Texas Style Justice
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Devastated by a divorce and death of a child, Judge Torie Van Fleet rebuilds her life around succeeding in the justice system. Her goal is to work her way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Vowing to do whatever it takes, she risks her relationship with her new husband by refusing to bear him a child and jeopardizes her friendship with her best friend by competing with her for the first major hurdle toward her goal: appointment to the Texas Supreme Court after the sudden death of one of the justices.
Not until she realizes what her backers demand of her does she understand what an exorbitant price she must pay to reach her dream. Will she risk everything, come to terms with her priorities, or does she even have a choice?
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Susan P. Baker, a retired Texas judge, is the author of 10 novels, 2 nonfiction books, and a collection of short pieces, all of which are related to the law. As a judge, she dealt with everything from murder to divorce. Prior thereto, she practiced law for nine years, spending much of her time in the courtroom. While in law school, Susan worked as a probation officer.
Susan's father was a lawyer and a judge. She remembers him parking the family outside the old county jail while he went inside to make bail bonds. She'd stare out the window at the broken glass lining the tops of the walls to prevent escapes and wonder what the jail was like inside. Later, as a probation officer and then an attorney, she became quite familiar with the interior of the jail but luckily could leave whenever she wanted.
Susan is a member of Texas Author's Inc., Authors Guild, Sisters in Crime, Writers League of Texas, and Galveston Novel and Short Story Writers.
She has two children, eight grandchildren, and lives in Texas. She loves dark chocolate, raspberries, and traveling around the world. An anglophile, she likes to visit cousins in England and Australia. On her bucket list are a trip to New Zealand, a long trip back to Australia, living in England for several months at a time, visiting all the presidential libraries in the U.S., and driving Route 66.
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