Uncertain Times

<p>Times have changed since the grandiose days of Tampa Florida in 1890. The success that Quinn and Mika enjoyed at Henry Plant s illustrious Tampa Bay Hotel changed as well. Twenty years saw the passing of Mr. Plant and the decline of his hotel and its standards while Tampa s cigar industry rose to international prominence. Also intervening was Mika bearing fraternal twins. Marc the elder by fifteen minutes is dark-skinned like his mother. Ian favors his father in skin tone and disposition. Mika and Quinn have found that contriving time alone together has become a challenge.</p><p><br></p><p>Quinn is the 1910 St. Andrews Chamber of Commerce president. The tourist season is ending and he Mika and the twins are once again off to Florida for the winter. As they prepare to leave St. Andrews Canada s trade union movement arrives and attempts to organize the town. Quinn knows nothing about labor negotiations and endeavors to avoid confrontation but becomes entangled in worker demands.</p><p><br></p><p>Arriving in Tampa Quinn and Mika discover that the city fathers are locked in mortal combat with a new union movement called La Resistencia. Union walkouts lead to protest marches people are killed two are lynched and the town is burned. Quinn Mika and the boys are caught in a riot; a hurricane wipes out Tampa.</p>