Justified

By Danielle James

Sarah Hayden was the worst kind of monster. In her own eyes, she was no better than the man whose life she took. Prison was where she belonged. But her attorney, Jon, knew better. He doesn't understand why but he can't help himself from making Sarah see that she deserves another chance at life, and another chance at love...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Danielle James
• Release date: Aug 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301966660

Danielle James

Danielle James is an entrepreneurial big-picture thinker with a Bachelor of Science, who started her career in the IT industry in 1995. She has held management positions in APAC for large, medium and startup vendors such as IBM, Oracle, ONYX Software, Infor and Ephesoft, and in 1997 co-created and launched a decision support software product called TopDec. With experience in direct business-to-business solutions sales, challenger sales, and marketing, Danielle adapted naturally to work with alliances as her career unfolded. She has taken a particular interest in partnerships between IT vendors and Global Systems Integrators (such as Deloitte, Accenture, Wipro and TCS) because of the significant strategic clout these alliances deliver in terms of financial return for the participants, as well as in terms of customer outcomes and professional growth. Founder of Collaboration Nation, a global consulting services business based in Sydney, Australia, Danielle speaks, coaches, trains and mentors her clients in their development of successful alliance partner ecosystems. In her spare time, she loves to immerse herself in nature, be with loved ones (of both the two- and the four-legged variety), read, write, and think about how to improve the world for everyone and everything in it.

Reviews for Justified

[embershane · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sarah Hayden has plead guilty to premeditated murder and is two years into a fifteen year prison sentence when the story opens. Jon, her loyal and devoted lawyer and friend, has his work cut out for him when Sarah truly believes she deserves the maximum sentence the law can give her.

This book deals with some dark themes. Domestic violence, revenge, and the difference between doing what is "right" and doing what is socially acceptable. This story definitely makes you think about what you would do if you were in Sarah's shoes. I don't want to give any spoilers, but I will say I think most readers could easily understand where Sarah was coming from when she commits her crime.

I loved the style in which this story was told. As it starts two years into her sentence, the back story is given in small increments over time, often as entries from the journals Sarah has kept during her imprisonment. The story was engaging, and more than a couple times, I found myself sniffling through passages. I devoured this story in practically one sitting, and look forward to reading more works by Ms. James.