Background
Akers, Saundra Ruth was born on July 21, 1943 in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Henry Albert and Clara Velma (Stultz) Crum.
(Sequel to Tempest Rider Slate Morgan and Silver Black are...)
Sequel to Tempest Rider Slate Morgan and Silver Black are married now and have moved to a farm near Sinking Spring Ohio. When they bought the land, they didn't realize that the farm next door to them was occupied by a group of pagans who had come to the area in order to be near Serpent Mound, which they believe is a vortex. The farm, called The Garden of Eden by its serpent worshipping inhabitants, is host to beliefs such as Wicca, Celtic, Atheist, and Native American; all grouped under a pagan banner. The farm is located in a longtime Christian Farming Community which has recently had an influx of Amish residents as well. It would seem they are heading for a culture clash. When Anne Baxter, the leader of the group is found murdered there are many suspects in this diverse community where she'd made many enemies and seemingly no friends. When suspicion falls on the Morgan family, on whose land the body is found, Silver feels she must help investigate in order to remove the cloud over her family's head. She sets out to learn all the local gossip so she can pass it on to the Sheriff who is investigating the murder. However, her snooping has riled up someone who has her in his/her sights, considering her a threat. This is a Who Dunnit set in a small community. With so many suspects you will be guessing who the culprit is until the last minute.
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(A Slow thinking ghost from 1930 encounters the modern wor...)
A Slow thinking ghost from 1930 encounters the modern world. Where has he landed and how did he get there? Those questions haunt Marvin, the ghost of a farm laborer from the past.
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(When Victory England bought the house in Waverly, Ohio fr...)
When Victory England bought the house in Waverly, Ohio from Percy Justice, she had no idea that she was also purchasing a ghost, in fact two of them. The irritating and violent acts perpetrated by one of the ghosts sends her running back to her realtor, Gift Bradford, and to the people who sold the house to her, her neighbors Percy Justice and his terminally ill wife Catherine, for answers. With help from Gift Bradford she starts to research the history of the house and of the land the house sets on, trying to identify the ghost. Meanwhile, she has problems with an ex husband, struggles to help her dying neighbor, deals with personal issues between herself and her mother, and develops a special relationship with Gift Bradford, all of this while trying to diet! Can she protect herself from an angry ghost who claims her house as her own while working in opposition to that ghost by delving into issues the ghost wants to remain secret? This question builds the book Spooked to a crashing climax.
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(Zip Collin's troubled son, Boyd, is in prison for murderi...)
Zip Collin's troubled son, Boyd, is in prison for murdering his girlfriend Henrietta Davis.He writes to his father and to a mystery lovers group pleading for help to prove that he isn't guilty. This launches a search into the past and the uncovering of several potential suspects. Will one of them prove guilty and bring about Boyd's release or is Boyd guilty after all? The search leads into hazardous waters.
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(Kate, a young wife, moved to a remote mountain with her n...)
Kate, a young wife, moved to a remote mountain with her new husband Jeffry Cable. How was she to know that she would become critically ill and that she would learn to doubt her husband? As time goes on, she is concerned about reports of UFOs in the area, the escape of her mother’s rapist from prison, and her dead mother-in-law’s reports of life during her time on the mountain, as gleaned from Jessica Cable’s journal. Left without a phone or a car, Kate is trapped with her memories and fears, and yet she struggles to be a good wife, loving and supportive of a husband she is beginning to suspect she doesn’t really love. The final crisis occurs when her visiting mother, Wendy, disappears from Kate’s house one night without explanation. In spite of her illness, Kate gathers all her strength to solve this mystery and find out what has happened to the mother she adores.
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(Zip Collins is a thief but when he breaks into Faith Robe...)
Zip Collins is a thief but when he breaks into Faith Robert’s house he comes out with a different point of view. Determined to change direction, he obtains a job in a Salvage Yard where his duties include hauling trash to the local landfill. He’s happy when his boss’s new partner, Burton Miller, loads the dump-truck for him on two occasions leaving him with only the duty of taking the rubbish to the landfill and dumping it. However, when a body is found in the landfill a day later, Zip starts to suspect that maybe he was set up to dump that body. Anxious to keep his job, concerned that he’ll take the fall if he reports his suspicions, Zip panics. He tells his new friend about his suspicions entangling her in the web of conspiracy he suspects his employers of. Are his suspicions real or has he let his imagination get the better of him? One thing is for sure, two men are missing and one was found dead in the landfill where he had just dumped a load of trash.
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(When Holly Marx learns that not only was she adopted, but...)
When Holly Marx learns that not only was she adopted, but that her parents had bought her, she sets out to find the family who sold her. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose. He is killing young Mothers in order to steal and sell their babies, and has been doing this for over eighteen years. When it comes to his attention that one of the children he sold is now searching for her roots, the killer understands that he must stop her before his world comes tumbling down. Holly realizes she might be putting herself in danger but she is stubborn, determined, and refuses to stop her search. This book is set in Chillicothe, Ohio, although the killer moves around a lot. Saundra Crum Akers sets her mystery suspense novels in small towns of southern Ohio, the area in which she grew up.
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(Book 1 of Questing Hart Series set in West Union, Ohio. A...)
Book 1 of Questing Hart Series set in West Union, Ohio. After a shattering experience Alicia Hart goes off to solve a family mystery in Morgan-town, West Va. However she is pulled back to West Union, Ohio when police decide that her husband's death was not an accident but a homicide. She is facing mysteries on two fronts and at least one of them is putting her well being in jeopardy. As a lover of mystery and intrigue and a counselor, as well as an avid genealogy researcher, Alicia Hart is a different kind of protagonist. I hope you will enjoy her adventures as she moves through the Questing Hart Series searching for answers, but more importantly, for peace of mind. What readers saying about Shattered Hart: "Shattered Hart tells the story of a woman trying to escape a tragedy only to open up a new set of problems she could never have imagined. Shattered Hart will make you wonder who is in your family tree." Crystal Castle "Shattered Hart aptly describes the main character who encounters one shattering experience after another, with lots of mystery woven throughout. I can't wait to discover the next chapter in her life." Barbara Larue "Saundra Crum Akers teases with her tangents, weaving several plots together until they mesh into a great story." Sue Hamilton "Intriguing and concisely written. I highly recommend it." Linda Jacobs
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(This book is a collection of short stories inspired by th...)
This book is a collection of short stories inspired by the people and things I see around me. There is some philosophy involved, in that each story is designed to show a truth that I believe I have isolated. Often truths we all know and could repeat if asked are not really understood by us. Then suddenly, something happens and we experience the "aha!" of realization. It is hard for us to believe that we knew this all along, because while we knew it, we were not convinced of its truth. We did not feel the reality of it. I attempted to put myself in other people's shoes to illustrate ideas by drawing a word painting in such a way that others might see it also. Most of these characters are under intense stress. Most react in unusual ways. The character's concept of the truth may differ from yours or mine. Even so, I hope you will be able to see the meaning behind each story, and to aid you in that I have prepared an author's commentary section at the end of each story.
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( A cognitively challenged ghost from 1930 lands smack da...)
A cognitively challenged ghost from 1930 lands smack dab in the middle of a family living in 2008. Marvin Sims is the ghost of a man who died in 1930 in a barn. Now in 2008 he has been carried into the farmhouse with pieces of the barn which has been torn down. Inside the house he finds a world he could not imagine and human conflicts that addle his slow thinking brain. He is also forced to deal with issues regarding his own past life and death. Will Marvin be able to use this experience for growth and to move on? Travel with him as he struggles with being a slow-thinking ghost in the modern world.
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(Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the vi...)
Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the village of Peebles, Ohio where he obtains a job teaching in the school. He meets and befriends Silver Black, another teacher, who is also being stalked by an abusive past. Although they aren't lovers, someone thinks they are, and is determined to break up their friendship. A few rock throwing incidents, ghostings, drive by shootings and other acts of mayhem convince the two that their enemy will stop at nothing to separate them, not even murder, but did they learn this too late? This book is about small town gossip, violent spouses, victims of child abuse, and a missing child. It's a fast paced ride up and down the hills of Southern Ohio.
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(Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the vi...)
Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the village of Peebles, Ohio where he obtains a job teaching in the school. He meets and befriends Silver Black, another teacher, who is also being stalked by an abusive past. Although they aren't lovers, someone thinks they are, and is determined to break up their friendship. A few rock throwing incidents, ghostings, drive by shootings and other acts of mayhem convince the two that their enemy will stop at nothing to separate them, not even murder, but did they learn this too late? This book is about small town gossip, violent spouses, victims of child abuse, and a missing child. It's a fast paced ride up and down the hills of Southern Ohio.
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Akers, Saundra Ruth was born on July 21, 1943 in Urbana, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Henry Albert and Clara Velma (Stultz) Crum.
Certified paralegal, American Institute Paralegal Practice.
Manager Marathon Station, Columbus, Ohio, 1972—1973. Nursing associate, mental health technical, mental health technical supervisor Columbus Development Center, residential area program planner, vocational habilitation specialist. Disability rights advocate Ohio Legal Rights.
Retired, 2005; writer, since 2005. Liaison Governor's Council People with Disabilities, since 1997, Ohio Development Disability Council, 1994—1997.
(When Victory England bought the house in Waverly, Ohio fr...)
(When Holly Marx learns that not only was she adopted, but...)
(Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the vi...)
(Hiding from a demented wife, Slate Morgan flees to the vi...)
(Sequel to Tempest Rider Slate Morgan and Silver Black are...)
(Zip Collins is a thief but when he breaks into Faith Robe...)
( A cognitively challenged ghost from 1930 lands smack da...)
(This book is a collection of short stories inspired by th...)
(Zip Collin's troubled son, Boyd, is in prison for murderi...)
(Kate, a young wife, moved to a remote mountain with her n...)
(A Slow thinking ghost from 1930 encounters the modern wor...)
(Book 1 of Questing Hart Series set in West Union, Ohio. A...)
Secretary Citizen's Committee, Hilliard, Ohio, 1973. Member Lifetime Learning Columiba State University. Member of Arbor Day Foundation, Toastmasters International, Garden Club, History Channel Club.
Married Larry Roger Akers, March 1, 1964 (divorced February 1986). Children: Crystal Annette Castle, H. Roger, Noel Justin, Pride A., Deron Albert(deceased).