Conservation officer Graham Scott knows what it is to want. The wilderness has given him a lifetime of pleasure, the prospect of a family in a young teacher, Sarah Waters, and her five-year-old daughter, Lila…until it turns on him. One day, Sarah surprises Graham with a picnic lunch during a routine patrol of the Rockwood State Forest. She remains behind to take a few pictures of the sunset…and vanishes. Graham will spend the next seven months combing the largest park in the continental United States to find her. Consumed by want, no—need, he will stop at nothing to bring her back—for her parents, her daughter, himself, but most of all, for Sarah. Heartache, false hopes, and the unexpected will make you want to get “Lost in the Adirondacks,” the continuing series of Graham Scott novels. Discover if Officer Scott’s devotion and courage will be rewarded.

Adirondack Sundown (The Lost in the Adirondacks Series)

Romance

Sprouse, Heidi

Romantic Suspense

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The search for Sarah is finally over. Conservation officer Graham Scott is trying to pick up the pieces of his life with his bride-to-be after she vanished for over 6 months. It's time to move forward. There's only one problem: Kane Johnson. Sarah's abductor is a fugitive, on the loose in the vast wilderness of the Adirondacks. Graham and Sarah will soon discover how far Johnson's reach extends into their lives and their nightmares. Will they make it to forgiveness or fall over the edge?

The Edge of Forgiveness on Blue Mountain: Book Two in the Lost in the Adirondacks Series

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Can a life gone wrong be made right? Woodsman Kane Johnson is haunted by this question. Forced to live the life of a recluse by a father who was scarred by the Viet Nam war and took his family into hiding in the wilderness, the woodsman was driven by despair and desperation to steal a woman when he was faced with the loss of his family. Kane had everything taken away from him when conservation officer Graham Scott rescued his future wife, Sarah, and took Johnson in. Now a fugitive, Kane has attempted to pick up the pieces of his shattered life and make something good come out of the bad. When Scott's daughter turns up missing during a camping trip on Blue Mountain Lake, the woodsman's life will become entangled with the conservation officer yet again. It will feel like a Catch-22 as Kane takes two steps forward only to be forced to take three steps back while tragedy after tragedy befalls him. Will he be able to begin a new chapter in his life or will the bridge to the future be burned as the past refuses to be buried?

Sunrise Over Indian Lake: Book Three in the Lost in the Adirondacks Series

Literature & Fiction

What do you do when your brother asks for one last Adirondack summer? John Taylor and Tommy Jackman have been best friends since age eight, the day they made a blood brother pact to stick together through thick and thin. Every year since, they’ve spent their summers at John’s Adirondack camp, and gotten together whenever they can during the year. Their pact will be put to the ultimate test when Tommy asks John to take him back to the lake to die. Without hesitation, John packs up Tommy and his beloved dog, Jasper, and drives his blood brother from Colorado to the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is the hardest thing John has ever done. But the friends give each other a precious gift, the chance to share their lives one last time before Tommy no longer has a future. They remember all the firsts they shared: the first drink, the first smoke, the first night with a girl. As Tommy’s life winds down, John holds on, blood brother scar against blood brother scar, until he realizes it’s not their last Adirondack summer. In this place, where they crossed the bridge from childhood to adulthood together, Thomas Michael Jackman will always be with him. Take the journey with John and Tommy as they learn the grim lesson of how letting go can sometimes be the best way to hold on.

One Last Adirondack Summer

Genre Fiction

Salt Run Publishing

Time is no barrier to love. Charlotte Ross, by her own admission, is a history geek. It’s only to be expected, as both of her parents are closely tied to preserving the colonial heritage of Johnstown, New York. What Charlotte did not expect was tripping over her own feet and falling into the height of the American Revolution. Charlotte, who understands SUVs, microwave ovens, and cell phones, is thrust into a world of mayhem, guns, and blood. Finding herself living the life of her ancestor gives her a new perspective on identity, family, and freedom. With no electricity, instant communication, or medical supplies, she quickly learns to fight her own battles alongside her beloved father. The struggles of her newborn nation and the tolls it takes on those she loves changes her forever. Jacob Cooper, a local gunsmith, has loved Charlotte since the moment he first saw her. He cannot picture his life without her—if he survives the hell that is the American Revolution. He is positive Charlotte knows his feelings for her. It’s evident in the shy way she glances at him, and the warm smiles she aims in his direction. Yet, lately there is something distant about her; something he cannot put his finger on. It’s as though she is no longer at home in her own skin. For a displaced girl like Charlotte, every part of managing her life in the eighteenth century is difficult. And then she meets the Patriot, Benjamin Willson. Manhattan Book Review (Sheli Ellsworth): Sprouse creates gentle, determined characters who value liberty and the freedoms of its promise. She wraps each with a blanket of compassion and carries them through with strength and conviction. The story is an easy read. Sprouse’s writing doesn’t just push the reader to the next page but propels them with powerful narrative drive and emotional energy.

Whispers of Liberty (Whispers of Liberty Series)

Time Travel

Something is wrong with Officer Jim Pedersen. He isn't eating. He isn't sleeping. His easygoing nature has vanished, replaced by a brooding, irritable mood that won't go away like a dark cloud hovering over his head. No one understands what is going on. Is it gambling? Money troubles? Problems at work? Another woman?They haven't seen the mysterious mailers that have arrived at work. They haven't seen the disturbing pictures. Read the threats. Been shaken to the core with fear that sends ice running through the policeman's veins.Day by day, the man everyone knows is disappearing. Will his best friend, conservation officer Graham Scott, figure out what's wrong before Jim vanishes without a trace?

Deserted on Lake Desolation: Book Four in the Lost in the Adirondacks Series

Time is no barrier to love. Charlotte Ross, by her own admission, is a history geek. It was only to be expected as both of her parents are closely tied to preserving the colonial heritage of Johnstown, New York. What was not expected was Charlotte tripping over her own feet and falling into the middle of the American Revolution. Being a modern girl fitting into the 18th century was hard enough...then she met Benjamin. "This book does for the Revolution what Outlander did for 18th century Scotland." - Daniel A. Willis, author, Immortal Betrayal "Sprouse creates gentle, determined characters who value liberty and the freedoms of its promise. She wraps each with a blanket of compassion and carries them through with strength and conviction. The story is an easy read. Sprouse’s writing doesn’t just push the reader to the next page, but propels them with powerful narrative drive and emotional energy." - Sheli Ellsworth, Manhattan Book Review

Whispers of Liberty

United States

Bygone Era Books

In 1906, the murder of Grace Brown rocked the nation. It was considered the trial of the century, capturing the imaginations of people coast to coast after a skirt factory worker, Grace Brown, was found dead in Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks of New York. Her lover, Chester Gillette, nephew of the owner of the Gillette Skirt Factory, was found to be the main suspect. His motive--he did want to deal with the pregnancy of an unwed worker that would hold him back on his attempt to climb up the social ladder.Journalist Charlie Baxter hopes to discover what happened that fateful night. His research takes him to the former home of Judge Ward, the prosecutor in the Gillette case. While there, Charlie finds himself haunted by the ghost of Chester Gillette. When a scream in the night pulls him from his room and across the hall to another patron in the bed and breakfast, he'll be stunned to meet Katherine Grace Brown, a woman who shares the name of the murder victim from the historic case. Charlie wonders what her connection could be. He doesn't believe in coincidences.Katherine Brown is tortured by nightmares - both sleeping and waking. No matter the circumstances, the dreams are of the same man and woman in a boat on a summer's night. What frightens her more is that she resembles the woman and can feel her terror the moment she falls overboard. She struggles to the surface, reaching out, calling, "Chester " just before she drowns. Katherine understands the terror, on the run from her past and an abusive ex. She finds herself at the B&B on Ward's Pond hoping to find peace, but instead finds herself pulled into an old murder case...and the arms of the handsome journalist, Charlie Baxter. Their attraction is powerful, but the tragic story of Grace and Chester has an even stronger pull.

Walking with Ghosts on Ward's Pond

Mystery

Liminal Books

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