Happy Release Day!
Congratulations Gail
on the release today of
Class Action!
Class Action: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You by Gail Ward Olmsted
Women's Fiction, 255 pages
Published December 11, 2025 by Black Rose Writing
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Third year law student Lennon Gallagher’s life turns from complicated to overwhelming when she receives a message meant for someone else. The text offers an advance copy of a final exam—a guaranteed “A”—but accepting it will violate the honors code she refuses to break. When Lennon declines, the collaborators behind the cheating scheme demand her silence or they will ensure she takes the fall if necessary.
Fighting for her future while balancing an internship, exams, studying for the bar, a boyfriend who no longer seems to understand her, and a mother who needs help rebuilding her life after prison, Lennon tries to handle everything alone. But when she discovers the lead plaintiff in her firm’s class action lawsuit might be the father she’s never known, it’s the final straw. She needs help.
With the support of her friend and mentor, attorney Miranda Quinn, Lennon must navigate betrayal, legal intrigue, and personal discovery. As one relationship unravels, another blossoms in this gripping story of resilience, secrets, and second chances.
A captivating read full of unexpected twists and emotional depth.
My thoughts about Class Action ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First lines—"Charlene Gallagher, New Year's Eve, 1999. Charlene peered at her reflection in the foggy mirror above the bathroom sink."
Lennon is just trying to get through law school and her exams. When she receives a mysterious text message, she is drawn into a world that she doesn't have time for. But she can't ignore the text and all the drama that comes with it. Can she do what she knows is the right thing?
Class Action: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You is a well written, exciting novel exploring right and wrong as Lennon tries to uncover parts of her past while also trying to set things in motion for her future. I thoroughly enjoyed this story while watching Lennon figure out her life. We get a look at the legal side of her life as well as her personal life, which is not going as she had hoped.
I found out after I read Class Action, that this a part of a series but can obviously be read as a standalone. I enjoyed it and didn't feel liked I missed out on anything. Now I want to go back and read the rest of the series and get to know the characters better! I recommend Class Action to anyone who loves legal stories intermingled with personal drama.
I received an ARC of Class Action and this is my honest opinion.
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About the author
Gail Ward Olmsted was a marketing executive and a college professor before she began writing fiction on a full-time basis. A trip to Sedona, AZ inspired her first novel Jeep Tour. Three more novels followed before Landscape of a Marriage, a biographical novel featuring landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a distant cousin of her husband's, and his wife Mary. Miranda Fights is the third book in the Miranda Quinn Legal Twist series.
Olmsted enjoys writing about quirky, wonderful women in search of a second chance at a happy ever after. When not writing, she loves being on the water, especially in a kayak. She is well known for her blonde brownies, and coffee is her love language. For more, visit her on Facebook at gailolmstedauthor. ~ Amazon
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