Liz Tolsma
Ordinary Women. Extraordinary Circumstances.
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When the Sky Burned
A Tornado of Fire and Embezzlement Sweep through a Community
Promising painter Mariah Randolph longs to have her canvases displayed in the world’s best museums, and Hollis Stanford, the heir of a railroad tycoon, is her ticket to success. The railroad’s bookkeeper, Jay Franklin, discovers discrepancies and is convinced that Hollis is stealing from the company. But any proof of his dirty dealings go up in smoke when fire utterly destroys the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, October 8, 1871.
The fire leaves Mariah blind, but Jay befriends her and even helps her to start painting again. But a trip to Chicago to return Hollis’s daughter to him could put both Mariah and Jay in more danger than even the fire that devastated the town and their lives.
About the Author
Ever since I was a small child, I have loved words and making up stories. My parents called me Sarah Bernhardt when I was little because of my flair for the dramatic. But it was my fifth-grade teacher that planted the seed that ultimately led to me on my publication journey.