9 Scorpions — Paul Levine

Lisa Fremont's brilliant mind and alluring sensuality have Supreme Court Justice Samuel Truitt deliberating on a closer working relationship with his rising young law clerk. But long before she was Lisa Fremont, Esq., she was Angel--an underage stripper in San Francisco's Tiki Club. It was there that Max Wanaker, president of Atlantica Airlines, took Lisa off the streets and put her through Stanford. Now he's calling in the debt.

In the wake of the deadly crash of Atlantica Flight 640, Max is depending on Lisa to save the airline--with her seductive persuasion of Justice Truitt's swing vote in the multimillion-dollar Supreme Court battle. But Lisa's obligation to Max may be overruled by a raw desire for Truitt. Not knowing whom to trust, Justice Truitt is forced to put his life on the line and negotiate a Machiavellian maze of political intrigue and personal betrayal to stay one step ahead of those who live by no law at all.