Fiction Books
Tim loves writing contemporary mystery, adventure, and suspense novels for youth. Sometimes
the most powerful way to convey truth is through fiction ... a great, powerful story.
Well-written stories are powerful and can convey truth like nothing else can. Nuggets of truth go straight to the heart.
Tim doesn’t write down to his readers, and he’s a firm believer that stories don’t need bad
language or romance to be “real” or to hold a reader’s attention. Tim is careful not to make all parents look like idiots ... because they’re not. Instead of using those “lazy writing” tactics, Tim works hard to write great, powerful stories and create characters who resonate with the readers. Tim’s fiction is not preachy, and definitely would not be characterized in any way by the word “hokey.”
His novels are a great choice when parents want to read-aloud to their kids. Mom or Dad won’t be bored while they’re reading! And reading aloud to the kids—even through the teenage years—is a great way to help them gain a love for reading. Their vocabulary and comprehension skyrockets.
High Water Series
Escape from the Everglades
Book 1
After Parker Buckman is mauled and nearly killed by an alligator in the Florida Everglades, he sees his new town as a place of death...
The Deep End
Book 3
Harley ignores a cryptic warning, but soon learns the chilling message is absolutely true. When his motorcycle is stolen...
Every Hidden Thing
Book 2
Parker Buckman loves his new home in Rockport, MA. But strange things have been happening ever since Devin Catsakis’ funeral...
The Second Storm
Book 4
A Category 5 hurricane is heading for southern Florida, and Parker Buckman’s friend Wilson Stillwaters is caught in its crosshairs. It’s going to be bad, and Wilson will need help. But that means going back to the Everglades …
Even in Darkness
Book 5 in Focus on the Family’s High Water series releases September 17!
Sometimes There’s No Light at the End of the Tunnel
While diving in Rockport Harbor, Parker Buckman makes a terrifying discovery. Haunting enough to keep him out of the water. His best friend, Harley, has his own dilemma—and needs Parker’s help. Meeting Harley halfway won’t cut it. Parker will need to be all in—which can only mean trouble. Parker, Harley, Jelly, Ella, and Wilson . . . these friends have survived deadly situations together before. But this time escape seems more hopeless than ever. What do you do when you’re surrounded by darkness ... and dawn will never get there in time?
Easy target
Easy Target
Taking on Bullies Comes with Hidden Danger ... Becoming One Yourself.
Thrust into public school his eighth-grade year, ex-homeschooler Hudson Sutton is an outsider—and an easy target.
When he sticks up for “Pancake” he makes two allies and plenty of enemies. Hudson want to protect his new friends, so he puts a bold plan into action.
But as school bullies retaliate and Hudson’s plans to stop them get out of hand, Hudson fears he’s making the situation worse. The more he tries to help his new friends, the more he hurts others.
Too late Hudson learns who the real easy target is. What happens when that person’s hurt is so big, she believes she’s beyond fixing? And what happens
when she’s so desperate, she’ll do the unthinkable to send one last cry for help? Sometimes the best way to change others is to change yourself.
Code of Silence Series
Code of Silence
Book 1
When Cooper, Hiro, and Gordy witness a robbery that leaves a man in a coma, they find themselves tangled in a web of mystery and deceit...
Back before Dark
Book 2
A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted. Despite the best of police efforts...
Below the surface
Book 3
Something is wrong with Cooper. He’s plagued by a fear he doesn’t understand and can’t control. Cooper just wants to escape...