Contention

Name: Contention
Author: Asha Everly

118 pages

When associate attorney Kara Hayes wakes up in a hospital bed on Saturday night, the last thing she wants to hear from detectives is that she’s possibly a victim of assault. That, and they think she’s a prostitute. All Kara knows is that she’s not a victim. She pushes the very notion away into a mental box with all her other bad memories that she doesn’t care to entertain.
Only, this dark memory that she doesn’t recall won’t let her be.
When she’s put on a high-profile case with one of the named partners at her firm, their opposing counsel throws her life off-balance. He looks at Kara like he knows a dirty secret and she doesn’t understand why. That is, until he corners her in a bar alone later that night and tries to buy her silence with a smirk on his perfect face.

This is not a love story. Kara doesn’t believe in love and a man like Nicholas Havenwood-Calais is the worst sort of self-harm she can imagine. What he wants is far worse. A story of drama, dark lust, cruel characters, and betrayal.
Part I of II, with Part II (Dissension) set for release December 2024.

**WARNING: This book is for sale to ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It contains sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive to some readers. There are extremely dark themes inside of this work of fiction, including, but not limited to: mentions of suicide, past abuse, issues with mental health, themes of dubious consent, rough sex, and nonconsent fantasies. Do not read if any of the above are triggering.

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