Flood Waters Rising
Chloe Ellefson Mystery #12
This book features dual historical timelines woven together. The most recent one, set in 1985, features museum curator Chloe and the love of her life, police officer Roelke McKenna. The other takes place in the early 1800s and focuses on Delphine, a young métis woman who dreams of seeing the world.
Flood Waters Rising includes photos of historic objects and places mentioned in the story, plus a map of the site and a cast of characters.
Release date is October 15. The book will be available as a trade paperback as well as versions for Kindle, Nook, and other ebook apps and devices.
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Root Looms – Part 1
For centuries, woodworkers in Finland created what they needed with what they could acquire from local forests. Clever craftsmen considered even crooked trees, or those with deformities in roots or branches. These curves and angles were ideal for many elements of plows, boats…and weaving looms.
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Root Looms – Part 2
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