Two girls gone. One detective under pressure. And no time left. Shannon hustled to her car and dug into her black purse, searching for her car keys. He quickly put his hand over her mouth as she screamed and thrashed, slid the van door open, and dragged her inside. . . . She tried to scream through the duct tape pasted over her mouth . . . it was only the beginning. Mac McRyan, a fourth-generation cop, is faced with a brazen daytime kidnapping and a media storm surrounding the case. An abduction is just the beginning in a case of betrayal and revenge that will ultimately strike at the heart and soul of the St. Paul Police Department. From the searing streets of St. Paul to the murky waters of the St. Croix River, Deadly Stillwater is the riveting and gritty mystery you won’t be able to put down until its last gripping minute.

April Michelle Davis proofread book 3 of the McRyan Mystery Series. Proofreading is the final step in the publishing process before the book is printed. This is the final defense for grammatical and typographical errors to ensure the readers have an enjoyable experience.

On her way to work one summer morning, a beautiful young television anchorwoman vanishes without a trace. Precious little evidence remains: only her car and a few puzzling clues. Peer behind the scenes of this true crime story, and uncover the cold case file of Jodi Huisentruit, the Iowa anchorwoman who mysteriously disappeared before dawn that summer morning in 1995.

Somewhere, someone still harbors the truth about what really happened. An intriguing and compelling case from the heartland of America, the search for Jodi Huisentruit baffles authorities. Multiple scenarios and theories abound. Sixteen years later, the memories of Jodi–and her disappearance–remain to haunt an entire industry, her family and friends, and a loyal viewing audience.

Written by a former television anchorwoman with an inside look into the TV news business, Dead Air is an eerie and unforgettable mystery that still poses more questions than answers.

April Michelle Davis proofread this manuscript prior to it being published. She focuses on the details and consistency of each word and how the words interact within each sentence as it relates to the story being told. April Michelle ensures the text makes sense and is readable by the intended audience. As the proofreader for this manuscript, April Michelle‘s education and skills gave her the edge to take this manuscript to the last stage in the editing process, the publishing stage.

Confederate Gold is an action-packed comedy, taking a serious look at the American Civil War through the eyes of reenactors in the twenty-first century. This fun, funny novel is a raucous run, rampaging through Richmond, Virginia’s Civil War history. In June 2011, a 150 years after the beginning of the American Civil War, reenactors find long-lost Confederate gold and a madcap chase ensues. The reenactors, eager to donate the gold to preserve Civil War battlefields, are pursued by a diverse array of adversaries, all having designs of their own for the gold. The race is on across Richmond’s intriguing landscape of battlefields and historic sites as the characters embark upon a journey of history and heart.

Discover the charm of Virginia’s capital city through this comic novel. Not since Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil has a book promoted a modern Southern city with such exuberance. Penn Miller paints a picture of Richmond as a premier historic destination on the rise. The main character in this novel is the city itself, struggling with its past. As the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond was at the center of America’s defining event, and the characters populating this story endeavor to come to peace with it.
Penn Miller grew up in Virginia’s coal-mining region in the southern Appalachian Mountains. For the past thirty-five years, he has worked in downtown Richmond, discovering the city’s historic haunts and hidden treasures.

April Michelle Davis spent the better part of two years working with the author to prepare this manuscript for publication.

5 Fundamentals for the Wholesale Distribution Branch Manager is the classic step-by-step guide to helping branch managers improve their business and leadership skills. The branch manager is the key to success for every wholesaler-distributor according to author Jim Ambrose: “If winning means profitable market share and profitable market share growth, then developing the branch manager is essential to a company’s success.”

Ten years after the successful first edition was published, so much had changed in distribution branch management. This second edition is completely revised with vital new information that today’s branch manager needs to read to succeed in today’s very challenging economy!

One of the biggest trends related to branch business is the even higher expectation for branch manager performance today. The traditional advancement of a person going from inside sales to outside sales to branch manager is no longer the assumed track. The branch manager who comes up that track with no business and leadership skills has really struggled as companies push even harder for improved performance at the branch level. Regardless of organizational structure, the branch manager — the CEO at the market level — must possess the 5 Fundamentals in this book if the company is to remain profitable and provide the best value for customers in today’s new market landscape.

April Michelle Davis worked with the author in preparing this manuscript for the publisher. April Michelle provided developmental editing and copyediting. She reorganized sections of the book and modified sections according to the desires of the publisher’s board. In addition, April Michelle coded the manuscript to ease the layout process for the book designer.