/Colleen, including murder, mayhem, numerous fascinating legal matters, undercover operations, all manner of sexual situations, prejudice, and positively gratifying friendship connections. This is a cornucopia of situations and people that simply astounded me. I give this book kudos and a standing ovation.

Dazzlingly satisfying!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel
Heat Level
Publication Date	10-July-2014
Price	$8.15 ebook (Kindle), $13.46 paperback
Buy Link	http://www.amazon.com/Lawyered-KAnne-Meinel-ebook/dp/B00LPQ1YRG