When 1 strong woman goes up against power you have a story. When 2 go up you've a bestselling book! From the word go I was literally screaming support for the main characters. This book has it all. Scandal, Heartbreak, Suspense and thrills. Do not miss this one. Its gonna be big!!!

“Victim of the Defense” is a debut novel by Ms Woolbert-Maxwell. In the beginning of the book, Megan O’Reilly, our main character, works at a big law firm and is expecting to be made partner. However, she’s blindsided by, instead of being made partner, being let go. While in a coffee shop, she’s approached by Lucy, a victim of rape, who initially wants monetary help for her daughter’s medical costs. From there, the story progresses into some unforeseen twists and turns. This was a very quick read; having short chapters helped emphasize this quick pace. At first I wondered how the Megan’s discrimination case was going to work along Lucy’s case, but all is resolved in the end. I did like some of the issues that arose, making Lucy’s case harder to prove - including some technology issues (I wondered if something had been tampered with, as another character suspected) and how money really can help uncover things people really want to stay hidden. I don’t know if this will turn into a series or not, but I would read another book by Ms. Woolbert-Maxwell, the highest praise I can give an author. As a note, my electronic version of this book had a number of formatting errors (dialogue missing quotation marks or having improper quotation marks and a few spelling errors), that I hope will be fixed by the release date of the book.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this fantastic book

oh my word you can read books all your life but then one comes around and it stops you dead in your tracks and you are immediately sucked into this world that the author has created, and this book victim of the defense does just that

this is not just any old rape case, this is a prominent man from a very wealthy family who stands accused of the most heinous of crimes, and the lengths that the defense goes to is shocking...

at times you go through a multitude of feelings and at times you have to ask yourself is this really the first book by this author...its outstanding

one of the best courtroom dramas i have read in a long time

cant wait to see what else this author writes and i will be keeping an eye out for more of this authors books. she is going places

This book grabbed me and did not let go until the end. I don’t think I have ever read a book so fast and I’m a pretty fast reader! I started this book last night and immediately picked it back up this morning. I loved everything about it. It was written with such detail and care that you could imagine the entire book like a movie playing right before your eyes! Absolutely fantastic read!