A Time to Stand

<p><strong>A highly relevant and gripping novel that challenges us to ask what it means to forgive while seeking justice and to pursue reconciliation while loving others as ourselves.</strong></p><p>Adisa Johnson is living her dream of practicing law with a prestigious firm in downtown Atlanta. Then a split-second mistake changes the course of her career.</p><p>Left with no other options Adisa returns to her hometown where a few days earlier a white police officer shot an unarmed black teen who is now lying comatose in the hospital.</p><p>Adisa is itching to jump into the fight as a special prosecutor but feels pulled to do what she considers unthinkable as a young black woman--defend the officer.</p><p>As the court case unfolds everyone in the small community must confront their own prejudices. Caught in the middle Adisa also tries to chart her way along a path complicated by her budding relationship with a charismatic young preacher who leads the local movement demanding the police officer answer for his crime.</p><p>In a small Georgia town where racial tensions run high and lives are at stake can one lawyer stand up for justice against the tides of prejudice?</p><ul><li>A stand-alone legal drama</li><li>Book length: approximately 120000 words</li><li>Includes discussion questions for book clubs</li></ul>