Nothing Left to Lose-an epic story of two families whose lives become part of a mass exodus of Islenos (Islanders) who are driven from their 1778 Spanish homeland in the Canary Islands. Feeling they have nothing left to lose, these young families set sail toward a new life-knowing they can never come back. It's January 1779 when their ship makes landfall in Spanish Louisiana. Stand beside them as they brave the chilly January winds and early morning fog leaning against the railing as the ship enters the mouth of the Mississippi River-the first river they have ever seen. Within months of their...

In 1841 Alabama, Ethan Hayes works long days hammering red-hot iron. He's good at it, and he knows he's good, but his heart isn't in it. It's only a matter of time before he walks away and leaves it all behind to pursue his dream. Following the murder of his mentor, perilous events are set in motion that propel him headlong toward his dream. His mentor's deranged killer follows him across three states, and to the meandering Mississippi River. Ethan's dogged grit in facing down his savage and treacherous attackers proves to be his greatest strength, and the reader will be with him as he takes...

It was their darkest hour . . . when the British captured Charleston, South Carolina and with it, the entire southern American Army. Patriots everywhere gave up, ready to accept defeat as the flame of liberty bent and flickered against the cold relentless winds of tyranny. Yet, there remained small bands of patriots-men and women-who would not quit. Without orders and without hope of reward, men like John Hamilton led eager volunteers throughout South Carolina bedeviling the enemy to keep alive the patriot cause. Herein lies my story of the fictional family of John and Rachel Hamilton of...