Homeschooling: A Mother-Daughter Account on Why It Was a Success

Homeschooling: A Mother-Daughter Account on Why It Was a Success

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 1999498143
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 84

Are you new to or undecided about homeschooling? Do you wonder what your children will think about their experience when they become adults? You’re not alone. Many of us who educate our children at home started with the same questions. Join this mother-daughter duo and be inspired by their heartfelt account on why homeschooling was a success for them. From a daughter’s perspective, Eden shares her favorite moments in home education, how she later faced the transition into high school, and how her homeschooling experience was transformative in her adult years. From a mother’s perspective, Arlene shares how infusing lessons with structure and creativity established a balanced education and desire in her children to learn. Her uplifting narrative reveals tips and examples that homeschooling parents will find enlightening and may adopt as part of their own routine. Discover this book’s unique approach that depicts two viewpoints, and be encouraged as it demonstrates homeschooling as a rewarding experience for both parent and child.


The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series: Books 1-3

The Valentine Beaumont Mystery Series: Books 1-3

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 1999498127
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 903

“Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!”—Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series “Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author Meet gutsy beautician, part-time sleuth, Valentine Beaumont. Quick thinker? Check. Risk-taker? Check. Catching killers with her beauty tools has never been so much fun! MURDER, CURLERS & CREAM Valentine Beaumont is a beautician with a problem. Not only has she got a meddling mother, a wacky staff, and a dying business, but now she’s got a dead client who was strangled while awaiting her facial. With business the way it is, combing through this mystery may be the only way to save her salon. Until a second murder, an explosion, a kidnapping, death threats, and the hard-nosed Detective Romero complicate things. But Valentine will do anything to untangle the crime. That’s if she can keep her tools of the trade in her bag, keep herself alive, and avoid falling for the tough detective. In the end, how hard can that be? MURDER, CURLERS & CANES Valentine Beaumont is back in her second hair-raising mystery, this time, trying to find out who had it in for an elderly nun. Only trouble is there are others standing in her way: hot but tough Detective Romero, sexy new stylist Jock de Marco, and some zany locals who all have a theory on the nun’s death. Making things worse: the dead nun’s secret that haunts Valentine, another murder, car chases, death threats, mysterious clues, an interfering mother, and a crazy staff. Between brushing off Jock’s advances and splitting hairs with handsome Detective Romero, Valentine struggles to comb through the crime, utilizing her tools of the trade in some outrageous situations. Question is, will she succeed? MURDER, CURLERS & CRUISES In her third fast-paced mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont and her madcap crew sail the high seas on a Caribbean “Beauty Cruise.” When a bizarre murder takes place onboard, Valentine finds herself swept into the middle of the investigation. If things aren’t bad enough, her mother is playing matchmaker, a loved one is kidnapped, drug smuggling is afoot, a hair contest proves disastrous, and a strange alliance between tough Detective Romero and sexy stylist Jock de Marco rubs Valentine the wrong way. Will this impulsive beauty sleuth comb through the catastrophes and untangle the mystery, or will this voyage turn into another fatal Titanic? With Jock and Romero onboard, it’s destined to be a hot cruise!


Murder, Curlers, and Kites

Murder, Curlers, and Kites

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 1999498100
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 183

An employee’s sudden disappearance brings dark secrets to light. Can this impetuous beautician crack a secret code and find her employee before time runs out? When beautician Valentine Beaumont’s star employee, Jock de Marco, goes missing, Valentine fears the worst. Jock could turn a Plain Jane into a knockout with the mere touch of his comb. But despite his talents in the salon, this tame career might not be enough to distance himself from a dangerous past that may be coming back to haunt him. Valentine will stop at nothing until she finds out what happened to this Argentinean Hercules, but other things are getting in her way: an elusive assailant, a cryptic email, an infuriating employee, and one hot detective who is pressuring her to give up her search for the sexy stylist. Can this impulsive heroine uncurl the mystery and save Jock? Or will she be too late and live a lifetime filled with regret?


Murder, Curlers, and Canes

Murder, Curlers, and Canes

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 0995307628
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 253

“Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author Valentine Beaumont is back in her second hair-raising mystery, this time, trying to find out who had it in for an elderly nun. Only trouble is there are others standing in her way: hot but tough Detective Romero, sexy new stylist Jock de Marco, and some zany locals who all have a theory on the nun’s death. Making things worse: the dead nun’s secret that haunts Valentine, another murder, car chases, death threats, mysterious clues, an interfering mother, and a crazy staff. Between brushing off Jock’s advances and splitting hairs with handsome Detective Romero, Valentine struggles to comb through the crime, utilizing her tools of the trade in some outrageous situations. Question is, will she succeed? “MURDER, CURLERS, AND CANES is a beauty of a read. The quirky characters are fun, the mystery is well-plotted, and the romance is sizzling. Arlene McFarlane’s sleuth Valentine teases out every clue. It’s the perfect read for the beach or under the hair dryer. Delightful!” ~ Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling Author of mysteries and romances


Murder, Curlers, and Cream

Murder, Curlers, and Cream

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 0995307601
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 292


Murder, Curlers, and Kegs

Murder, Curlers, and Kegs

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 0995307660
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 167

“Laugh-out-loud humor & top-notch mysteries! Absolute MUST-READS!”—Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA TodayBestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series “Smart, entertaining, and laugh-out-loud funny!”—Liliana Hart, New York Times Bestselling Author In her first action-packed mini mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont is stalked by an escaped felon she once helped put behind bars. As she strives to stay one step ahead and stop this maniac before he kills her, she stumbles onto a dead body, unearths secret plots, struggles with family obligations, and is tackled in more ways than one. With a string of beauty disasters, two sexy heroes, a ticking clock, and a little help from her friends, can Valentine solve this case before the killer gets his revenge, or will this be her last? Murder, Curlers & Kegs is book 4 in the Murder, Curlers series and the first in Valentine’s shorter-length mini mysteries.


Murder, Curlers, and Kilts

Murder, Curlers, and Kilts

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 0995307687
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 183

A weekend visit to Rueland’s multicultural fair turns sour when beautician Valentine Beaumont comes face to face with a corpse wearing a kilt. What’s worse, she learns the victim was a target of foul play, her #1 nemesis is on the case, and no one is who they seem. Despite warnings from hot, hard-headed Detective Romero to leave things to the police, Valentine sets off to snag the killer. While on the case, she crashes into sexy, Herculean stylist Jock de Marco, rattles an old foe, wrestles with family issues, and tangles with secretive clan members. Will Valentine catch the murderer before she becomes the weekend’s next target? Or are her fair days numbered?


Murder, Curlers, and Cruises

Murder, Curlers, and Cruises

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  • Author: Arlene McFarlane
  • Publisher: ParadiseDeer Publishing
  • ISBN: 0995307644
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
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Homeschooling for Success

Homeschooling for Success

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  • Author: Rebecca Kochenderfer
  • Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780446556958
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

This practical, hands-on guide from the No. 1 homeschooling Web site gives readers everything they need to create a customized education plan that works with children's unique intelligence and learning style. Veteran homeschoolers and interested newcomers alike can benefit. (July)


The Year of Learning Dangerously

The Year of Learning Dangerously

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  • Author: Quinn Cummings
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0399537740
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 241

Think homeschooling is only for a handful of eccentrics on either end of the political spectrum? Think again. Today in America, two million primary- and secondary-school students are homeschooled. Growing at a rate of 10 percent annually, homeschooling represents the most dramatic change in American education since the invention of the mimeograph—and the story has only just begun. In The Year of Learning Dangerously, popular blogger, author, and former child actor Quinn Cummings recounts her family’s decision to wade into the unfamiliar waters of homeschooling—despite a chronic lack of discipline, some major gaps in academic knowledge, and a serious case of math aversion. (That description refers to Quinn.) Trying out the latest trends, attending key conferences (incognito, of course), and recounting the highlights and lowlights along the way, Quinn takes her daughter’s education into her own hands, for better and for worse. Part memoir, part social commentary, and part how-not-to guide, The Year of Learning Dangerously will make you laugh and make you think. And it may or may not have a quiz at the end. OK, there isn’t a quiz. Probably.