J.L. Oakley
Award-Winning Indie AuthorNovels set in WWII Norway
Novels set in the Pacific Northwest
Hilo Bay Mysteries with a bit of history
About Janet
So glad you came by. I love history and stories, gardening and just being outdoors. (I’ve been tent camping since I was a baby!)
I’ve lived in the Northwest for over 35 years. When I’m not writing, I enjoy delving into local history, looking for little surprises that tell a larger story of my area and the nation’s past, fodder far more novels or non-fiction pieces. I can be found in my garden conversing with chickadees or teaching history hands-on to local grade school students. I churn excellent butter (don’t forget to wash it!) and can spin up a storm.
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A Different Mother’s Day
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 4183, The Mother at Home,-- by the quiet fireside at home, the true mother, in the midst of her children, is sowing as in the vases of the earth, the seeds of plants that shall some time give to Heaven the fragrance...
Timber Rose’s Historical Friends
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2669. If you introduce a friend, make him acquainted with the names of the chief persons present. But first present him to the lady of the house, and to the host. We’re having a party Did I say we’re having a party?...
Timber Rose is Out
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 2543. Pay unmistakable respect to ladies everywhere. Here's to Ladies Who Climbed Mountains in Skirts It's been over a year of workshopping and editing, rewriting and checking again, but Timber Rose is now out. It's...