Farewell at Dusk

He was the guardian who raised her and the lover who died for her, proving that the ultimate price for her freedom was his own life. Eli Thorne spent decades shielding Lila Mae from a predatory family, only to be executed for the very act of protection that allowed her to become a legendary lawyer. Now, Lila stands as a queen of the courtroom, haunted by the bitter irony that she has the power to save everyone except the man who sacrificed his soul to give her a name.