There is nothing like hands-on research to make stories and characters come alive, according to experienced novelist Andrea Boeshaar. Touring the Hazelwood Historic House Museum in Wisconsin, Andrea was thrilled to discover that the original owner of the home, Morgan Martin, was involved in local politics and an Indian Agent, mirroring her character Sam Sundberg, the hero from the first novel in her Fabric of Time romance series, Threads of Hope (Realms).