THE MYSTERY OF OCTOBER ISLAND 
(Book 1)

What a blast to camp on a private island–until someone raids the camp. Bizarre clues keep showing up that seem to make no sense at all, until Jazz Marie, the loving Labrador retriever, turns the tide. What a jaw-dropping way to learn it’s best to judge not.

MIDNIGHT AT THE AUGUST TREE HOUSE
(Book 2)

How cool to build a tree house! But what if, from its window, you saw something you weren’t meant to see? The O’Brien’s take a life-threatening chance in order to solve a crime, and see first hand the problem with stealing.

THE SEARCH FOR BLACK JANUARY
(Book 3)

When Michael O’Brien is nearly killed by a mysterious snowmobile, his family has only one vague clue to find the diver who sped into the night. Through it all, they come to understand the meaning of justice and the problem with lying.

GHOSTS IN THE SEPTEMBER CORN MAZE
(Book 4)

The O’Brien grandkids’ summer vacation screeches to a halt when they find two teenagers unconscious from drug overdoses in their grandparents’ corn maze. At the same time, ghosts are frolicking in the corn, but whose ghosts are they? As readers witness the rippling effect of drug abuse they also gain an inspiring view into the world of one homeless family.

THE TWELVE TEARS OF APRIL
(Book 5)

The Twelve Tears of April delves into U.S. history, and we see first hand how history can personally affect our future. When the O’Brien’s fly to Texas for spring break, they expect only to watch Papa’s mare, Miss Devonshire, compete in a championship horse show. None of them anticipate the web of intrigue that awaits them in historic Independence, a town born in the days of Sam Houston. When young Lanie Polencia discovers her family history may be a lie, placing her future in doubt, she is crushed. Desperate to know if her secret family treasure every truly existed, she turns to the O’Brien’s for help. The journal they find that once belonged to Dona Elena Polencia transports them back to pre-Civil War days and pitches Kelsey, McKenna and Michael into a dangerous treasure hunt. You see, there are others who are willing to kill to possess the treasure that once guaranteed Lanie’s future. Set on a hair-raising course of discovery, Kelsey and McKenna take a life threatening chance to help their friend.