Hanging on a string - Janette McCarthy Louard

When lawyer Jasmine Spain's colleague and ex-boyfriend is murdered, she takes over his case load - and discovers a lot more than she bargained for. A decade-old rape case; shady deals; blackmail. Suddenly the only person she can turn to for help is the detective assigned to the case, Marcus Claremont. Their attraction is as intense as it is immediate. Born and raised in the projects, the hardworking detective is nothing like the pedigreed man her parents want for her, but he may be everything Jasmine has ever needed. If they can stay alive long enough to find out...