Monday, June 30, 2014


Book # 3 in a brand new seriesThe Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and His Fiends, Riley and Jordan, has been sent to the publisher, Elk Lake Publishing.

It's called,                                                            The Secret of Grandmother's Grandfather Clock


         This book will soon join the first two installments of the series, The Cat Burglars and Funny MoneyMystery, which have not yet been published.
The Story
          Kurt loved to visit his grandparents’ farm. But, not this time. A simple phone call changed everything. His grandfather had been a bomber pilot and, together, they’d built models. When the phone rang, Kurt was nearly finished building the first one that could actually fly.

            His grandparents lived a long distance away. When the family finally got there, Kurt and his sister Olivia found out that their grandfather had died. But the biggest shock was that someone may have been responsible for it.

            So, Kurt, Olivia, and their cousins set out to discover the truth. What they find is someone had been threatening the old man and now they were trying to scare Kurt’s grandmother.

            His grandfather had left some clues, but they didn’t make sense to Kurt until he noticed a mirror. He also found out someone in the county office had been tampering with property records and several people had already lost their farms…but why?
More information about this NEW series will be coming soon.

           

Friday, May 2, 2014

VIDEO - The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and his Friends Riley and Jordan

Here's a promo video for this new middle grade series to be released soon.
The first book is The Cat Burglars, book #2 is Funny Money Mystery, Book #3 is The Secret of Grandmother's Grandfather Clock. This is an open-ended series so several more titles are planned.
Max
 

Friday, April 25, 2014

NEW Middle Grade Adventure Series UPDATE

The first two manuscripts have been delivered to the publisher for a brand new series!

The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and his friends, Riley and Jordan

Book # 1

The Cat Burglars

Kurt could hardly believe there had been a burglary, and right in his own neighborhood. He was helping out his friend whose parents owned Pletcher’s Bed & Biscuit Kennels.

He thought it was odd that his neighbor’s cat, Buffy, had been staying at the kennel while the family was away on vacation. But, when he found out that the houses of four other Pletcher’s customers had also been hit, his head started spinning.

That was before he saw the copier repairman do something odd. When he thought no one could see him, the man took a sheet of paper from a clipboard on the wall, made a copy, and quickly returned the clipboard to its hook.

Was it possible that the repairman had something to do with all those burglaries?

Were they getting ready to strike again?

Can the guys figure out the mystery in time?
Book # 2

Funny Money Mystery

The house belonging to Kurt’s uncle was actually the second story of a building in the center of Main Street. His uncle and aunt run a bakery downstairs. One thing was for sure, that boy never had to wonder where his next meal would be coming from.

Our main character and his friends helped him make deliveries. Over at Emmett’s shop, they had the man weld two bikes to an old metal cart. He even added a motor. Now they could carry larger loads of baked goodies.

The boys never missed anything that happened along Main Street because they could look down there from the upstairs window. That’s why, when a van pulled up and men began unloading large boxes, and taking them inside an abandoned storefront, the guys became suspicious. They came up with a plan to find out what those men were doing.

After counterfeit twenty-dollar-bills began showing up all over town, the boys set up a high-tech surveillance system to help solve the mystery.

Could it be that the men across the street were the ones printing all those phony bills?

Will the boys be able to get the evidence before those men figure out what’s happening, pack up, and leave town?

Book # 3

The Secret of Grandmother’s Grandfather Clock is written and will soon join the other two.

Kurt loved to visit his grandparents’ farm. But, not this time. A simple phone call changed everything. His grandfather had been a bomber pilot and, together, they’d built models. When the phone rang, Kurt was nearly finished building the first one that could actually fly.

His grandparents lived a long distance away. When the family finally got there, Kurt and his sister Olivia found out that their grandfather had died. But the biggest shock was that someone may have been responsible for it.
So, Kurt, Olivia, and their cousins set out to discover the truth. What they find is that someone had been threatening the old man and now they were trying to scare Kurt’s grandmother.

His grandfather had left some clues, but they didn’t make sense to Kurt until he noticed a mirror. He also found that someone in the county office had been tampering with property records and several people had already lost their farms…but why?

Make sure to revisit this blog often for updates and further information about:

This new series
Release dates
An exciting series video
And future titles to be added
The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and his friends, Riley and Jordan

DON’T MISS IT!

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Working On Video For NEW Middle Grade Series

I’m working on an exciting video for this new, middle grade series, The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and his Friends, Riley and Jordan. More information about the publishing date coming soon!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Announcing A New Series For Middle Grade Readers

I’m happy to announce a new series for middle grade readers to be published soon.

The agreements have been signed with Elk Lake Publishing. Adventure & mystery stories, reminiscent of The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, will initially be available for electronic devices through Amazon and others. Eventually these same stories will also be made available in print.
Details concerning the release will be provided on this site, or you may start watching for them at Book Fun Magazine http://www.bookfunmagazine.com/read/account_titles/169656
Each story has a number of segments, most segments end with a cliffhanger, then the story will reach its exciting conclusion. Next, the same characters find themselves in a new adventure or mystery. The title for this series is, “The Accidental Adventures of Kurt Benson and his friends, Riley and Jordan.”

#1 The Cat Burglars

The first serialized story is The Cat Burglars. In this one, our main character could hardly believe there had been a burglary, and right in his own neighborhood. He was helping out his friend whose parents owned Pletcher’s Bed & Biscuit Kennels.

He thought it was odd that his neighbors' cat, Buffy, had been staying at the kennel while the family was away on vacation. But, when he found out that the houses of four other Pletcher’s customers had also been hit, his head started spinning.
That was before he saw the copier repairman do something odd. When he thought no one could see him, the man took a sheet of paper from a clipboard on the wall, made a copy, and quickly returned the clipboard to its hook.

Was it possible that the repairman had something to do with all those burglaries?

Were they getting ready to strike again?

Can the guys figure out the mystery in time?

#2 Funny Money Mystery

The second serialized story is Funny Money Mystery. In this one, our boys get to use a room on the second floor of a building in the center of Main Street with a bakery downstairs. One thing was for sure, these guys never had to wonder where their next meal would be coming from.

Our main character and his friends helped make deliveries. Over at Emmett’s shop, they had the man weld two bikes to an old metal cart. He even added a motor. Now they could carry larger loads of baked goodies.

The boys never missed anything that happened along Main Street because they could look down there from the upstairs window of the bakery. That’s why, when a van pulled up and men began unloading large boxes, and taking them inside an abandoned storefront, the guys became suspicious. They came up with a plan to find out what those men were up to.

After counterfeit twenty-dollar-bills began showing up all over town, the boys set up a high-tech surveillance system to help solve the mystery.

Could it be the men across the street were the ones printing all those phony bills?

Will the boys be able to get the evidence before those men figure out what’s happening, pack up, and leave town?
Stay Tuned

These stories, delivered for use on electronic devices so popular with kids today, provide an excellent combination to hook kids on reading and hold them to the end. Each segment will be fast-paced, short, and most end with a cliffhanger. Your kids will be begging for the next installment, just to see what happens next.

Monday, December 30, 2013

Then and Now


Are you old enough – like me – to remember those radio programs we used to listen to as kids on Saturday mornings?
Or the serialized programs that followed on TV? Remember how you could hardly wait until the next episode?

Well...get ready to share that same excitement and anticipation with your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other children in your family or circle of friends, they can read in a brand new way, on their electronic devices.
Just like it was with those programs, watch this blog for more details about an exciting development coming soon!

Don't touch that dial!