Marva Dale is the pen name for author Debra McReynolds.  Retired from the public relations field, Debra now spends her free time indulging in her passion for writing.  "I used to fill my school notebooks with stories," Debra relates, "and then add artwork to go along with them.  My second grade teacher, Mrs. Daley, predicted that I would be a writer one day."
A fan of the mystery genre, she enjoys crafting tales with a twist of suspense, a touch of romance, and a bit of humor. 
Debra and her husband, Dale, make their home in El Paso, Texas, with their dog, cats and rabbits.

Sexy, black lawyer, Liberty Sloane is asked to defend a deaf public relations executive accused of killing a well-known physician. Dr. Daniel Baumgard, known for his philanthropy, just opened a new shelter for abused women, although he also ran a women’s healthcare clinic that offers abortions. Madeline Kime promoted the doctor’s endeavors through her PR agency while harboring deep secrets concerning the Baumgard family, including the doctor’s son, Rhett, a congressman, and his socialite wife, Savannah. So who hated the doctor enough to stab him in the foyer of his own home? Liberty has a number of suspects on her list, including a pro-life group, not to mention the additional crimes of stolen clinic files and a blackmail scheme. To complicate matters, she has to fend off the advances of one-time boyfriend Preston Durrell, a private detective, while entertaining a new romance with the officer on the case, Sergeant Byron Keats. Worse, Liberty planned a Caribbean vacation with her BFFs, but has to postpone it in order to defend her client for murder one.

Not at Liberty

Standing before the full-length, three-way mirror in her black bra and half slip, Savannah held up one outfit and then the other, the first a basic black sheath dress and the second a navy-blue linen suit, the jacket double-breasted and the A-line skirt hemmed at mid-thigh.Both Carolina Herrera outfits were appropriate for wearing to a funeral, but she hadn't decided which one suited her best.The dress could be accessorized with her gray pearls, the suit with a gray silk blouse and a navy and white scarf.


The owner of the Model Shop, specializing in women's designer clothing, always sent over a variety of outfits for Savannah's perusal.Sometimes she picked one, other times the whole selection.She tried another dress, an indigo silk-blend with black pleats in the skirt and below the bodice.Savannah had a black wrap that would go with it.


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