Coming of age story set during the Civil War in North Carolina. The year is 1865 and General Sherman's army has marched into North Carolina and into eleven year old Andrew's life. The soldiers slaughter his hogs and take his wounded father prisoner. There are no make-believe games of war with his friends and dreams of glory. Andrew experiences the terrible injustice of war, greed and love of family. His rescue attempt fails and the same ruthless soldiers that burned his grandfather's home capture him. Escape is impossible and execution for spying is all but certain. His greatest regret is not...

The Snake Killer (33,000 words) A Middle Grade Novel. Killing a thousand snakes was the easy part. Staying alive was the hard part. Snakes were bad enough but being alone and only eleven years old, Josh had to contend with his fears. His dad had told him the thinking man was a live man and when you stop thinking you die. Josh must face death square in the eye without blinking.

The task is simple. "Deliver the prize to the Admiral in Antigua." But nothing's simple for Lieutenant Donland as the leaking ship sinks beneath his feet. Aboard is a young boy with no memory that the French desperately want to capture. Donland's first command may well be his only command as he fights off traitors, spies and a young woman ready to split his gizzard.

Dead Man's Clothes is the heart-stopping adventure of three orphaned boys at the close of the Civil War.