Our Book
Club Friday guest today is Rachel Kall who enjoys writing spicy and suspenseful
stories to keep readers guessing. Learn more about her at her website. – AP
As Americans, I think we are all fascinated by the
legal system. Just look at how many highly popular legal TV shows there are for
us to choose from on all of the networks. From the traditional shows like Law & Order, to my current personal
favorite The Good Wife—we all love
our legal dramas.
Why do we love these legal TV shows so much? I think
it’s because of the high drama and intense situations. Everyone enjoys
unraveling a mystery. Examining the evidence. Determining guilt or innocence. Being
inside a courtroom. The search for justice.
I thought long and hard about writing a book with a
law firm setting. In some ways, it would be easier to write since I have
experience in that world. But on the other hand, the real world practice of law
and the fictional world of law are two totally different things. I wanted to be
able to give readers a taste of the big law firm world without all the boring
baggage that comes from the day to day life of being an attorney.
Writing this book was exciting because I got to push
the boundaries, be creative, and step out of the box. That’s the wonderful
thing about fiction. I took my experiences as a baseline of knowledge, then
departed from that. Often times I veered off greatly from the real world. And
to me, that’s what makes it exciting.
My debut romantic suspense, Legally Undercover, delves into the life of Alex Popov. She’s a
senior associate struggling to make partner at a high-powered law firm in
Washington, DC. Her entire life is consumed with that one goal. Until the day
when she meets the mysterious Pedro Martín who makes her question everything
she knows about her client, the FBI, and love. Alex is forced to make life-altering
choices that could threaten her career and ultimately her life.
When she is approached by her client about a top
secret investigation, she immediately sees it as an opportunity to prove
herself. But that chance is challenged when the FBI gets involved and reveals
the truth. Alex refuses to accept the FBI’s version of events and seeks out her
own answers. That decision endangers her life and her heart.
What is your favorite legal TV show or novel? Why do
you love it?
Legally
Undercover
Attorney Alex Popov’s dream of partnership is put to
the test when she’s pulled into a top-secret investigation involving arms
dealers and one of her clients, Rodrigues Capital. The only good part about her
association with the secretive organization is her client contact, Pedro
Martín. She’s drawn to him, but he’s hiding something.
When Jacob shows up as a new attorney at Alex’s firm,
it’s clear Pedro isn’t the only one with secrets. As Alex tries to determine
Jacob’s true identity, she’s drawn closer to Pedro and deeper into the mystery
of Rodrigues Capital and its shadowy networks.
Everyone has an agenda. In a world of lies, where no
one is what they seem, Alex puts everything—even her dreams of partnership—on
the line for love.
