Women have all sorts of excuses for not learning to defend themselves. Among them are not having enough time, not being in good shape physically, having various medical conditions, not wanting to learn martial arts, and the worst of all-IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME. This book includes statistics that show how easily violence can and does happen and it also teaches awareness in order to prevent violence. Sometimes people become victims of violent acts no matter how careful or aware of potential danger they may be. In cases like this, self-defense survival strategies can save a life. The prevention strategies and self-defense survival techniques in this book are suitable for women and children of all ages. With education and awareness, you can increase your self-confidence and learn to prevent and avoid potential violence attacks.
Kyndra Bailey inherits Faircliffe Plantation and is caught in an intricate web of secrets and deception when her brother disappears and her uncle spends her inheritance. With the loss of Faircliffe looming, Kyndra is forced to ask for help from handsome and mysterious Tyler Andrews. From antebellum Richmond to the Santa Fe Trail, Kyndra and Tyler are entangled in danger, adventure, and passion as they search for Kyndra’s brother and a fortune in gold, silver, and jewels. Knowing that Tyler must return to Texas and Kyndra will return to her beloved Faircliffe, their love seems doomed from the start. Yet as the clues draw them ever deeper into the mystery of Beale’s Treasure, their passion cannot be denied. The treasure may be lost forever but will Kyndra and Tyler be lost to each other forever or is their love strong enough to keep them together?
Beale's Treasure
According to legend, Thomas Jefferson Beale and twenty-nine Virginians left Lynchburg, VA, in 1817 to hunt on the Western plains. They found gold and silver north of Santa Fe, and two loads were taken back to Virginia to be buried in Bedford County. Each shipment was to be hidden until all of the treasure was transported and could be divided among the men in the party.
During his second trip to Lynchburg in 1822, Beale left a letter and three coded messages with Robert Morris, an innkeeper in Lynchburg, with instructions that Morris should read the papers and act accordingly if Beale didn't return within ten years. When Beale failed to reappear, Morris and others subsequently attempted to break the codes.
One message has been deciphered and it lists the contents of the buried treasure, which would be worth millions of dollars in today's market. The second and third messages supposedly give the names of those in Beale's party, and the precise location of the treasure in Bedford County, Virginia. These unbroken messages have stumped both experts and amateurs; even the most sophisticated computers have failed to produce the key.
Much has been written about Beale's Treasure. For more than a hundred years people from far and wide have descended upon Bedford County to search for a lost fortune of gold, silver and jewels. Believers can find ample evidence to support the story while skeptics can find discrepancies that convince them it is a hoax. There is a national organization of people who are working on those two coded messages.
Acknowledgements:
With the exception of certain historical figures and events, this is a work of fiction. The fate of Thomas Beale and the twenty-nine men who accompanied him to the west is unknown. My version of their disappearance is totally a figment of my imagination, as well as the names of the men in his party. I have taken the liberty of changing a few dates to lend continuity to the story.
The sources of research for this novel are far too numerous to name, but I would particularly like to express appreciation to the people at the Santa Fe Trail Center in Larned, Kansas for their assistance, and to all those friendly folk in the museum in Raton, New Mexico.
J.S.
Richmond, Virginia
AUTHOR
Jessa Lee Scott is the pen name for mother-daughter writers from Richmond, VA. Originally from Texas, Jessa Scott moved to Virginia when she was married and lived in a variety of locales throughout the state. While living in Bedford, VA, the mystery surrounding the Legend of Beale’s Treasure captured her imagination. Ms Scott travelled extensively throughout the US and her expertise in American history provides authenticity for this fictional account of the lost treasure. Lee, an instructional designer and online professor, assisted with editing, technology, and publishing preparation. Jessa Scott also wrote Professional Furniture Refinishing for the Amateur and Lee wrote Self Defense for Survival, as well as articles and contributions to books about distance learning.
With rising prices and often shoddy work on new furniture, many people are buying old, well-made furniture, whether antique or not, and getting it back into excellent condition. You end up with sturdier and more beautifully crafted furniture.
This book fills a real need for those who work with furniture and serves as a model for how-to books in its clarity, simplicity, specific instruction, and readability.
Mrs. Savage had a refinishing shop of her own, and refinished many pieces of furniture. She discovered the best products and the simplest, most effective methods to use. Her delight in the subject and refreshing sense of humor make the writing and presentation of this book not only informational, but also entertaining.
This book is divided into four parts. The first gives the basics of refinishing and discusses different types of wood and the finishes that can be used. Part II gives simple step-by-step instructions, from stripping wood to the final finishes, and also tells about restoring (when the complete refinishing process is unnecessary).
Part III talks about where to get good pieces at reasonable prices, signs of authenticity, signs of fakery, and auctions. Part IV is about establishing your own shop in case you want to make refinishing a satisfying and well-paying hobby or a part-time or full-time job.
