Adventure Books
Believe ~ Persist ~ Grow ~ Overcome
The Ghost Deer
Book One of the Sawtooth Legacy Series
If you are looking for an inspirational mountain adventure story filled with mystery, suspense, action, and fun—you have come to the right place.
Raised on a cattle ranch near the Sawtooth Mountains in Central Idaho, thirteen-year-old Tater Thompson, forsakes his family’s rough stock heritage of unwavering integrity, giving way to fear, making a bet with two ruthless brothers now threatening to take his best friend—an old Blue Heeler dog named Bandit.
Facing unbeatable odds and battling against nature’s elements and the creatures calling the rugged mountain range home, Tater faces off against the Legendary Ghost Deer, a mysterious white buck with a massive rack of antlers—in a bow hunt adventure like no other.
Tater learns to overcome self-doubt and fear as he clashes with bullies and faces life and death struggles against storms, wolves, and a forest of wild animals. He learns fortitude, sacrifice, forgiveness, and reliance on God, testing him to his core—as he discovers true freedom from the prisons within himself.
The Ghost Deer is a good old-fashioned, multi-generational, family story of courage, persistence, and growth. Welcome on the journey…
The Last Roundup
Book Two of the Sawtooth Legacy Series
The action-packed adventure continues as Tater Thompson (thirteen) and Molly Thompson (twelve) face their greatest challenges yet. Finding renewed friendship and healing with a once bitter enemy in this heroic tale of sacrifice and loyalty.
Set on a cattle ranch near the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho, lurks A mysterious danger the Thompsons have never encountered. Once only old timer’s tales and shadows in the forest, clues of an ancient people inhabiting the mountain emerge as secrets are uncovered.
Joining with their neighbors the Bogsleys, the Thompsons saddle up their horses to face new and old rivals, testing them to their core and threatening their very lives, on a mountain cattle roundup unlike any other.
AN ANCIENT TRIBE, A LOYAL DOG, A SCAR-FACED WOLF, REUNITED FRIENDS AND AN UNFORGETTABLE SACRAFICE…
THE SAWTOOTH SECRET
Book Three of the Sawtooth Legacy Series
Step into a whirlwind of action-packed country style fun with The Sawtooth Secret.
The nail-biting Mountain Mystery Adventure rises to new heights as Tater, Molly, and Parley find themselves on a thrilling quest to rescue Parley’s grandfather, held captive by an ancient tribe of mysterious people.
With their lives on the line, the teens embark on an unexpected coming of age journey of discovery and survival as the trio ventures deep inside the caverns of the Sawtooth Mountains, testing their friendship and courage to new limits as they uncover a powerful secret hidden for generations.
Along the way, they must outwit their ruthless enemies—the Rokaan, and rise to the challenge of their greatest fears, learning deep life lessons as they discover a depth of character forged only in the fires of trial. Join them in this heroic multigenerational family adventure full of twists and turns, mystery and suspense, as two families pull together in a fight for their lives and an epic battle for freedom.
A hidden danger, relentless courage, unbeatable odds…and new beginnings.
Upcoming Book
The Burning Ridge
Book Four of the Sawtooth Legacy Series
(Currently in Development. Coming Late Spring 2025)
The Sawtooth Legacy Series
Set in the rugged heart of the Sawtooth Mountains. A ranching family struggles against a harsh environment and formidable adversaries, uniting them, and bringing healing and redemption to their neighbors, the Bogsley’s. Facing off against wild creatures and the elements of nature, they discover a mystical white buck and an ancient people, once only old timers tales and shadows in the forest.
Tested to their limits, with their lives on the line, they find the true value of freedom and a depth of character, wrought from determined persistence, deepened faith in God and intense desire to overcome.
