Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories

Book Blurb"Watch out Stephanie Plum, because Violet Parker is coming your way." ~Deborah Schneider, RWA Librarian of the Year 2009 & author of Promise Me"It's no wonder Nearly Departed in Deadwood won the best overall book for the 2010 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense!" ~Susan Schreyer, author Death By A Dark Horse* * *The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass.--Violet ParkerIrony is having a big ol' fiesta and Violet Parker is the piñata. Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet's daughter could be next. Short on time and long on worry, she's desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. But with her jerkoff co-worker trying to get her fired, a secret admirer sending creepy love poems, and a sexy-as-hell stranger hiding skeletons in his closet, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed.* * *"Nearly Departed in Deadwood is a delightful mix of on the edge suspense and laugh-out-loud humor. Ann Charles is a star in the making!" ~Gerri Russell, award-winning author of Seducing the Knight.My ThoughtsI spent all day off and on reading this breath of fresh air and let me just say that can I please move to Deadwood and shake Violet's hand! Author Ann Charles has a new fan, Nearly Departed in Deadwood and book #3 Dead Case in Deadwood. Violet Parker is my new heroine for a laugh out loud good adventure in reading!