Books with author Nancy Cohen

Marla and Dalton's honeymoon at an Arizona dude ranch veers from dangerous to downright deadly faster than a horse headed to the corral. With her husband's uncle--the resort's owner--on the suspect list for murder, Marla races to prove his innocence. She hopes her blind trust isn't misplaced, especially when she learns their relative has secrets he'd rather keep buried. As the bodies pile up, she digs deep to find the killer. With her new family in jeopardy, she'd better figure out who's adding to the spirits haunting a nearby ghost town before someone she loves is hurt. "Peril by Ponytail ropes in the reader in Nancy J. Cohen's captivating new tale, which deftly braids together deadly secrets under the sand, long hidden resentments, and romance on the range."--Ellen Byerrum, Author of the Crime of Fashion Mysteries "Another winner from talented author Nancy J. Cohen. Saddle up and come along for a great read!" --Maggie Toussaint, author of the Dreamwalker Mysteries

Marla and Dalton's honeymoon at an Arizona dude ranch veers from dangerous to downright deadly faster than a horse headed to the corral. With her husband's uncle--the resort's owner--on the suspect list for murder, Marla races to prove his innocence. She hopes her blind trust isn't misplaced, especially when she learns their relative has secrets he'd rather keep buried. As the bodies pile up, she digs deep to find the killer. With her new family in jeopardy, she'd better figure out who's adding to the spirits haunting a nearby ghost town before someone she loves is hurt. Saddle up for Marla's latest adventure in the Wild West where a Bad Hair Day is the least of her worries.

Believing that history should be meaningful and "alive" for youngsters, the author has imbued her slice of Orange County history with a warm style, supplemented with illustrations and photographs, that puts the reader into the flow of the summertime action with modern day eleven-year old twins and their story-telling grandmother. Grandma mixes storytelling with visits to museums, hands-on site visits, and discoveries that grow out of the children's observations. What could have been a boring summer turns out to be not only an adventursome holiday but also an in-depth learning experience. The children learn about and see the skeleton of a mastodon at Orange County Community College; their observation about the beautiful Purple Loostrife along the road leads to a tale about a young girl botanist who lived 50 years before the American Revolution and kept a diary; there is the Museum at West Point; the Sephardic Jewish Gomez family of 1750; the De Roebling steel suspension bridge in 1849 over the Delaware River; and the Delaware & Hudson Canal of 1855, among other attractions. Contains a Bibliography for further reading. Theodore W. Sly, Historian for Orange County, New York, called the book historically correct, and added that, "I, as an adult, found that I was there..." He continued. "A children's book, yes, but one that perhaps is best read by an adult to a child...being together with the child in imagination and heart." Nancy Lipson Cohen is a fourth grade teacher and an active resident of Orange County, NY.