Oaks of Justice — Karen Baney

Her life hangs by a thread. His heart is closed off. In the courtroom, the stakes are high but love may be the fiercest battle of all. Mel Larson is one of the few female attorneys in the Arizona Territory, fighting for justice in a world that rarely welcomes her. When threats force her to flee to Prescott, she takes on a murder case that pits her against Alex Glassman-the town's relentless new District Attorney. Alex has sworn off love after heartbreak. But Mel's fire and conviction shake his resolve, even as the case twists toward danger. When her life is on the line, Alex must choose between duty and the woman who's captured his heart. Set in the rugged 1870s frontier, this Christian historical romance is a powerful story of justice, redemption, and the love that rises when everything else falls away