Max Sterling Adventures

History's deadliest pirates. A stolen invention. And a future hanging by a thread.When a rogue time traveler unites history's most feared pirates, the fight for a buried timefold core could decide the fate of the future.Eli Whitbridge has summoned a pirate armada from across the centuries-Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Rachel Wall, Henry Morgan-each torn from their own era and bent to his will. Backed by his billionaire stepfather, Fenton Whitbridge, Eli is hunting a vault hidden deep beneath Cutthroat Island. Inside lies a forbidden prototype of Max Sterling's own design: a stabilized timefold core capable of rewriting the laws of time.What Eli seeks isn't treasure. It's dominion over history.As cannon fire pounds the jungle and loyalties shift like tide and sand, Max, Chloe, and Nick must outwit the most feared pirates who ever lived, solve a vault no one was meant to open, and face a future where Max himself may be the one to break time apart.Because the true curse of Cutthroat Island… is what happens if its secret is unleashed.

Time is unraveling-and someone has rewritten the ending.After surviving the chaos of Cutthroat Island, Max, Chloe, and Nick crash into a future scorched by ash and silence. Earth is dying. History is fractured. And buried beneath the ruins lies an ancient time relay-once built to repair broken timelines, now corrupted and bleeding reality into chaos.But this future is only one version of what's to come.Beyond the wasteland lies something else: a gleaming, hyper-controlled world ruled by Chronos Systems, where history is curated, truth is engineered, and Eli Whitbridge sits at the helm. Once a rogue time thief, Eli is now the architect of a future he designed-and he's not done yet.Hunted by robotic sentinels and chased through collapsing timelines, Max, Chloe and Nick must decide: try to fix what was broken… or shatter the corrupted system before it hardens into forever.Because this was never about saving time. It was about who owns it.

A fractured timefold core. A haunted forest. And something monstrous stalking through the seams of time.Stranded in 14th-century England after a catastrophic timeline collapse, Max, Chloe, and Nick have nothing but wreckage-scraps of a broken core and no way home. Their search for answers leads them into the heart of Sherwood Forest, a place of whispered legends and darker truths, where something unnatural moves through the trees.There, they encounter Robert of Locksley and his band of outlaws-archers, warriors, and rebels hunted by the crown. But the forest holds worse than kingsmen. From fractured seams in time emerge the Blightborn-twisted creatures of shadow-and the riders who command them: spectral assassins bent on corrupting history itself.To survive, Max must repair the core using only the tools of the Middle Ages-no tech, no shortcuts, just raw ingenuity and whatever the past will give. Their only chance lies in breaching a fortress, decoding medieval defenses, and building a lifeline from the ruins of time.But even if they escape, the journey is far from over. A final rift awaits-one that will hurl them toward a forgotten island, where old ghosts rise and the truth behind their mission finally surfaces.The Hollow Between Worlds is a pulse-pounding fusion of time travel, historical immersion, and rising dread. Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Jonathan Stroud, and Margaret Peterson Haddix, it's a story of fractured timelines, haunted legends, and the courage to reclaim what history tried to erase.

When Max Sterling touches the ancient core hidden beneath the earth, his life is no longer his own. Bound to an alien machine older than the planet itself, Max is thrust into a vision of Earth's true origins-and the terrifying cycle meant to erase humanity from existence.With Chloe and Nick at his side, Max is dragged into a war of wills against the constructs, merciless custodians of creation and destruction who demand he fulfill his role as Keeper. To obey means the end of everything. To resist could cost him his life.From crumbling chambers deep underground to a colossal alien ship strung across the void, the three friends are forced to fight not only for their survival, but for the future of the world itself.Back to the Beginning is a pulse-pounding science fiction thriller that blends ancient mystery, alien technology, and human defiance into a story that will leave you breathless until the very last page.

Boston, 1773. The air crackles with rebellion, and history teeters on the edge of revolution.For Max, Chloe, and Nick, it should have been just another adventure. Three months after returning from a world-shattering battle in Back to the Beginning, the three friends step into the past-only to find themselves caught in the spark that will ignite a nation's fight for freedom.From the fiery speeches of Samuel Adams to the midnight defiance of the Boston Tea Party, from secret meetings in the Green Dragon Tavern to a desperate ride through snowbound towns and enemy patrols, Max, Chloe, and Nick must deliver a message that could change the course of history. If they fail, George Washington himself may never rise to lead the Continental Army…and America's fight for independence could end before it begins.Packed with danger, wit, and heart, Sparks in the Harbor weaves time travel, history, and adventure into a thrilling new chapter of the Max Sterling Adventures.

They've chased secrets through cathedrals, crypts, and castles-but nothing prepared Max, Chloe, and Nick for the dawn of flight.Kitty Hawk, 1903. The Wright Brothers are on the brink of changing history forever. But when their blueprints are stolen in a daring raid, the future of aviation-and the fate of nations-hangs in the balance.The thief isn't working alone. Shadowy forces stretch from Paris's glittering salons to the smoke-choked docks of Norfolk, and Le Milieu-the ruthless French underworld-has its fingerprints all over the heist. If the plans vanish onto a French Line steamer bound for Europe, the Wrights' fragile dream will be twisted into a weapon before it ever takes flight.From fire-lit warehouses to storm-lashed piers, Max, Chloe and Nick race against time to outwit smugglers, mobsters, and a rival genius who will stop at nothing to claim the skies.The chase is on. The future is airborne. And the world's first war in the air is about to begin.

New Mexico Territory, 1870. A land of dust, blood, and broken promises.When Nick Turner rides west with Max Sterling and Chloe, he expects hard work and wide skies. Instead, he finds Ada Holt-scout, fighter, and survivor of more battles than she'll admit. Together they uncover a deadly secret: stolen Army rifles, funneled into Comanche hands by a decorated captain turned traitor.Drawn into Ada's fight, Nick becomes the decoy in a desperate plan-racing Big Red, her half-wild stallion, across canyons and rivers while Ada smuggles the captured Winchesters toward Silver City. What follows is a storm of dynamite, stampedes, and a midnight river crossing that will push Nick past fear and into manhood.But even if he survives Bloody Knife, a renegade Comanche who stalks him through the desert, Nick must face another truth: some bonds can't be kept, and some goodbyes cut deeper than any blade.Packed with grit, heart, and high-stakes adventure, Comanche Storm delivers a Western as raw and untamed as the land itself-the next unforgettable chapter in the Max Sterling Adventures series.

Princeton, 1921. Albert Einstein is touring America, dazzling audiences with the strange new language of relativity. But behind the applause, shadows gather-agents trailing his every step, whispering of "building blocks" and the chance to turn theory into power.For Max Sterling, Chloe, and Nick, it should have been routine: one more mission to guard a fragile hinge of history. Instead, they uncover a conspiracy to twist Einstein's discoveries into a weapon, and a plot to abduct the world's greatest mind before he can share his vision with the world.From Ivy League halls to Boston's storm-lashed docks, from fog-bound streets to the decks of steamships bound for Europe, the trio are drawn into a chase that pits them against spies and kidnappers who will stop at nothing to claim Einstein for themselves.To save him, they devise a desperate plan to spirit Einstein out of the country. If they fail, science's brightest star could be extinguished before its light changes the world-and the future itself may be rewritten in fire.The Relativity Ruse is a heart-pounding adventure of science, espionage, and history-perfect for fans of fast-paced historical thrillers and the acclaimed Max Sterling Adventures.