Books with author April M. Whitt

Private Eye Romeo Riley The Series - Book 1 - Romeo was born with cerebral palsy. His CP affects his speech and mobility. It does not, however, affect his ability to solve mysteries! He stays on the go in his power wheel chair, and speaks with an electronic communication device. But there are no limits to the trouble he gets into. It's the insight he has into the goodness and depravity of the human heart that makes Romeo such a good detective. But, most of all, it's the joy he has in living, and the way he cares for others that mkes Romeo Riley a friend whom readers will cherish for years to come!

Ringo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him. Even his origins as an orphaned street thief are far too dangerous for a young gentleman of means to reveal. An encounter with a ten-year-old pickpocket, and a luncheon with Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle draw Ringo back into the shadows of his criminal past. A stolen gemstone, a suspicious pawnbroker, and a damning bundle of letters are mysteries that require Ringo’s thief’s instincts, his obscure facts, and the help of a little girl with the skills of deduction like his. But are these crimes as random as they first appear? What do a covert affair and a blue carbuncle have in common? Ringo knows too much, but someone knows more, and the identity of a mysterious red-haired woman is perhaps the most diabolically complicated plot of them all.

There is no stopping this special needs hero! Everyone knows Romeo saves the day--but in this episode Romeo saves Christmas! When jewel thieves steal a diamond bracelet AND Santa's bag of gifts, Romeo sets out on a high-flying adventure to retrieve the stolen items. Tune in to this adventure for thrills and laughs you've come to expect from your favorite bumbling detective: Romeo Riley!

Ringo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him. Even his origins as an orphaned street thief are far too dangerous for a young gentleman of means to reveal. An encounter with a ten-year-old pickpocket, and a luncheon with Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle draw Ringo back into the shadows of his criminal past. A stolen gemstone, a suspicious pawnbroker, and a damning bundle of letters are mysteries that require Ringo’s thief’s instincts, his obscure facts, and the help of a little girl with the skills of deduction like his. But are these crimes as random as they first appear? What do a covert affair and a blue carbuncle have in common? Ringo knows too much, but someone knows more, and the identity of a mysterious red-haired woman is perhaps the most diabolically complicated plot of them all.

Book Description This is a True Story! It is a story that nobody knows... that needs to be told! In 1999, a few folks from different walks of life and far away places, signed up to travel along the Overland Trails with the California Trail Wagon Train in commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the California Gold Rush. They journeyed together, across windswept terrain through all kinds of weather, from St Joseph, Missouri, to Coloma, California, for more than four months... in search of adventures and GOLD! Yet, what they found was most treasured of all... Are We There Yet? and Lessons Learned Along the Way, by April L. Whitten, is a contemporary journal which delivers this living history odyssey of the author and her fellow pioneers right into the hearts and minds of the reader. Their journey was a life-changing episode for the author and, as she traveled, this story crystallized within her mind. Expressed through the author's artistically enhanced photography and lyrical storyline, it conveys her personal impression of their adventures along the Overland Trails. Are We There Yet? and Lessons Learned Along the Way is a one-of-kind trail book, illustrated with 110 full-page full-color photographs, which conveys to the reader what such a journey could have meant to the pioneers whom traveled those same trails so long ago, as well as some of life's lessons learned along the way. An idyll for children-of-all-ages, the prose is primarily aimed at children, yet the images in the book also give the adult reader a vivid impression of the power of the land upon these events in history. The author wrote and published her book in commemoration of the 160th Anniversary of the California Gold Rush and the 150th Anniversary of Oregon's statehood. It was primarily written for the sake of our progeny, in order to inspire in them a sense of legacy, curiosity and appreciation for our Historic Trails and Western Heritage. It is the author's sincere desire that this book engenders an awareness for the preservation of our Overland Trails... because whenever a portion of our trails is plowed under, built upon or lost, we lose a piece of our history and heritage forever.