One of the questions I’m asked most often when I’m selling books at festivals, markets, and author events is, “Where do you get your ideas?” When it comes to The Red Raven series, the answer begins with pirates, history, and a question that wouldn’t leave me alone. When I first moved to Pensacola, Florida, I had a feeling that sooner or later I would write a book about pirates. Living along the Gulf Coast, surrounded by water and centuries of maritime history, it seemed almost inevitable. I...

History is often portrayed as a collection of settled facts—names, dates, and events carefully recorded in books. But every now and then, historians encounter a mystery that refuses to be solved. Few American mysteries are as enduring as the death of Meriwether Lewis. Most people recognize Lewis as one half of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and William Clark led one of the greatest explorations in American history, mapping vast...

The true story about a pioneer family. Pioneers of Middle-Tennessee