title: In My Defense: An Unlikely Romance, a Deadly Gunshot, and a Young Widow's Road to Redemption
author: Leigh Ann Bryant
description: Leigh Ann Bryant, an award-winning writer, survived her marriage to an abusive man, whom she ultimately killed in self-defense. She was jailed and stood trial for capital murder. Leigh Ann has worked as a registered nurse in several areas of specialty, and currently works as an acute-care dialysis nurse. She speaks at prisons throughout the US telling her riveting story, and lives with her husband and son in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.<br /> <br />
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