The Crimson Dawn - Chapter 1 -

Proof it’s begun...

Dear Readers,

Since we are in the last days of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, I will be writing from rocky beaches near Hood Canal. But I wanted to share with you what has already begun.

And I hope that you’ll enjoy this small sample.

Have a wonderful day!

Chapter 1

Damp, moss-covered slats sagged beneath her weight. There were already punched holes through the rotted deck, and no one yet had shored up their hazard since they arrived the night before. It was an injury waiting to happen—at least a twisted ankle, at worst, a broken leg. And no one cared, especially not her. She sat on the reinforced edge facing the river, staring at the pale, poached yolk as it impaled the tree tines.

When a baby wailed, Tehya gave a slight jolt, then remembered Addy had multiplied. Remembered, too, that she was an aunt again and that somehow her brother, Bang, was the father. It was going to take time to get used to his pride. And then the warmth of blood spilling over the back of her hand as she sl…