THE HOLDOUT: One Woman. One Revolution. One Verdict - Softcover

Laura, Lexie

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798868941214

Verlag: 4Heartbeats Publishing, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

One woman infiltrated the jury. One man was buried by the system . Together, they're about to change the rules...forever. P was sentenced to life for a crime he didn't commit. Forgotten. Silenced. Crushed beneath the weight of a justice system that was never built to protect him. Years have passed, but the echo of that gavel still haunts him. The cell walls are closing in, the world outside has moved on, and hope is a currency he can no longer afford. But Alexis Carpenter never forgot. She was there. Watching. Waiting. Calculating every move from the shadows. She's more than a brilliant legal mind... she's a storm wrapped in silk, a strategist with a taste for dismantling the status quo. For her, justice isn't a principle. It's a weapon. And P is the one case that ever truly mattered, the one that carved a wound so deep she's never stopped bleeding for it. Now, Alexis is stepping back into the fire. Back into the courtroom where everything was lost. But this time she's armed with more than evidence, she's armed with secrets, allies in unlikely places, and a plan that cuts to the heart of a conspiracy stretching farther than either of them could have imagined. Judges, juries, prosecutors, power brokers...no one is beyond suspicion. As the noose of corruption tightens, Alexis and P find themselves locked in a dangerous game where every move has a cost. Their freedom. Their love. Their lives. To win, they'll have to decide how far they're willing to go. Will they rewrite the verdict? Will they expose the truth no matter the fallout? Or will they burn the whole rotten system to the ground and rebuild it from the ashes? Gripping, seductive, and unrelenting, The Holdout is a razor-edged psychological legal thriller about love sharpened into a weapon, justice stolen and reclaimed, and the dangerous line between saving the innocent and destroying yourself in the process. It's a story that dares to ask the most dangerous question of all: What if justice isn't given... it's taken?

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Lexie Laura writes where shadows meet light. She is a fearless voice in modern literature, an author whose words move between genres with ease, raw honesty, and unforgettable power. From searing memoirs (The War Inside My Head, Pulling the Rope Together) to lyrical poetry, from dark, psychological thrillers (The Holdout, And So we Begin, Becoming the Boogieman) to laugh-out-loud adult comedies (Trauma Bonding), her writing refuses to stay in one lane. Each book carries her signature: emotional intensity, sharp insight, and a gift for capturing both the shadows and the light of human experience. Her work is rooted in a life lived with extraordinary depth... marked by survival, resilience, and an unshakable belief in the power of stories to heal, connect, and inspire. Whether she is exploring the pain of grief, the chaos of trauma, or the humor found in everyday disasters, Lexie brings a voice that is both unflinchingly real and beautifully lyrical. Through her imprint, 4 Heartbeats Publishing, she continues to expand her literary universe, offering readers not just books, but experiences... stories that linger long after the last page. When she isn't writing, Lexie can be found in the mountains or at the sea with her beloved Pomeranian pack, who often steal the spotlight in her stories and her life.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: 4Heartbeats Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798868941214
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 94
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland