I want to thank Tule—Jane, Meghan, Nikki and Cyndi—for green lighting the series. It started as a what if challenge on a phone conversation with Jane Porter, fierce and fearless Tule leader and so much more. Jane has been a friend for many years. She always listens and encourages and forces me to dig deeper and reach higher. The series evolved on the Oregon Coast on a writing retreat with my friend, Rusty Keller, in mid-March 2020 just as the world was prepping to shut down. Thank you Rusty for listening, asking questions, and reading my proposal drafts. A huge thank you to my editor Julie Sturgeon. It was not my intention, but she really had to work hard on this project as the three stories happen concurrently and the premise had a tendency to run away from me at times. Julie never seemed frustrated, but I imagined hearing an eye roll or two even across the Continental Divide.
Hope you enjoy,
Sinclair Jayne