Here's a little about it:
The Black Moon by Jane O'Brien
Branches of Time
returns with book eight and another time-traveling, gold mining adventure. Remington, Skye, Colt, and Lana, along with
their cook, Tater, continue their search for gold in 1848 along the Sable River
in Michigan. Moored at Lake Michigan is
The Black Moon, a ship that had previously been used for piracy. A Black Moon is the second new moon in a
calendar month or the third of four in a season. It is thought to be an omen of change and
brings hidden truths to the surface. The
small group of gold miners have much to hide, each one with their own secrets
and as a group.
When Rem’s trip to
town brings on trouble that he might not be able to come back from, it turns
his life upside down and inside out.
Skye’s trip to town destroys her life when she encounters the lovely
Rosalee. Colt and Lana have a lot to
learn about each other yet, but their love is strong. Can it over come rough seas under the stars
on one of the treacherous Great Lakes?
As they each
travel in time to three different decades – 1848, 1908, and 1945, all on the
breath of the wind, will they be able to attain the life they have dreamed
of? And the biggest question of all is:
where will they end up?
Find out in The
Black Moon, Book 8 of Branches of Time and continue the journey through time
and back again.
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I'm one of those people who wake up early, and in a few minutes I'm wide awake and ready to go. The house is dark and quiet because everyone else is asleep. But I have story lines in my head that need to get out. I have bills to pay and drawers to organize and laundry to do and dishes to put away from last night's dishwasher run. I have a quilt to finish and texts that need to be sent out before that's day's meeting. I have an unbelievably long list of things to do in my mind that seems to need immediate attention.
Sometimes I love my early morning habits, because I get so much more accomplished than the average person, but other times I wish I could simply slow down and enjoy the coffee or tea. How I would love to take a sip, sigh with pleasure, and enjoy. But alas, it's not happening. I am decaffeinated , have always been, and I run like a person who has had six cups of supercharge. Of course, then I crash around eleven a.m. Oh well, it's who I am and who I have always been. Such is life.
I think by now you know that I'm a quilter. Quilts played a big part in time traveling in the A Slip in Time series. I don't usually put things off, but for some reason I put aside a very difficult project I was working on in 2009. I actually started it in 1997. I worked on it a little at a time. It was a twelve-block applique Christmas quilt, and I had only completed 7 blocks. Last year I finally decided it was time to finish it. It had been in the making for 27 years. I am proud to say all twelve blocks are done and set together. I am now in the process of hand quilting it. I can't tell you how good it feels to be this far. I'll show pictures when I'm done.
Is there something you always put off and then feel good about when you finally finish? Tell me about it. It could be fodder for a storyline.
I'm up way to early and when that happens I do silly things, like offering you a sneak peek of the next book, The Black Moon. Just a little teaser. Sorry, you'll have to wait until fall for the entire book.
We made it! The move is complete and needless to say I am exhausted and hurting all over. In fact, I can barely walk because everything aches. But the best part is that my desk and computer is in its new location and as soon as I can see straight again, I can begin to write the next book, but so far I'll be satisfied with the fact that A Double-Edged Sword has reached the Top 100 list in three categories for Kindle, which means it is legitimately an Amazon Best Seller. So thank you to you all for the purchases. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please don't forget to leave your review and rating. I love hearing from you.
