Genre:
Mystery
Themes:
Age Gap
Angsty
Coming of Age
Enemies to Lovers
Mature Lead 40+
Mental Illness
Mistaken or False Identity
Second Chance
Workplace / Office Romance
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Criminal / Mafia / Prisoner
Student
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Prison
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Trigger/Content Warning:
past abuse, bullying, death/deceased family member, domestic abuse, grief, guns, medical procedures, homophobia, incarceration, murder, past trauma, stalking, workplace harassment
Criminal by Proxy
By S.E. Smyth
Who is guilty in the eyes of the law and the eyes of a lover?
Christine is on the hunt to find out more about her great aunt, Rose, hoping to decipher their severed relationship and the murder Rose committed, for which June is in prison. With a stroke leaving Rose incapacitated, it’s a rush against time to find the truth.
Things are doubly complicated when Christine’s girlfriend Terrie is accused of assaulting someone. Nervous about what she might do next, Christine and her friends avoid Terrie. With everything at stake, Christine must stick to the cold hard facts, reminding herself not to let her emotions get in the way.
Christine must evaluate everything happening in her life. The weight of the events buried by her aunt so many years before and the shame of the actions of the love of her life rest squarely on her. If the eyes of the law are always 20/20, how do love, emotion, and insecurities distort fact?
