Dacian Wildcat Series
One boy’s journey through the Roman world.
Castor’s Ordeal - Ten-year-old Castor is determined to care for and protect those around him. When war sweeps through his small village in the Carpathian Mountains, he and his people are captured and forced on a brutal march to the distant coastal city of Tomis. Along the way, Castor must discover what it truly means to be an Apuli man—protecting those in his care, no matter the cost.
Castor’s New Life - Living in the coastal city of Tomis, far from his Dacian mountain home, Castor finds himself surrounded by people who were once his enemies. Separated from friends and family, he is told he must learn to live as a Roman. Struggling to adapt, Castor wonders if he can ever accept this new life—or if he even has a choice.
Castor’s Strife - Returning from Rome, Castor and his family settle in the newly established capital of Sarmizegetusa. Though he longs for the familiar mountains of his old village, the city—crowded with Roman soldiers—does not feel like home. As Castor waits for his father’s return, his grandfather seems determined to make life even harder.
Castor’s Plan - Darius places Castor under the guidance of one of the province’s finest trainers, determined to shape him into a skilled young warrior. But Castor has plans of his own. While others push him toward military success, he quietly works toward a very different goal—one he must pursue despite those trying to hold him back.
Castor’s Journey - Left behind in Tomis, Castor sets out with Hector and Brahn to find the father he last saw in Rome. His search leads him through gladiator schools, dangerous streets, and even the Emperor’s household. Driven by determination, Castor refuses to give up—but his obsession may come at a cost.
Castor’s Fate - Returning home, Castor hopes to reunite with his family. Instead, his uncle enrolls him in a military program for future officers, keeping him under strict control. Forced onto a path he never chose, Castor resolves to make the most of it—building allies and preparing for whatever fate awaits him.
Castor’s Ordeal: The Storybook - Castor is only ten winters old when Roman soldiers destroy his mountain village and drive his people into captivity. Forced onto a harsh road far from home, the young Dacian must rely on courage, instinct, and an unbreakable will to protect what remains of his family. Castor’s Ordeal is a powerful historical story about resilience, identity, and the strength to endure when childhood ends too soon.
Each story deals with certain aspects of Roman life:
Book 1 - Dacia versus Roman lifestyle
Book 2 - Roman lifestyle, home, foods, clothing, etc.…
Book 3 - Officials of a Roman province, hierarchy, patriarchal control
Book 4 - Roman military strategies
Book 5 - Gladiatorial schools and distance between Rome and Dacia
Book 6 - Garrison life
Prince Robert’s Reign Series
The making of a king.
His Father’s Son - Twelve-year-old Prince Robert is King Philip’s greatest challenge. Mischievous and difficult to control, Robert frustrates the court but wins the affection of the common people. Seeking a brief respite from his son’s antics, the king makes a decision that unknowingly sets a dangerous chain of events in motion.
A young prince who has never expected to rule must learn what it means to be seen. When a simple act of kindness draws the attention of the court, Robert’s world begins to change in ways he does not yet understand. A quiet, thoughtful story about family, responsibility, and finding one’s place.
The Rightful Heir - Since becoming crown prince, Robert’s life has been filled with new responsibilities, growing pressures, and difficult trials. As expectations rise and his health challenges continue, Robert must prove—to himself and to others—that he is strong enough to claim his place as the kingdom’s rightful heir.
Robert has begun to understand that being seen comes with a cost. But understanding it does not make it easier to bear. At Loudin’s, the rules are clear, the expectations firm, and the boundaries rarely questioned. Robert finds steadiness in the work—until he steps beyond it, trying once again to help where help is needed. This time, the consequences reach further than he expects. As others are made to pay for his choices, Robert is forced to confront a difficult truth: good intentions are not enough, and kindness alone cannot shield those around him.
In this quiet and powerful story, Robert begins to learn what it means to carry responsibility—not just for himself, but for the impact of his actions on others.
The People’s Prince - After secretly guiding the kingdom for years, Prince Robert begins to falter under the weight of responsibility. As tensions rise between him and King Philip, Robert travels with his family to Seland, hoping time away will restore his focus—unaware that dangers still surround the future king.
Robert has learned that being seen carries a cost. Now he must decide what to do with what he sees. As the world around him grows more complicated, Robert begins to recognize that helping one person at a time is no longer enough. The needs are greater. The consequences wider. And the system itself stands in the way.
For the first time, Robert must look beyond individual acts of kindness and begin to understand the power—and the responsibility—of influence. But speaking for others is not the same as helping them. And being heard may come with a cost all its own.
In this thoughtful continuation, Robert takes his first steps toward becoming not just a prince who helps, but one who listens—and learns what it truly means to stand for his people.
Little Bear Series
One boy walking between two worlds
White Bear’s Son - Betrayed and torn from his Cheyenne family, ten-year-old Little Bear is sent north and given a new name—Gabriel. Forced to live in a world determined to erase who he once was, he must learn to survive between two cultures while holding tight to the warrior spirit of his people.
Naomi Beyond the Dust - Naomi’s day begins like any other on the prairie—with laundry on the line and the promise of an ordinary afternoon. By nightfall, everything she knows has been left behind. Naomi Beyond the Dust, an illustrated companion storybook to White Bear’s Son, tells the story of endurance, survival, and the strength it takes to live beyond loss.
All They Had - Bella and Xavier grow up with little to call their own—except each other.
In a world that expects them to remain unseen, they must decide what kind of life they will claim.
A quiet story of resilience, belonging, and the courage to choose a future.
Illustrated companion storybook to Walks Two Paths.
Night Bear’s Son - Before he was known by another name, Little Bear lived among his father, his people, and his home. In a village shaped by tradition and love, Night Bear raises his son through quiet lessons and shared moments. Night Bear’s Son, an illustrated companion storybook to White Bear’s Son, honors family, heritage, and the bond between father and child.
Summer Day with Gabe - A wordless historical picture book following Gabriel through one summer day of family, horses, prairie, and home on the Montana frontier.
Illustrated companion storybook to White Bear’s Son and Walks Two Paths.
Walks Two Paths - Gabriel has found a home on the Montana frontier, but his heart still belongs to two worlds. As he learns new responsibilities and remembers the teachings of his Cheyenne people, he discovers that walking two paths requires strength, patience, and courage.
Nighthawk - Captured from his herd, a young grullo mustang learns to trust the quiet rancher who trains him. But his journey is not complete until a determined boy sees more than a wild horse—he sees a friend. Set beneath Montana’s wide skies, this companion story explores trust, freedom, and belonging.
Illustrated companion storybook to White Bear’s Son and Walks Two Paths told from the horse’s perspective.
The Land Remembers - Two boys. One land. One story carried across time.
In 1884, a young Cheyenne boy, Gabriel Barlow, is brought to Fort Keogh to ease his fear of soldiers. Generations later, Gabriel Medicine Elk walks the same ground, beginning to understand what came before.
In this quiet, historically grounded story, the past is not forgotten—it is remembered, and it shapes the present.
Illustrated companion storybook to White Bear’s Son and Walks Two Paths.
Wordless
Look With Me Books
Wordless/short narrative, CVI-friendly looking-and-finding books created to support visual attention, object recognition, shared storytelling, and inclusion.
Look With Me Books are simple, wordless/short narrative picture books created for children who look, listen, notice, and participate in their own way. Each book uses uncluttered scenes, bright visual anchors, and object cues to support looking, finding, recognition, and shared storytelling. Yes, some left- facing pages are blank on purpose to enable focused looking.
Wordless
Wordless
Coming Sept. 18
Short narrative
Aaron and Anna
She wants a family. He wants to run. The Orphan Train carries them both west.
Adults Not Wanted - Aaron survives on the streets and trusts no adults. Anna has always depended on them. When both are sent west on the Orphan Train, they must leave behind the lives they know and learn whether a new home—and a new family—might truly be possible.
Twelve-year-old Aaron has survived on the streets of New York City by stealing, running, and trusting no one. Eight-year-old Anna has grown up loved and sheltered until a Christmas Eve accident leaves her orphaned. When both children are sent west on the Orphan Train, Anna hopes for a new family while Aaron is determined not to be chosen. At the final stop in Bismarck, North Dakota, Cyrus and Carolyn Lansing take both children home. This illustrated historical companion to Adults Not Wanted introduces young readers to Aaron and Anna’s first journey toward family, trust, and belonging.
A father’s journey east.
Two children’s pasts.
One family still learning how to belong.
Cyrus Lansing has taken Aaron and Anna home to North Dakota, but he wants to understand more about the lives they left behind. Traveling to New York City, he visits the orphanage, speaks with Lieutenant Drake, meets street children and vendors, and sees the sharp contrast between Anna’s comfortable former home and Aaron’s life on the streets.
This illustrated historical companion to Adults Not Wanted and Aaron and Anna: The Train West follows Cyrus as he gathers pieces of the children’s past and returns home with a deeper understanding of the family he and Carolyn are building.
Journey Home Stories
Before Spencer Wallace became the man Ethan knew, he was a boy raised by a frontier doctor and a Native mother whose love shaped his understanding of family, duty, grief, and home.
What Spencer Learned is a tender illustrated companion to Ethan’s Journey Home, offering readers a glimpse into the childhood that shaped Spencer Wallace and the father whose love stayed with him long after goodbye.
Silvia knew how to make room for everyone else’s story. Sharing her own would take a different kind of courage.
The Story Silvia Kept is an illustrated middle-grade work of historical fiction about family, resilience, boundaries, friendship, and the courage to be known.
Set in New Mexico Territory during and immediately after the American Civil War, The Path Jonathan Chose is an illustrated middle-grade historical story about Jonathan Westfield, father of Ethan from Ethan’s Journey Home. Jonathan leaves Corrine and three-year-old Ethan to serve in the Confederate army. After returning home hardened by war and discovering that thieves have taken his livestock, he rejects lawful help and turns to robbery. Framed by a later conversation between teenage Ethan and his stepfather, Spencer Wallace, the story explores love, family separation, personal responsibility, and the consequences of repeated choices. This standalone Journey Home Stories companion includes an Author’s and Historical Note.
Ethan’s Journey Home - Torn from his mother by an outlaw father, Ethan grows up in the shadow of crime and hardship. From lonely roads to a prison cell, his life becomes a struggle to escape the past and claim his own future. Along the way, unexpected bonds offer the chance for redemption and a new beginning.
After her husband takes their young son and joins an outlaw gang, Corrine builds an independent life while keeping the search—and the door home—open.
Warmly illustrated and emotionally grounded, The Door Corrine Kept Open is a middle-grade historical story about women’s independence, motherhood, blended families, accepting help without surrendering one’s choices, and hope that endures through uncertainty.
Bar M Ranch Books
Roping Through the Storm - Zac Morgan learned to rope cattle from his grandfather and once lived for the arena. But after a tragedy that shattered his world, roping becomes an escape from guilt, nightmares, and memories he cannot forget. As life begins to unravel, Zac must face the truth he blames himself for.
Before Zac had Charger, he had Grandpa Harvey.
A warm illustrated companion to Roping Through the Storm about a boy, his grandfather, the Bar M Ranch, and the horse legacy that lives on after loss.
Standalones
Illustrated, Historical Novella
Words hid what Seth knew. Silence hid what he needed.
Coming Sept. 11th
Thirteen-year-old Seth Lawson knows horses, sums, and his father’s livery. What he cannot do is make printed words stay together long enough to understand them.
Ashamed, Seth hides the truth and slips away from school. His father sees disobedience where Seth is fighting exhaustion and fear, and every punishment pushes them farther apart. Only when Seth is humiliated before the town—and later tries desperately to save a weak newborn colt—does someone finally recognize how hard he has been trying.
Set in the 1880s American West, What The Words Hid is a richly illustrated historical novella about an unseen learning disability, the damage caused by assumptions, and the courage it takes to ask, listen, and begin again. For readers ages 9–14.