Body of Deceit
A Novel
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I awoke Monday morning at five as usual and found her fast asleep curled next to me. I was slightly amazed at how happy it made me to have her here next to me. How quickly our lives can turn. To say that I was in love would have unreasonably simplified the matter. I was completely infatuated with her and it wasn't just the fantastic sex. I really cared about her and felt like this was the woman I wanted to spend my life with. I was completely uninterested in any of the other women I'd been seeing before I met her. She was so frail and vulnerable and yet such a primal force in bed that the dichotomy had me comletely mesmerized. I knew I had to get her off of these charges no matter the cost. When I had that epiphany I began to finalize a plan, and it had to do with something I already had, what I had just learned, and calling in a favor.
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Jeb Stuart Johnston is a smart and successful trial lawyer practicing in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. Due to his own bad luck he is assigned a murder case because of a conflict with the public defender’s office. He must represent Angelique Armond, the sister of the alleged trigger man, Bobby Armond.
Angelique is young, beautiful, and vulnerable and Jeb’s old world sense of southern chivalry and his physical attraction to her leads him down a path he would have never considered before. Jeb wants to be her hero and protector and soon finds himself under her spell. He vows that he will do whatever it takes, legal or not, to beat the charges against her so he can have her for himself.
As the defense of the charges develops and the trial unfolds it becomes clear that Angelique is not what she appears to be. Unfortunately, Jeb is too far gone with his love and desire for her to change directions and must play out the hand that he has helped deal.
About the Author
Jesse Wimberly is a Louisiana trial lawyer who has tried civil and criminal cases for over forty years. He lives on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana with his wife, Alysha, a recording artist. Wimberly plays polo and competes in track and field competitions. He is the author of Living Free Inside and Out and Louisiana Ghost Stories.