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

Barry White's smooth basso voice competed with Brandon's tenor drawl on the phone.Finally Liberty grabbed her remote and flicked off the CD so she could concentrate on what her aide had to say while she soaked in the tub.


"Now tell me that again," she said as she slipped lower into the bubbles and relaxed against the pink, inflated headrest she used in the tub.


"Michele told me that Madeline Kime stands to inherit a sizable amount from Dr. Baumgard's estate."


Liberty let out a low whistle.By today's standards, $500,000 wouldn't buy all that much what with taxes and inflation, but it was a lot more than she had in the bank."When is the reading of the will?"


"Tomorrow afternoon," Brandon revealed, "at the Rhett Baumgard mansion."He sounded a bit breathless, even excited, the result of downing a few Vespers.


Chapter 32