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

Now Maddy's hands worked with a fury born of bitterness and regret."Daniel broke it off with me, of course, said it would be better if we stayed friends and business associates.I thought him a coward then, he the larger-than-life benevolent doctor, so generous and kind with others, so willing to accept everyone.Yet he was willing to throw our love away because of appearances.I hated him then, although I think I hated Savannah Baumgard more.I planned revenge, something more potent than just telling Rhett about her abortion and the fact she kept his father's affair to herself.Yes, I planned revenge in my mind, although I didn't act on it until I met Trent."


She turned to him and offered a thin smile."He helped me regain my self-esteem, taught me to love again.Although, he was in the midst of a messy divorce, I didn't mind another secret romance.He also helped me realize that I deserved some respect, and that those who ridiculed and abused me needed to be punished."


Chapter 65