The Gay Youth Chronicles
(in suggested reading order)
 
Outfield Menace

Outfield Menace is the tale of Kurt, a fifteen-year-old baseball player, living in a small, 1950s, Indiana town. During a confrontation with Angel, the resident bad boy of Blackford High School, Kurt attacks Angel, earning the wrath of the most dangerous gang in town. When Angel finally corners Kurt, however, something happens that Kurt wouldn’t have imagined in his wildest dreams. More

The Soccer Field Is Empty

The Soccer Field Is Empty is a revised and much expanded edition of Ancient Prejudice. It is more than 50% longer and views events from the point of view of Taylor, as well as Mark. There is so much new in the revised edition that it is being published as a separate novel. Soccer Field delves more deeply into the events of Mark and Taylor’s lives and reveals previously hidden aspects of Taylor’s personality. More

Someone Is Watching

Someone Is Watching is the story of Ethan, a young high school wrestler who must come to terms with being gay. He struggles first with himself, then with an unknown classmate that hounds his every step. While struggling to discover the identity of his tormentor, Ethan must discover his own identity and learn to live his life as his true self. He must choose whether to give up what he wants the most, or face his greatest fear of all. More

A Better Place

Casper is the poorest boy in school. Brendan is the captain of the football team. Casper has nothing. Brendan has it all; looks, money, popularity, but he lacks the deepest desire of his heart. The boys come from different worlds, but have one thing in common that no one would guess. More 

The Summer of My Discontent

The Summer of My Discontent is a tapestry of tales delving into life as a gay teen in a small Midwestern town.

Dane is a sixteen-year-old runaway determined to start a new life of daring, love, and sex—no matter the cost to himself, or others.  His actions bring him to the brink of disaster and only those he sought to prey upon can save him. More

Disastrous Dates & Dream Boys

Disastrous Dates & Dream Boys is a story of love, compassion, steamy romance, bravery, and understanding. Finding love isn’t easy. The adventure truly begins once it’s found. More

Someone Is Killing The Gay Boys of Verona

Someone is killing the gay boys of Verona, Indiana, and only one gay youth stands in the way. He finds himself pitted against powerful foes, but finds allies in places he did not expect. More

Keeper of Secrets

Sixteen-year-old Avery is in trouble, yet again, but this time he’s in over his head. On the run, Avery is faced with hardships and fear. He must become what he’s always hated, just to survive. He discovers new reasons to hate, until fate brings him to Graymoor Mansion and he discovers a disturbing connection to the past. Through the eyes of a boy, murdered more than a century before, Avery discovers that all is not as he thought. Avery is soon forced to face the greatest challenge of all; looking into his own heart. More

Masked Destiny

High school football, wrestling, an obsession to be the alpha male, and awakening sexual awareness prepare Skye for a destiny he never dreamed. More

Dead Het Boys

Murders, visits from the dead, a homophobic psychopath, and the return of the evil four mark a new adventure for the gay boys of Verona. More

Do You Know That I Love You

In Do You Know That I Love You, Ralph, a young gay teen living on a farm in Indiana, has an aching crush on a rock star and wants nothing more than to see his idol in concert. Meanwhile, Jordan, the rock star, is lonely and sometimes confused with his success, because all he wants is someone to love him and feels he will never find the love he craves. Do You Know is the story of two teenage boys, their lives, desires, loves, and a shared destiny that allows them both to find peace. More

 

This Time Around 

This Time Around follows Jordan and Ralph as they become involved in a struggle with Reverend Wellerson, a TV evangelist, over the fate of gay youth centers. Wellerson is willing to stop at nothing to crush gay rights and who better to halt his evil plans than the most famous rock star in the entire world? While battling Wellerson, Jordan seeks to come to terms with his own past and learn more about the father he never knew. More

Phantom World

Three potential boyfriends, a whirlwind of confusion, and perilous danger await Toby as he searches for love and excitement in Phantom World. More

Altered Realities

A mysterious book and a desire to undo the tragedies of the past lead a sixteen-year-old boy on a journey into an altered reality. More

Second Star To The Right

Rebel, jock-tormentor, and wild hyper-boy--Cedi is an eighteen-year-old rock star wannabe who has his world turned upside down by a tall, dark, stranger. His life will never be the same again. More

The Perfect Boy

A Goth, a ghost, and a boy too perfect to be true turn the tables on the bullies of Blackford High School, but what happens when they go too far? More

Other Novels

The Vampire’s Heart

The Vampire’s Heart is the story of Graham, a lonely thirteen year old boy, who is searching for a friend and maybe a boyfriend. The novel is a departure from my usual storylines in a few ways. First of all, none of my other books include vampires. Secondly, VH is not part of the Gay Youth Chronicles and therefore has nothing to do with Verona, Indiana and its cast of characters. More

Non-Fiction Writing

 A History of Culver and The Culver Military Academy

In this history you'll discover much you never knew about Culver, Indiana, including its connections to Buffalo Bill, Will Rogers, and Jesse James. More

How to Make a Profit Buying & Selling Antiques & Collectibles Without Really Trying : The Almost Complete Guide to Antique Collecting

A handy guide for beginners and experienced collectors and an entertaining read for lovers of antiques. Three decades of collecting wisdom are crammed within the covers. More