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

True to his word, Jeff had emailed Liberty the letter Maddy wrote to the Baumgards.Sitting on the couch with her notepad on her lap and a cup of hot herbal tea at her side, Liberty slowly read the woman's angry words, summed up nicely and neatly in the middle paragraph:


You don't know how much pain you've caused me, Daniel, how much I hurt from what you and Lydia have done to me.My first impulse runs toward revenge.I want to make you suffer as you made me suffer from your indifference.It can be just as cruel as if you physically stabbed me in the back.My own indifference will not make a dent in your guilt, but if I react with violence, you will notice me and my pain at last.Take heed to my warning, Daniel:I will receive justice one way or the other.


Chapter 39