"Pattie's Best Deal", the first novel in a series of four romantic legal thrillers, is set in Lower Manhattan in 2003. It follows the life of Pattie Anwald, an attractive young public defender at the start of her career. Pattie means well and she has a good heart, but her crushing New York lifestyle eventually takes its toll on her. When a client vanishes and a mysterious villain terrorizes her, her life spirals out of control. No matter what happens, Pattie never betrays her own innate values. Remaining completely incorruptible, she refuses to compromise her integrity. It contains realistic courtroom drama, as it confronts deep visceral pain with adult directness. The therapeutic quality of healing truisms mixed with moments of humor hint at the possibility that all may not be lost. It isn't always easy for Pattie to be a public defender in a family of Law Enforcement officers. Her magnetic and charismatic boyfriend Jordan may prove to be her knight in shining armor. Her