The Legend of Billy Bones
This adventure follows fifteen-year-old Nathaniel Helms aboard the merchant ship Golden Venture, where the discovery of an old journal draws him into the dark legend of the pirate known as Billy Bones. What begins as the story of a runaway boy searching for a new life becomes a voyage filled with danger, secrets, betrayal, and something ancient waiting beneath the sea.
Begin The Pirate Saga
At sixteen years old, Raven took command of a merchant ship along with her stranded crew of freed slaves.
Her crew never doubted her.
Her enemies underestimated her.
The sea tested her.
They all learned the same lesson.
Never challenge a captain who has nothing left to lose.
From deadly sea battles to searches for lost treasure, to mysterious lost islands, to whispered legends of the ghost ship La Dama de Sangre, The Red Raven series delivers high-stakes adventure grounded in real maritime history.
Ambush at Horse Creek
An Exciting, adventurous Western that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Fifteen-year-old Stevie Watson rides for the Pony Express in 1860 and finds danger and challenges on every trail as he sprints between stations. During an attack by Kiowa Indians at Horse Creek, Stevie reflects on his life and the experiences that brought him to this point. Wounded and frightened, he remembers the family he misses and loves dearly. Can he escape his predicament? Will his friends come to his rescue? Will he survive?
Follow Stevie as he encounters Indians, outlaws, and slave hunters along the trail from Albany, New York, to his family’s new homestead in St. Joseph, Missouri. See how he grows into a man on whom everyone depends.
“Ambush at Horse Creek” will spring up all sorts of emotions as you read: anticipation, fear, laughter, pain, and sorrow. So saddle up and come along for the ride to “Ambush at Horse Creek” by Michael L. Clark.
REVIEWS FOR AMBUSH at HORSE CREEK
Michael L. Clark has woven together the perfect blend of historical facts, events, and locations, along with a captivating storyline, to produce an engaging account of the Watson family as they journey west and settle in life on a new frontier. While illness and death took their toll on many who traveled this path, luck and the aid of neighbors allowed for survival. As members of the Watson family experience hardships and struggles, we see how having to trust in others can change friendships into a family.
Great historical references on the early years of St Joseph, Missouri, and the Pony Express as it developed westward into dangerous territory, which was instrumental in the growth of our country, socially, politically, and economically.
Melanie L Hendrix, M.Ed.
Historian and educator, U.S. History
Ambush at Horse Creek is a wonderful story that chronicles the life and adventures of Stevie Watson as he grows from a boy to a man in the mid-1800s and takes part in the inauguration of the Pony Express. The adventures of Stevie as a Pony Express courier are as fast-paced as his horse rides, as he encounters troubles with bandits and Indians along his journeys. While adults will certainly enjoy the book for its adventure and insights into the life of a Pony Express courier, young boys will be inspired by the exemplary character and work ethic of young Stevie, who readily accepted responsibilities and helped his family on their journey from the East coast to St Joseph, Mo., and in establishing their new home, leading him to become a prime recruit for the Pony Express. I heartily recommend this book to history enthusiasts, adventure lovers, and especially to young boys who will enjoy a good Western novel and learn character and responsibility from Stevie Watson.
Steve Lindsey, Assistant Registrar, Mercer University School of Law
THE SHIMMERING
Emily and Daniel, a happily married couple, are attempting to live a simpler life and live it to the fullest at their small farm in rural middle Tennessee. The two become separated when Daniel, while on a trail ride with his best friend, Jimbo, accidentally discovers a gateway that sends him two hundred years back in time.
Emily, with the help of her newfound friend, Tommy Brown (a park ranger), desperately searches for her beloved who seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Daniel struggles for survival and answers, living in the past along the Natchez Trail in 1818. Can Daniel find his way back through time to be reunited with Emily? Will Emily discover what has become of her husband? Or, are they both destined to live separate lives, never to see one another for eternity?
Treachery, thievery, Indian attacks, and bandits await the two as they struggle to find their way back to each other. Mystery and drama await them at the end of every turn. Be careful! You, too, could be drawn into the secret of the Shimmering.