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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Saying Goodbye, but Seeding the Future
I have always loved history since I was a girl. I grew up on pioneer tales from the family going West, a great-grandfather who was a surgeon at the Battle of Gettysburg, another great-grandfather an amateur geologist in the Hayden Expedition that scientifically...
News update for August
What's happening in my world? Sometimes I get so busy that I forget to post. It has been a productive spring and summer. First, the audio book of The Quisling Factor came out in April. As a novel in paperback and ebook it has received wonderful reviews. I'm very...
Dancing with the Pulpwood Queens
DIGITAL CAMERA I can't believe that it's January, let alone 2022. Where did last year go? Hopefully, gone for good and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We've had massive rain around Thanksgiving (which brought devastating flooding) and snow storms that...