Babies caught in the crossfire. Gay bashing. Murder. Corruption. Greed.

You are about to enter the courthouse where Whitey Bulger went on trial. The same courthouse where the jury for the Boston Marathon bomber returned a verdict of: death. And the same courthouse where the college admissions scandal is currently underway...

Harvard Law grad Becky Lawrence can't believe her dream job, Assistant U.S. Attorney, is turning into a nightmare thanks to her new supervisor, Boston's own Legal Eagle, Zach Woods. Assisting him in the courtroom is a trial within the trial. He's as brash as he is brilliant.

Together they create a powerhouse team, though working side-by-side sparks an attraction she wasn't expecting and one she is not sure she can resist. It wouldn't be so bad if she could keep her emotions out of the equation, but love is slowly filling her heart for her handsome, married boss!

To complicate matters, a ghost -- yes, a real live (or should we say dead) ghost haunts the courthouse seeking justice. Through Charlie, she is able to gain insight into cases that may not be readily visible...she questions her sanity. Is this ghost real? Or just an illusion created by her tortured mind?

Warning: This Gothic crime thriller contains a number of real federal court cases detailing crimes with disturbingly sensitive and taboo subjects, graphic violence, offensive language, and is intended for readers 18 and older.

2019 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Gold Medalist Legal Thriller

2019 Royal Palm Literary Award Finalist

“Cut off the head of the snake and another will grow in its place.”

Part crime drama, part legal thriller, Betrayal in Blue follows the return of Zachary Blake and Jack Dylan as they fight law enforcement itself in picturesque Manistee, Michigan.

Following its triumph over white supremacists in the field and in the courtroom, law enforcement in the city of Dearborn, Michigan has enjoyed relative tranquility. Unfortunately, not for long, as a second (and more dangerous) syndicate and its leader plot revenge for their fallen brothers. Their scheme? To steal and release deadly Sarin gas in the city.

Police Captain Jack Dylan and his team are dedicated to thwarting the plot and bringing the culprits to justice. However, with a terrorist threat in play, the FBI usurps the investigation. However, Jack Dylan never backs away from a case or a fight. When the white supremacy leader evades the FBI's dragnet, Jack goes rogue and hunts him down in Manistee.

The inevitable standoff finds Dylan alone with his nemesis in an unfamiliar city with no FBI or local law enforcement to support him. His plans go awry, and Jack finds himself arrested by local authorities and placed on trial for his actions.

Attorney Zachary Blake comes to his defense in the biggest trial this quiet community has ever seen. The local cops and the FBI think they have a winner, but Zack and his lead investigator, Micah Love, believe there’s more to the story than meets the eye.

This exciting legal thriller concludes with a dramatic showdown that has become the trademark of award-winning author Mark M. Bello who is, once again, at the top of his game.

New York Book Festival Award

In this romantically-charged environmental legal thriller, two teenagers die after swimming through chemicals illegally dumped into the Susquehanna River. Mike Jacobs, a young environmental prosecutor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is assigned his first big case and must find, and stop the dumpers. Mike's alluring new friend Sherry Stein, an ambitious young Deputy Attorney General, is investigating the man running against the Governor. Another of Mike's friends, Patty Dixon, 'the girl next door,' is his mother's nurse and Mike wonders whether she is being blackmailed. Their lives intersect. Danger strikes--who will die? Will Mike discover the treachery before the midnight dumper kills again?

His long-lost son was the last person Dan Shepard, the Rattlesnake Lawyer, expected to meet when he was ordered to be at the courthouse in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Poor fourteen-year old Marley might even be psychic. With his special abilities, Marley can help Dan take his local practice statewide. Rattlesnake & Son could be the next great New Mexico law firm.

Unfortunately, things go exceedingly wrong at school for Marley and he is charged with some very serious crimes. The Rattlesnake Lawyer now has to represent his son in his wildest trial yet. When he learns the truth about his son, Dan and Marley will have to face some extremely dangerous consequences. 

Flamboyant plaintiff lawyer Cal Connors sues reporter Leah Rosen, seeking millions in damages for being maliciously defamed in an article she wrote for Texas Matters magazine entitled “Texas Justice Gone Wrong.” In the article, Rosen accuses Connors of perpetrating a multi-million dollar fraud on the Texas jury system, her salacious charges catching the eye of the local US Attorney and causing him to launch a full-scale investigation. During the investigation, revelations surface that Connors’ law partner and daughter Christine clandestinely entered into an illegal settlement with an insurance claims adjustor, who was forced to flee to the French Riviera where he was subsequently found dead of a suspicious drug overdose. Cornered and desperate, Connors and his daughter go on a scorched-earth offensive of gruesome murders, a lurid kidnapping and treacherous betrayals to save themselves and the financial empire they have illicitly built.

When Jennifer Tracey discovers that her new parish priest has harmed her two sons, she encounters the Coalition—a secret church organization tasked with the responsibility of taking care of these types of incidents quickly and quietly and by any means necessary. 

Jennifer decides to file a lawsuit against the priest and the church and seeks out an attorney, Zachary Blake, who handled her late husband’s industrial death case. However, through an unfortunate series of events, Zachary has gone from the penthouse to the poorhouse, working out of a dingy one-room office, handling traffic cases. Although Jennifer has misgivings, she reluctantly retains him, and they call a press conference to announce their lawsuit. Zack hires an investigator, the infamous Micah Love, who travels to Ohio, where he discovers that two families have disappeared after an encounter with the same priest—and the one person who may provide some answers has died under mysterious circumstances. 

Religion, law, betrayal, mystery, intrigue, faith, and love converge in Michigan for the trial of the century. Will Zachary resurrect his troubled career and obtain the justice Jennifer seeks for her kids? Or will the church and the Coalition and its mysterious leader prevail in covering up the decadent acts of the priest and circumvent justice once again?

Smart, sexy, sassy and driven—Victoria Rodessa just graduated from one of the country’s top law schools and joined the international firm Acker, Smith & McGowen, respected for its advancement of female lawyers. When Victoria lands a prized assignment vital to the ambitions of the firm’s powerful partners, she sets out to become the first woman to join their ranks. But behind closed doors, deviant agendas dominate. With only her intellect and guts to guide her, Victoria confronts a perfect storm of misogyny, lies and criminal intent. If she follows her conscience, she could lose everything. But keeping silent could come at an even higher cost.

A 2017 Readers Favorite Book Award Finalist, this legal thriller is "The L Word" meets "Kramer vs Kramer." Bully begins in the 1980s when courts routinely stripped LGBT parents of their parental rights solely because they were gay. Then, it shifts to the 2000s to explore a typical lesbian relationship. Lisa meets Windy, they quickly fall for each other and then, Lisa has a baby. Although they never marry, when Lisa breaks it off because Windy reveals herself to be a deadbeat, Windy seeks revenge by filing for custody of Lisa’s daughter. To make things even more interesting, Windy falls for the enchanting Ruby Mae Baker and, while at her lowest point, Lisa becomes acquainted with the sexy, intrepid reporter Jenna Richards. As the custody battle heats up, the burning question becomes: how far will Lisa go to protect her child?