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

His fingers worked slowly to emphasis his words.


Frowning, she signed back."What do you mean?"


"I'm talking about us.Do we have a future together?"


"Of course we do."Maddy sat back in her café chair.


Despite their reluctance to be seen together, she insisted that they meet in a public place, safely away from his kisses and caresses that always managed to overwhelm her because of their intoxicating and seductive draw.So she decided on Easter brunch at the Woodlands Inn, a place far away from their normal haunts and situated south of Alexandria, Virginia.


"But we have to be careful," she continued."I'm being tried for murder next week.I can't afford even the slightest suspicion.I need to be transparent." She gave a little gurgle of a laugh."As if I could fade awaybut my attorney says I must be open and honest at all costs."


Chapter 57