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Origins February 25, 2018February 25, 2018

More evidence of coastal migration to the Americas

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When the Seattle Express Goes Adrift

The Seattle Express, a 700 foot container ship bound for Seattle, is on fire in the Gulf of Alaska.

Three hundred miles away, on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Larry and Louise fire up their old tug, Warhorse, and head into the open ocean to salvage the burning vessel. The money from a salvage claim might be just enough to save their business. But it’s a race against time, the elements, and the secretive, powerful Buckhorn corporation, owner of the Seattle Express, who launches its own high-speed tugs hot on Warhorse’s tail.

Onboard the crippled ship, William (whom readers of Strong Heart will remember), fears this disaster may become a dark homecoming for him on the jagged shores of Haida Gwaii, remote islands off British Columbia, where William was born and where he may now meet his fate. After William’s lifeboat goes missing for days, William’s daughter, Myra, and friends Sarah, Tom and Sergei form a desperate plan.

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Adrift Coming September 21 2018

While Strong Heart took readers deep into the storied wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, Adrift carries the story into a beautiful, brutal frontier of ice, wind, slicing cold, roiling waves, and ancient, mystic faith.
https://irontwinepress.com/adrift/

A threatened mine, a wilderness journey, and an ice age quest weave into a story of survival and discovery. Set in the unforgiving landscape of the Olympic Peninsula wilderness and the North Pacific Coast, this tale follows a lonely orphan as she undertakes a journey as old as humanity itself. STRONG HEART is published by IRON TWINE PRESS (https://irontwinepress.com/)

“A grand story…”

“How does a heart grow strong? Read this wonderful book and find out. The characters charmed and surprised me, and I found myself a willing companion on their journey, caring deeply for them.” Kim Heacox, author of JIMMY BLUEFEATHER (winner of the National Outdoor Book Award)

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"I'm in love with your book, savoring my life in it, days and nights, taking it to my dreams. The Place People Were, I know it. Been there. Makes me hungry, that old, old thing we carry, all of us: that knowing we were simpler, some way better, maybe, its sweetness...the shadows shift and I am more than who I was..." Laurel White, actress, audiobook narrator "A grand story, a coming of age story with a twist...if you love adventure, mystery...then this is a novel I would recommend." Kylee Hauth, 18

Early Adrift Reviews

From the first page, Adrift swept me away to an adventure. Anchored in the hands of a great storyteller, the characters come alive on the pages making me care about them, the sea, the future and the past. I read every word. Get on board this truly fine novel! (Jane Kirkpatrick, best-selling author of All She Left Behind.)

As a mariner who has spent a bit of time in the Bering Sea, North Pacific Ocean and Northwest Coast of North America I can tell you that Charlie Sheldon captures the essence of the hazards faced by mariners in those waters. His time sailing on large ships provides accuracy that any mariner can envision while reading his works. What I find most engaging is the character development and interaction. Charlie captured not only shipboard human interaction and relationships, but those we witness in everyday life. Adrift is a stand alone sequel to Strong Heart and a very good read. I recommend reading Strong Heart to fully appreciate the back story. (Steven A. Palmer. Master M/V APL Saipan)

As a Merchant Seaman for 44 years, many of them in the brutal, cold Northwest waters and islands, and also a former shipmate of Charlie Sheldon, I can totally relate to this seeming true to life adventure. I’m just glad it didn’t happen to me. A stand alone sequel to Strong Heart, the story flows excitingly from character to character. It is a great, fast paced sea story from the first page to the very last. (Richard Sanderson, SIU Chief Steward, over 10,000 days at sea.)

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