Escape from the Everglades is the first book in the High Water series and blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that both boys and girls will love.

A park ranger's son hates the Everglades, and he thinks he'll just die if he doesn't escape Southern Florida soon . . . and he's right. After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator, he sees the glades as a place of death. All he wants to do is get out of the area, and he's convinced he won't truly be okay until he does. But he can't leave until he finds a friend who goes missing.

Escaping a bad situation isn't a matter of a geographical change. Sometimes the best way to a brighter future is to face the darkness of your past.

Every Hidden Thing is the second book in the High Water series. It blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that 12- to 15-year-old boys and girls will love.

Parker Buckman loves his new home in Rockport, Massachusetts. But strange things have been happening ever since Devin Catsakis' funeral. A series of break-ins have left everyone on edge, especially Parker's new friend, Ella Houston. She lives with her grandma, and they depend on rental income from a cottage on their property.

Bad online reviews about the ghost terrorizing rental homes in Rockport aren't helping bookings. With the bottom dropping out on the rental market, Ella's home is at risk. All Parker wants is to help Ella--which means finding some answers. What Parker really needs? To trust that God, the great revealer of secrets, is just and will take care of this in His perfect timing--even when it seems He's taking way too long.

It starts today. Your world is about to change.

Harley ignores the cryptic warning but soon learns the chilling message is absolutely true. When his motorcycle is stolen, he feels he's lost the one thing that connects him to his dad--and keeps his dad's memory alive. Harley believes he knows exactly who is responsible--and takes dangerously reckless steps to get his bike back.

Parker will do almost anything to help his friend--which is exactly what has Jelly and Ella worried. Their efforts to change Harley's self-destructive course simply haven't worked. Now they have to find a way to stop him before he goes off the deep end . . . and takes Parker with him.

Sometimes lies and deception are so believable that only God can reveal the truth.

And every person has a push-point. Something that--if given enough pressure--has the power to send them someplace they never want to go. Off the deep end.

The Deep End is the third book in the High Water series. It blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that 12- to 15-year-old boys and girls will love.

The Second Storm is the fourth book in the High Water series. It blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that readers 12 years old and older will love.

A Category 5 hurricane is heading for southern Florida, and Parker Buckman's friend Wilson Stillwaters is caught in its crosshairs. It's going to be bad, and Wilson will need help. But that means going back to the Everglades--a place filled with some bad memories.

Angelica will do anything she can to get her friend Parker back home safely. What she doesn't realize is the real threat--the second storm--is threatening to be far more deadly for Parker and his friends than the hurricane. The storm has allowed Clayton Kingman to escape from prison, and he has a big surprise in store for the group, one he intends to deliver personally.

An even bigger storm is brewing . . . and there's no way to stop it.

Even in Darkness is the fifth book in the High Water series and blends contemporary mystery and suspense, dramatic situations, and high adventure that both boys and girls aged 12+ love.

While diving in Rockport Harbor, Parker Buckman makes a terrifying discovery. Haunting enough to keep him out of the water. His best friend, Harley, has his own dilemma--and needs Parker's help. Meeting Harley halfway won't cut it. Parker will need to be all in--which can only mean trouble.

Harley Lotitto is in more danger than anyone realizes. His Uncle Ray has cornered him into secretly finding recordings he'd hidden--before going to prison. Evidence powerful enough to get Ray out of jail--and put a worse man behind bars. If Harley succeeds, Quinn Lochran will get multiple life sentences. Lochran has a dark plan to make sure that evidence never sees the light of day. Ray's 'get-out-of-jail' ticket might just become Harley's death warrant--and Parker's too.

Jelly and Ella know the boys are up to something. They want to help--but unless the boys open up--they feel powerless to do a thing. They have a feeling that the boys are going to need all the help they can get... and they're right. These friends have survived deadly situations together before. But this time escape seems more hopeless than ever. What do you do when you're surrounded by darkness... and dawn will never get there in time?

As parents hoping to raise godly children, we may understand the importance of regular family devotions. However, we may find it difficult to get our kids (or even ourselves) fully engaged. But what if devotions looked less like sitting in the living room listening to someone read and trying to pry answers out of reluctant kids and more like, say, electrocuting a pickle? Or converting a leaf blower into a toilet paper launcher? Or lighting toothpaste on fire?

These hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons (along with nearly fifty others) are not only more fun than other family devotions--they actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. They'll even get dads and any too-cool-for-this-stuff teens jazzed about a weekly family devotional time.

So put away the flannelgraph, get out the safety goggles, and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household. Just remember to change out of your Sunday clothes first.

Something is wrong with Cooper. He's plagued by a fear he doesn't understand and can't control. Cooper just wants to escape, and a summer vacation aboard the restored cabin cruiser, The Getaway, with best friends Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk seems like the perfect way to do it. Two weeks of fun--with no mysteries or life-and-death danger. That's the plan.

But their plans are shattered the very first night when they witness a murder. Or did they? Despite their intentions of leaving the investigation to the police, narrow misses and creepy encounters lure them in. Is there really a body floating in the underwater currents of the lake? The closer they get to the truth, the deeper into danger they get. Too late they see the trap. Now each of them must face their own buried fears . . . just below the surface.

Like many a crackerjack thriller, this one boasts a breakneck beginning...Rarely are kids in thrillers portrayed this realistically...Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit.

-Booklist Starred Review

Telling the Truth Could Get Them Killed. Remaining Silent Could Be Worse.

When Cooper, Hiro, and Gordy witness a robbery that leaves a man in a coma, they find themselves tangled in a web of mystery and deceit that threatens their lives. After being seen by the criminals--who may also be cops--Cooper makes everyone promise never to reveal what they have seen. Telling the truth could kill them. But remaining silent means an innocent man takes the fall and a friend never receives justice.

Is there ever a time to lie? And what happens when the truth is dangerous?

The three friends, trapped in a code of silence, must face the consequences of choosing right or wrong when both options have their price.

Praise for Code of Silence

Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit. -Booklist Starred Review

Praise for Back Before Dark

The climax? You will not have any fingernails left by the final page. -Booklist

Taken!

A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted!

The kidnapper, a brilliant high-school student with a bitter agenda, thinks it's all a big game, but evil has a way of escalating and consuming.

Despite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself.

A school project goes terribly wrong in this middle-grade thriller about ex-homeschooler and Christian teen Hudson Sutton and his experiences in his new school. When he makes two friends and attempts to take on an established hierarchy of bullying, he doesn't realize he's taking a risk he never expected--becoming a bully himself.

From the same author who wrote the suspenseful fiction Code of Silence series, this is a realistic look at the extent and reality of bullying, especially through social media, with a Christian protagonist who learns that relationships, bullying, and doing the right thing are a bit more complicated than he realized. It also touches on the subject of suicide.

Regular family devotions are important. Unfortunately, they're often . . . boring. But what if devotions looked less like sitting still and listening to someone read and more like, say, shooting bottle rockets, exploding eggs, playing soccer, pranking a friend, or putting on a make-believe game show?

These hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons (along with nearly fifty others) are not only more fun than other family devotions--they actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. So get out the safety goggles and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household. Just remember to change out of your Sunday clothes first.

Hands-On Devotions That Teach Spiritual Truths to the Whole Family

As parents hoping to raise godly children in a world that is increasingly hostile to the Christian message, we may know that regular family devotions are something we should do. But it's hard to keep kids (or even ourselves) focused and engaged with so many other things competing for our attention. The solution? Make family devotions fun, exciting, and . . . a little dangerous.

With 52 hands-on, possibly messy, totally unforgettable object lessons, this book not only makes family devotions way more fun, it delivers the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. So get out the safety goggles and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household.

Regular family devotions are important. Unfortunately, they're also often, well, boring.

What if your family devotions looked less like sitting still and listening to someone read and more like, say . . .
- shooting bottle rockets
- exploding eggs
- playing soccer
- pranking a friend
- putting on a make-believe game show

These hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons (along with nearly fifty others) are not only more fun than other family devotions but actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. So get out the safety glasses and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household.

Just remember to change out of your Sunday clothes first.

What if Jesus were in high school today? Who would he hang out with? What would he say? What would he do? Sometimes, the most dangerous enemy we face...is the enemy within. Pete needs to hit someone. The football season is over, and a restlessness has a stranglehold on him and won't let go. After an ex-boyfriend stalks and attacks Maggie, Pete's need to hit intensifies...but now he has a target. Eli has a strange method for dealing with the predator, but Pete has payback plans of his own. Revenge comes at a deadly price...and someone in going to pay.

What if Jesus were in high school today?Who would he hang out with?What would he say?What would he do?Pete is getting soft-and it might cost him a football scholarship. At least that's what Jude says. And Jude has a plan to boost Pete's 'hell-raiser' reputation that will get him the attention from the scouts that he desperately needs. Despite Eli's cautions-and Maggie's flat out warnings-Pete gets sucked into Jude's self-proclaimed foolproof plan. When things suddenly go wrong, Pete realizes Jude's plan will do a lot more than get him noticed-it just might land him in jail.