Somewhere Between is a novel written for a general audience to reintroduce the Fred Harvey Girls and the changing world that shaped them. Set in the early twentieth-century Southwest, the story brings together the Grand Canyon, railroad travel, steam locomotives, ambitious business leaders, skilled engineers, and the changing opportunities available to women, and connecting transportation to destination tourism.

Where are dreams realized-in an orange orchard, a newspaper editor's office, a silent-film set, a café lunch counter, a rising San Diego hotel, a Southern California airfield, a meeting with Lindbergh, a daring trans-Pacific air race, or the launch of an airline?Step back into 1927 Southern California, where silent films flicker during their golden age and dreams flash across the silver screen.Airfields buzz with daring pilots flying fragile mail planes over long distances,...

Kansas City, 1970 When eleven-year-old Esmaria Paulk moves from Atlanta with her family, she expects nothing more dramatic than starting sixth grade at Sanford B. Ladd School. But at her family's new Bible church, she witnesses an unexpected miracle: the long-lost daughter of one of the long-time congregation members returns after more than a decade – alive, troubled, and with a past that refuses to stay buried. Among the swirl of whispers and celebration stands Lamont Jackson, the grandso...

Our story opens on the American frontier, where hopeful families load their wagons and ready their livestock for the perilous journey along the newly forged Oregon Trail. Dreams of a better life drive them westward, but the wilderness holds as much danger as promise.The year is 1841. Martha’s husband left his family to stake a new homestead in Northwest Oregon Territory. After Jake McHenry does not return, she fears the worst, and sets out with her son aiming to find him. Their path from O...

Street Prince is a tender portrait of a twelve-year-old boy, grappling with tragic losses and unforgiving poverty.After giving birth his teenage mother abandoned him at the hospital, leaving a scribble note: His name is Lamont, I am no fit mother. Keep my baby boy. Letty J. His maternal grandmother “Elma” raises him as her own child.Thought to be dead, her estranged daughter returns home with two other children. A disastrous homecoming party takes place. Lamont meets a new cl...

Route 66 was the first all-weather, paved highway to connect the American Midwest to the Pacific Coast. When it opened in 1926, it soon became a vital corridor for commerce, migration, and cultural exchange.Its significance began to wane in the postwar years and was replaced with a new interstate highway system in the 1950s which bypassed many of the small towns the legendary “Main Street of America” once served.Route 66: The Whole Enchilada tells the story of the people of S...

My family history and aeronautical knowledge inspired me to write Paul, Stars & Wind, the true story of my uncle, who, as a young man, flew into the heart of battle during World War II. In the skies over Eastern Europe, danger came from every direction, from enemy fighters to the ever-present threat of mechanical failure. For Second Lieutenant Paul E. Miller and the crew of the Star Grazer, a B-24 Liberator bomber, every mission might be their last.Based on true a...

IN THE WINTER OF 1940, SWEET AVIATION FACED HIGH STAKES: it must improve the performance and capabilities of the Curtiss-Douglas P-40B Warhawk. President Franklin D. Roosevelt has authorized the "Flying Tigers," led by U.S. Army Air Corps officer Claire Lee Chennault, to protect vital supply routes along the Burma Road and defend Chinese cities from enemy air raids. Because the P-40 is already outdated, the United States needs a more capable warplane to face Japanese Zeros and German Messe...

Some boys hear the call of adventure, but one boy hears something deeper – the song of the sea.From the cliffs where he lives, a curious child follows the sound of waves down to the water’s edge. Instead of going to school, he swims with playful otters, explores tide pools, and befriends the wondrous creatures beneath the surface. The ocean becomes his teacher, his companion, and his escape.As he grows older, storms begin to follow him. A crashing sea, a powerful wind, and a ...

Route 66 was the first all-weather, paved highway to connect the American Midwest to the Pacific Coast. When it opened in 1926, it soon became a vital corridor for commerce, migration, and cultural exchange.Its significance began to wane in the postwar years and was replaced with a new interstate highway system in the 1950s which bypassed many of the small towns the legendary “Main Street of America” once served.Route 66: The Whole Enchilada tells the story of the people of...

Our story opens on the American frontier, where hopeful families load their wagons and ready their livestock for the perilous journey along the newly forged Oregon Trail. Dreams of a better life drive them westward, but the wilderness holds as much danger as promise.The year is 1841. Martha's husband left his family to stake a new homestead in Northwest Oregon Territory. After Jake McHenry does not return, she fears the worst, and sets out with her son aiming to find him. Their pat...

Street Prince is a tender portrait of a twelve-year-old boy, grappling with tragic losses and unforgiving poverty.After giving birth his teenage mother abandoned him at the hospital, leaving a scribble note: His name is Lamont, I am no fit mother. Keep my baby boy. Letty J. His maternal grandmother “Elma” raises him as her own child.Thought to be dead, her estranged daughter returns home with two other children. A disastrous homecoming party takes place. Lamont meets a new ...