Stay Balanced!
By Karen A. Stansbury
(Legal Fiction)
What is a narcissist?
A Connecticut attorney exposes the greedy, self-serving antics of litigation law firms!
Stay Balanced! is the story of a year in the life of Emma Carbury, a multi tasking trial lawyer who lives and practices in Connecticut. Often laugh out loud funny, Emma is a smart, athletic, stand no nonsense woman, but she has major challenges to confront. Her mother is a darkly amusing narcissist. Her deceased father is still plaguing her life. Her husband's kids are manipulative and entitled. Her law firm is operated by an egoist who exploits Emma's talents. Her beloved mare is a super powerful show jumper with a definite opinion. Her new neighbor is a notorious Brit with a horrifying past. To cope, Emma turns to her love of painting, her book club and her terriers.
Emma is continually getting her clients out of trouble, but she is too busy and distracted to realize the her own life is not what it could be. Her behavior is becoming increasingly volatile, and she is drinking too much. Worried, her sister gives her an hour with a psychic. This woman tells Emma that her life is due for a complete overhaul. Then the dreams begin. At first Emma is skeptical, but as she researches dream symbology, the answers come. The people in her life and not as they seem.
Eyes Up, Heels Down
By Karen A. Stansbury
(Legal Fiction)
What is a psychic vampire?
A Connecticut attorney exposes the behind the scenes nonsense that goes on in divorce litigation! (The only people who win are the lawyers).
Attorney Emma Carbury of Stay Balanced! is transforming her life. She moves to a town on the Connecticut coast and opens a law firm with her friend Denise. Her divorce trial, a mortifying waste of time and money, is pending in Superior Court, and her husband is descending to new levels of betrayal. There is a very interesting doctor at her rowing club, but Emma is astonished by the fact that she may be attracted to her horse's new trainer, who is a woman. Emma is discovering, as the years progresses, that psychic vampirism is very real.
Eyes Up, Heels Down is the of a year in the life of Emma Carbury, a multi tasking trial lawyer who lives and practices in Connecticut. Often laugh out loud funny, Emma is a smart, athletic, stand no nonsense woman, but she has major challenges to confront.
Inside Leg, Outside Rein
By Karen A. Stansbury
(Legal Fiction)
A Connecticut attorney exposes a horrific case of bullying in a prestigious historic boarding school.
Attorney Emma Carbury of Eye’s Up, Heels Down and Stay Balanced! relocates to the bucolic hills of Litchfield County to begin a new life after her divorce. She takes on a teenaged Mentee, and as a result, becomes involved in a brutal cover-up at a famous academy for girls. An American Revolutionary landmark, the boarding school carefully conceals its many secrets, some of which date back to the war itself. Emma is learning about the importance of behavioral boundaries in relationships, and the influence of past lives on our current experiences. She and her horse engage in dancing lessons, and Emma finally meets the love of her life.
Inside Leg, Outside Rein is the story of a year in the life of Emma Carbury, a multi tasking trial lawyer who lives and practices in Connecticut. Often laugh out loud funny, Emma is a smart, athletic, stand no nonsense woman, but she has major challenges to confront.
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Coming 2012
