Bøger af Darlene Jones

The old lady is dead, but she could still destroy him.When rebel leader, Sidu Diagho, learns that reporter Flo Mc Allister has died, he knows that her power to destroy him is still very much alive. Flo was with him during the coup attempts. She saw everything, yet has remained silent all these years. But Sidu could still be tried at The Hague for his crimes with her notes the testimony needed to convict him. Sidu is not the only one seeking to unravel the truth through Flo's records. How much does Flo's young friend Brit know? And Flo's son and his wife? What did Flo tell them? Sidu will do what he must to find and destroy the evidence against him. Whispers Under the Baobab: A thrilling mystery-notes in code, unsent love letters-the story weaving from past to present as the characters race to solve Flo's puzzles. Buy Whispers Under the Baobab to join the hunt and perhaps shed a tear or two. Sequel to When the Sun was Mine.

Her dream was to go to university. Instead she's in a nursing home hunting a killer. When high school graduate, Brittany Wright, gets a job cleaning at Happy Hearts nursing home, she is terrified of old lady Flo and desperately wishes she could be in college instead. An unlikely friendship develops between the two. Brittany discovers that Flo, who may or may not have Alzheimer's, is in grave danger. But, from whom and why? As Flo's condition worsens, Brittany scrambles to save her. But, ironically, it may be Flo who saves Brittany. When the Sun was Mine: If you like suspenseful mysteries with complex and strong characters you'll love this adult read, hopeful and humorous in spite of the ugliness of Alzheimer's. Buy When the Sun was Mine to experience a unique friendship steeped in intrigue and surprising twists.

Controlled by an Alien, Abby must decide if he's real before she loses her sanity. When school principal, Abby Davies, hears clickings in the fillings of her teeth she doesn't understand why she believes they are messages from aliens. Changing the world was never part of her career plan ... but, letters she didn't send bearing her signature are showing up in newspapers around the world. The things asked for in the letters are coming true. To complicate matters even more, the alien controlling Abby has fallen in love with her. Is this her one chance for true love? EMBRACED - Book three of the Em and Yves sci-fi series brings the alien down to Earth. Buy EMBRACED to see if Abby survives alien intervention in her life and finds love.

It's amazing where the dreams of your childhood will take you. It's even more amazing the places you'll go and the experiences you'll have that you never could have dreamed of. From my childhood farm to Mali ... from the Canadian prairies to Kenya for a safari ... from the cold and snow of Edmonton to the sun and sand of Mexico ... from a career in teaching to writing ... from under the wheels of a car to months of rehab ... I've had the extreme good fortune to live a full and rich life and in this collection, I've shared a few of those experiences, most of which are humorous.

Inexplicably drawn to the man stalking her, she knows she needs help.School principal, Emily Roberts, can't shake her attraction to the man following her. Scared, she turns to the wonderful Dr. David, but even he can't help her. Real fear sets in when the stalker claims to be an alien who has loved her in other lives.Now, trapped in his perfect heavenly world, she is the only one who sees the danger threatening him.Does she love him enough to give up her life on Earth and stay with him forever ... if she can save him, that is?Heaven and Earth, gods and monsters ... what will Emily do?EMBROILED - From a reviewer "Em/Jaz/Abby/Emily - how are all related? What has Jones done to bring these heroines full circle? To answer that question would be a spoiler. Better to say that some of the story line in this book which concludes the series made me very angry. Involving the reader so strongly in the characters' lives is surely the sign of a powerful author. All I will say is that the ending is satisfying in every way."Buy EMBROILED now and travel with Emily to experience a world "up there somewhere."

When rebel leader, Sidu Diagho, learns that reporter, Flo Mc Allister, has died, he knows that her power to destroy him is still very much alive.Flo was with him during the coup attempts and all these years later Sidu could yet be tried at The Hague with her notes the testimony needed to convict him.And the girl, Flo's friend? How much does she know?Sidu will do what he must to destroy the evidence against him.

Flo: I was an inmate in this hellhole they charmingly called a nursing home. Then Brit climbed in my window. She was just a kid. How could she possibly help me? Brit: I should have been in college, not working in this dump. But then I never would have met Flo. She had Alzheimer's. They said she never talked, but she talked to me. Brought together by circumstance, an old lady and a young girl develop an unlikely friendship. Each has a dream they long to fulfill, but first Brit is determined to solve the mystery of Flo.

My face is on every television, in every newspaper. They say I'm saving the world. I know better. I'm a school principal not a superhero. Of course that doesn't explain the blood on my hands. Or the strange languages coming out of my mouth. Or the feel of swinging a machete. Or the sensation of lifting off the ground before I lose all memory. Someone or something has hijacked my life. How do I get it back? Alien contact leads to adventure and love as the characters/aliens involve themselves in world affairs in this science fiction novel series. But are humans given second chances after our superhero fights war or will the gods decide our fate?

Curtis says the clickings in the fillings of my teeth are messages from aliens. He's 14. What does he know? The writing paper by my bed is another thing. I didn't put it there. Curtis says I have to write letters to the editor. Okay, I'll humor the kid. Can't do any harm. Oh My God! Everything I've asked for is coming true. I'm so scared, I can't breathe. Now what do I do?

It's amazing where the dreams of your childhood will take you. It's even more amazing the places you'll go and the experiences you'll have that you never could have dreamed of. From my childhood farm to Mali ... from the Canadian prairies to Kenya for a safari ... from the cold and snow of Edmonton to the sun and sand of Mexico ... from a career in teaching to writing ... from under the wheels of a car to months of rehab ... I've had the extreme good fortune to live a full and rich life and in this collection, I've shared a few of those experiences, most of which are humorous.