Investigative Medium - The Awakening

Investigative Medium- the Awakening has mystery, murder, suspense, and a passionately romantic love story set in a time that history forgot. This is the true story of a completely ordinary wife and mother, who woke up one morning suddenly psychic, and the journey she took to find herself again. Laine Crosby is a freelance writer who moved from Atlanta with her family to an eighteenth century Maryland plantation and life was never the same again. At first, Laine wasn't scared about being psychic, but she wasn't exactly thrilled about it either, when she woke up talking to the slaves buried in the cemetery she didn't know was in her backyard. Then, ghosts in her house became very active, and her entire family and even her dog became involved in the mayhem. Investigative Medium - the Awakening, examines Laine's awakening, acceptance, and surrender to her gift, and her journey along the way. Laine meets an unlikely friend, the spirit of Jannette, once nanny to the children on the plantation where she lives. Laine becomes Jannette's voice, bringing her back from the antebellum South to tell the incredible story of her life as a slave, and the romance she had with both the plantation owner and Bill, the handsome slave. Laine uses her skills as a medium to relay the stories of the slaves on the plantation, and the reader travels back in time to meet these slaves and hear their exact words, and experience their joys and sorrows. Laine finds similarities in her own life and Jannette's, and with Jannette's friendship, Laine begins her journey down a path of self discovery. Once Laine accepts her gift, it is her mother who, from beyond the grave, helps Laine find a way to surrender, and at long last give up on the life she dreamed of having, in order to have the life she was meant to live. Investigative Medium - the Awakening is first in the Investigative Medium series, a preface to future books about Laine's adventures with law enforcement, historians and archaeologists. It is a fast read and an uplifting and hopeful book for anyone who has lost a loved one. But, put on your seat belts; It's a thriller along the way!