Abigail Summers, dressmaker in life, brilliant sleuth in death, has a murder to solve when she joins psychic medium, Hayley, and her police constable husband on a cruise to Norway.A former Scotland Yard officer is on board, and his murder is eerily similar to one of the old cases in his book. Is someone out for revenge, or has he recognised a criminal who is operating on the ship?Back at Whipley Zoo, the body of head vet, Verity Grainger, is found in the elephant’s hay. It ...

Books 4-6 in 'Abigail Summers Cozy Mysteries', a series of mystery novels by Ann Parker, now available in one volume!The Deadly Fun Run: Teaming up with psychic medium Hayley Moon, Abigail Summers investigates the death of a member of the campathon committee. After they meet the spirit of a boy buried twelve years ago in the five-star Courtridge Hotel & Spa, they have to work out if the cases are connected. Was a man imprisoned for a murder that he didn’t commit?

"Parker's deft evocation of a lost era in Western American history—the life of the mining boom town—and her complex characterization make Leaden Skies an absorbing read."—Stephanie Barron, national bestselling authorIt is summer 1880, and Inez Stannert, one of the partners in the Silver Queen Saloon in Leadville, Colorado, travels with her photographer friend Susan to the fashionable summer retreat of Manitou for a reunion with her son, now a toddler in th...

Exploring a European tradition formerly considered a lost art, this accessible guide offers day-to-day applications of earth-energy work. From the simple act of bed placement to choosing the location of a home, practical tools are offered for making living and working spaces healthier. Encouraging realignment with the natural earth patterns and influences on both personal and planetary levels, this exploration delves into work with trees, alignment of stones, and the value of sacred sites....

He walks through time to solve crime…… of an unusual kind.Someone, or something, is killing the high-rollers who frequent Cleo's pleasure palace in 1880s Leadville, Colorado. Cleo, one of the blood-sucking Immortals enlivening Leadville's nightlife, would love to sink her teeth into whoever is responsible.The Time Walker Detective Agency sends one of its newest time-traveling detectives to sort through the...

If you have ever thought it an impossibility to learn a second language‚ then I have some exciting news for you! With the Foreign Language Library‚ you will be able to learn not only a second language‚ but a third‚ fourth‚ fifth‚ sixth‚ seventh‚ eighth‚ and ninth! And it won't take you years to begin speaking conversational sentences either. Each ebook in this unbelievable series gives you the power to learn what you like and for as long as you like. You set the rules. You are bo...

Like the flash and dart of dragonflies other busy lives surround ours as we prance unaware through our own world. Whether describing mountains countryside coast or town Shirley Ann Parker is a visual and humane writer with a delightful sense of humor. Each absorbing story portrays a powerful sense of place even when lifes smaller crises are held up to the light. It is the everyday challenges that define us after all. From the joys and exasperations of daily living to magical realism from Old ...

In nineteenth-century Europe, differences among human bodies were understood to be matters of scientific classification. At the height of scientific acceptance, it was unthinkable that race or sex or diagnosis or indigence were invention. Today, however, differences among human bodies are understood as matters of social construction. The philosophy of social construction understands differences among humans to be matters of human imposition. Social constructionism's way of understanding th...

The Crazy Quilt of Life goes back in time to chronicle life on the prairie as Lida Beaty-Jackson shares her vivid memories and experiences in her diary. She shares the pain and struggles of the journey west to a new home and new opportunities. Her unique and diverse neighbors are active players in a strong midwestern community. The charm and joy of their holiday celebrations in the late 1800s is set against the backdrop of the dangers of living on the prairie.This memoir provides a...

About the authorMeet me, Cynthia Ann Boesen Parker. I was born October 9, 1964.I am from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and live in Sarasota, Florida.The early years of my life have influenced my entire remainder of my life. I went through neurosurgery nine times when I was five years old . The next forty years have been spent making up for time lost to compensating for my weaknesses.Earning an Associates degree from College of DuPage was just the beginning for me.

United We Stand is the continuing saga of American Patriots fighting for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. While at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, General George Washington received a vision from God of the birth, growth, and destiny of the United States of America from the Revolutionary War till the millennial reign of Christ. In his vision, General George Washington foresaw three great perils that would overtake the Union. The first great peril or crisis was the Re...

Simone de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray famously insisted on their philosophical differences, and this mutual insistence has largely guided the reception of their thought. What does it mean to return to Simone de Beauvoir and Luce Irigaray in light of questions and problems of contemporary feminism, including intersectional and queer criticisms of their projects? How should we now take up, amplify, and surpass the horizons opened by their projects? Seeking answers to these questions, the essa...