Bøger udgivet af Susan P. Baker, Author

In this eclectic collection of personal essays, short fiction, and nonfiction, retired Texas District Court Judge Susan P. Baker writes about "what she knows." That Susan's parents instilled a sense of empathy in her is reflected in her writings as she shows what life was like in the 50s and 60s growing up on Galveston Island, Texas, then later into adulthood, and in the anguish, outrage, and sadness she witnessed as a family law attorney, and finally as a Family Court Judge.

In the midst of a midlife crisis, lawyer Sandra Salinsky finds herself coerced into defending a ranch's Latina señora, who has been accused in the shooting death of one of the rancher's twin daughters. Set in a small town deep in the Texas Hill Country, this murder mystery encompasses a jury trial wherein the defense team battles not only what they and the rancher - who is the defendant's best friend - feel is an unwarranted murder charge, but also the prejudice towards Hispanic people in their anglo community. Before the case is decided, Sandra and her lawyer mother sidekick will witness the ugly underbelly of white privilege as it exists in 21st century America.

Fearing for her life, a young woman seeks a lawyer to get her divorced before her violent husband kills her. Dena, the lawyer, has plans of her own, to break free of the two controlling men in her life. Once the suit is filed, unbeknownst to either woman the client's husband targets both of them. The client has a police officer brother to protect her. Dena has no one. Unaware of the danger, Dena continues practicing law and taking care of her kids until she can put her plan in place. Then one day when Dena's husband is out of town, a man is lurking in her garage, waiting until she and the kids go to bed. Being a Texas girl, Dena has a gun. Will she be able to reach it before the stranger reaches her? This is one of Baker's three standalone suspense novels.Click the button above to get your copy of the paperback or download the ebook.

Baker depicts . . . "a riveting custody battle." Kirkus ReviewsA mother. A child. A heartrending court fight.Marian Reid was forced by her mother to give up her autistic son, Robert, for adoption. Though she fought in court for him twice in the past, when his current caregiver is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she must fight a third time or risk losing all contact with him. Trouble is, at Marian's high school reunion, she has just reconciled with her soul mate, the father Robert has never known. Further, she must break a promise to her best friend, risking their friendship.Ledbetter Street is a story of the mothers, the children, the friendships, and the personal tragedies of people who have become a family by virtue of their choice of home, their struggles, and the lessons learned.