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Legal Briefs - Blaine D. Arden, Cari Z., Gryvon, Salome Wilde, Stella Harris, Kelly  Rand All net proceeds from the sale of this anthology will be donated directly to Lambda Legal!
Review:

I do not buy a lot of anthologies, but this one was for a good cause and seemed to have variety of characters, so I decided to get it. I was also worried because legal themed stories often make me twitchy because this is the field I am familiar with and I do not want to be pulled out of the story because the details are wrong. Luckily, while the majority of the stories showed at least one lawyer as a main character, they did not go into great deal of legal detail and if something was completely off base I have not noticed. Most of the stories are first meetings and have warm hopeful endings which make you think that characters may continue dating. The stories are a mix of m/m, m/f and ff, also in some of them there are trans*characters. I loved the variety of possibilities.

¡§Honest lawyers¡¨ by Kelly Rand. ¡V m/f, trans.
I was eager to read this story, because so far I have had mixed luck with this writer¡¦s shorts. I adored her m/f short ¡§Pearl¡¨, but was far less pleased with one of her mm story. I really liked this one. I thought Luna was an awesome, very real character and I hope her and Greg¡¦s meeting will grow into something more. ¡V 5 stars

24 Hours by Cari Z. ¡V m/m
This story works perfectly as a possible beginning of romance ¡V it has characters you want to root for and their meeting is interesting and exciting. Unfortunately one of the lawyer¡¦s behavior made me twitch a little indeed. I still enjoyed it, but that¡¦s exactly what I meant when I said that I am hesitant to buy legal themed stories. Seriously, no matter how you are attracted to the opposing party, you still do not force the settlement which may not be in your client¡¦s best interests. ¡V 3.5 stars

Study Buddy by Stella Harris ¡V f/f
Adored Melanie. Really loved that she used ¡§think like a lawyer¡¨ approach to her dating life and loved that the resolution was right under her nose all the time º - 4 stars

His Best Defense by Blaine Ardene ¡V m/m
Very exciting scifi and with twisty plot as well, which I always enjoy. I liked both main characters, but I think I liked the fact that this world felt so clearly NOT ours just as much. 4 stars

Double-Cross by Salome Wilde, m/f, trans
Fantastic, really loved this one. It feels like classic noir detective story, note that this is not a romance, but there is sex. ¡V 5 stars

Against the Law, m/m - Gryvon
This one was a little weird, I kept wondering if it was a fantasy or historical, the writer did not orient me in time and place well and while I liked the characters, I was less happy with this one than with other stories - 3 stars