A sample of the novel of captivity By J.L. Oakley Jeannie could sense the presence of the trees around her, the Douglas firs and cedars standing like gentle sentinels in the gloom. A subtle chill crept around their toe-like roots. Candlelight from the windows brightened their trunks like fairy lamps. […]
Tag: Pacific Northwest
Thursday teaser: Mist-Chi-Mas
This week’s excerpt comes from tale set in the Pacific Northwest of 1860 By J.L. Oakley Troubles with San Juan Town Breed stood on the porch of Krill’s Mercantile and checked the double doors. Behind him, lantern light from a dozen shacks groped its way through the thickening mist. A tinny piano […]
