Christmas is on trial and time is running out. Attorney Thad Raker represents an eccentric client living in a house with a Christmas secret. When the county goes to court to take the client's property, Raker must battle conspiring adversaries, a cantankerous judge and his own personal feelings and doubts. If he loses the case, Christmas won't come for hundreds of thousands of children. Can Raker save Christmas, and in the process, save himself? Landis Wade is a recovering trial lawyer, dog lover, host of Charlotte Readers Podcast and author of books and stories whose third book-The Christmas Redemption-won the Holiday category of the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest for The Deliberation and received awards for his non-fiction pieces, The Cape Fear Debacle and First Dance. His short work also has appeared in W The Charlotte Observer, Flying South, Fiction on the Web and in various anthologies, including by Daniel Boone Footsteps. Christmas Courtroom TrilogyThe Christmas HeistThe Legally Binding ChristmasThe Christmas Redemption

Mode of access: World Wide Web