My Summer of Southern Discomfort by Stephanie Gayle

Natalie Goldberg is like a fish out of water in her new home of Macon, Georgia. The daughter of a famous civil rights lawyer in Boston, Natalie moves south after both her career at a New York law firm and her affair with one of the partners goes bad. It was, perhaps, impulsive to leave family and friends to work in the district attorney's office and Natalie finds herself settling in very slowly. She is then appointed co-counsel in a high profile murder case. Working for the prosecution is emotional for Natalie, since she opposes the death penalty. During the trial and over the summer, Natalie learns to put her past behind her, settle in, and make some decisions about her future.