Middle-grade book

You probably remember fun times you have had on family vacations. Each of the stories in his book is about a different family taking a vacation in a different location. But these are not usual vacations. What would you think if you met a ghost on a vacation in Florida? Or saw something suspicious at a cathedral in France and solved a mystery? How would you like to take a vacation in Petoskey as it would have been one hundred years ago? Or live in a time when all vacations were virtual? Maybe you would discover a forest with dragons in it. Or be a hero and save someone’s life.

Read these stories to yourself or with your family. Happy vacations!

Find FUN FACTS after each story.

Adult novel

Emily moved to northern Michigan with her partner Ryan to take a job at the Nature Center. She loves the outdoors and enjoys helping people understand their relationship to nature. Taking a photograph of a tourist couple ensnares her in an unexpected and dangerous situation. After an encounter with a bear while hiking, Emily finds herself stranded in the woods, unable to remember what happened, determined to find her way out. When Ryan and Emily’s sister Candace discover she is missing, they set out to find her. Emily and Ryan confront what it means to be a hero when they find they are still in danger.

Available now

Published June 1, 2023, Where’s the Vacation? is available now as a paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores such as Brilliant Books and Horizon Bools in Traverse City, Michigan, and as an eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.

Available now

Published October 1, 2022, Bear Me in Mind is available now as a paperback from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores such as Brilliant Books and Horizon Bools in Traverse City, Michigan, and as an eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.