Linda Larson lives in the woods of Minnesota with her family. She is the author of "A Year in My Garden" and "Grow It. Eat It.," which won the national Ben Franklin award, and maintains her gardening blog at gardenladylinda.blogspot.com. Her novel, "The Christmas Sisters," is a romantic story that features sisters who live in Minnesota. "Hidden Maples" is a mystery novella that takes place during a blizzard. Linda writes an opinion column for the "St. Cloud Times" for the second Thursday of the month.