"How do you see your cup, Dr. West? Half full, or half empty? Her life depends on your answer. "Dr. Ian West is the best trial consultant in the city, and he knows it. He's made a living-a damn good one-helping lawyers win cases through his special brand of trial science. As a natural people reader, West's one grave error presents in the form of a murderer named Quentin Shaver.Amid Shaver's trial, a dangerous bargain is struck, and-impressed with Dr. West's abilities-Shaver engages him in a battle of wits. The prize? One gritty defense attorney from West's past-the one woman West could fall for.Loss broke West once before. Grief his sole companion, until Porter breaks down his defenses. But just as West is about to take a chance on love again, Porter becomes leverage in a sadistic game between doctor and madman. Can Dr. West save the woman he loves before the last cup runs empty? *This is a complete standalone novel