A Prayer for the Penitent
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"Jeb, what about tomorrow?" she asked.
"You will tell your story and the Judge will listen," I said as soothingly as I could.
"Then what?" she continued. "Is there an us in this picture?" she asked shyly. I knew it took a lot for her to raise the subject."I'd like there to be," I said truthfully.
She smiled and tilted her head slightly to the right and the light from the juke box gave a haunting illumination to her raven black hair and accentuated her profile, and I thought once again how stunningly beautiful she was. Yes, I wanted us to have a future.
Itma Thomas broke the silence with "Wish Someone Would Care." I stood up and offered my hand in the age old ritual of asking a woman for the favor of a dance. She took my hand lightly and we walked to the dance floor and joined a few others swaying to the music. I held her tight to me with my right hand on the small of her back and held her left hand to my chest as we slipped into the melody of the song, listening to Irma sing about loneliness and the aching need for someone to face life with. We didn't speak a word, only melted into the music and didn't want to let each other go as the song ended with "Ah, don't you think someone should care."
Yes they should, I thought.
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Jeb Johnston is a successful trial attorney practicing in St. Anselm Parish, Louisiana. He has a weakness for the downtrodden and those abused by the powers-that-be. His old school southern sense of chivalry compels him to look into a New Orleans halfway house when one of its residents sends him a call for help.
She and the other women of the halfway house are being abused by the legal system and other influential donors and members of New Orleans society. Upon further investigation of corruption, Jeb becomes tangled in a web of sex and scandal. He uncovers secrets that the operators and board of directors want to remain hidden at any cost, even murder.
In this case, the powerful prey upon the weak, often in the guise of religion. Jeb fights to reveal the exploitation of the so-called religious charitable community, as threats rain down around him. The faithless façade of organized religion is exploiting the weak and innocent, and Jeb will do anything to save these women from further attack.
About the Author
Jesse Wimberly was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a trial attorney who now lives in St. Tammany Parish with his wife Alysha, a recording artist. Wimberly plays polo and participates in track and field competitions. This is his sixth book.