Dragons in Our Midst

Raising Dragons, book 1 in the Dragons in Our Midst series, is a contemporary fantasy novel that inspires young people to dig deep within to find their God-given strengths and use them to overcome any obstacle. It is both a hair-raising, modern-day adventure and a glimpse into another world-a world of knights, dragons, and fair maidens. A boy learns of his dragon past; a girl has known of hers for years. They combine their faith, courage, and love to overcome evil: a slayer who seeks to bring an end to dragon heritage, forever.

The Candlestone, book 2 in the Dragons in Our Midst series, is a contemporary fantasy novel, written for preteens and young adults. Along with a unique blend of fantasy and real life, it delivers action and inspiration through the adventures of two young teens, Billy Bannister and Bonnie Silver. Billy and Bonnie wonder about a number of unsolved mysteries. What was the strange book that the dragon slayers used to summon a dragon? Where is the magnificent sword that seemed to disintegrate the evil Devin? And what happened to the Candlestone, that strange gem, always absorbing light and with it the powers of dragons or dragon children within its sphere of influence? The Candlestone not only absorbs light, it captures and holds encoded light, including transluminated humans, people who have been transformed into light energy by Excalibur, King Arthur's great sword. When Bonnie enters the stone herself, she learns that many disembodied souls have fallen prey to the gem's powers, but no one has ever escaped. The two teens face their greatest fears, and they learn to use their strengths, both innate and newly found, as they battle powerful enemies, ancient fiends from times long past, and the horrors of the blackest of prisons, captivity with the walls of unearthly darkness, the crystalline tomb of the Candlestone.

In Circles of Seven, book 3 in the Dragons in Our Midst series, Billy and Bonnie explore a multidimensional domain of evil using their dragon traits and the wisdom they gained through their earlier adventures. In this realm, they navigate seven perilous worlds, each one manifested in a circular plane of existence that leads them deeper into the domain of a powerful enemy. The seventh circle holds a group of prisoners, captives of the evil mistress of the circles, and Billy has to find a way to set them free and give them new life. When tragedy strikes along the way, Billy has to face the most difficult decision of his life, whether to forsake Bonnie to rescue the prisoners or to find a way to save her, his best friend in the world. Filled with action, danger, and suspense, Circles of Seven is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

In the fourth and final installment in the Dragons in Our Midst series, Tears of a Dragon picks up after Billy and Bonnie's hard-won victory in Circles of Seven which came at a great cost as a vicious evil was unleashed on the earth that only the dragons can defeat. With Billy's father, the great Clefspeare, missing, Billy and Bonnie must lead the dragons into war against the Watchers-demonic beings as old as the earth itself. Masters at the art of deception, the Watchers gather most of humanity to their side. A remnant of wise humans, the friends of the dragons, unites in the struggle against the Watchers. With heart-stopping action, the final battle between dragons and their enemies comes to a climax. But in order to win the war, at least one of the dragons must die. As the story ends, Billy and Bonnie are faced with the greatest decision of their lives: Will they keep the dragon traits that have cost them so much danger and heartache, or will they turn to normal human life and end the slayers' lust for their blood forever?