Mad River Magic–a clean-teen fantasy series–is set in the hills of rural western Ohio, along the magic Mad River. Gram and Gramps live in the enchanted forest of Cedar Heights. Their grandchildren – Elm, Scout, Rey, Bug, Brook, Chief, Lil, Mari, and Arch – along with Bolt (the red-headed neighbor on crutches) roam the forest, practice light magic created from the Shawnee language, travel in flying barrel carts, play Plexus, and search for portals into alternate worlds.

Join them as they get into one mess after another, search for solutions to solve crises, and struggle to find their way back to the enchanted forest of Cedar Heights and their beloved grandparents.

The following books are available on Amazon and other retailers. See the “My Books” page of this website for a more in-depth description of each book:

Prequel – Bolt’s Story

The story before the story. Learn how Bolt Owen, the red-headed daredevil on crutches, finds a way to deal with his muscular dystrophy and all of life’s challenges to become the leader of the Mad River Magic and learn how to fly.

Book #1 – The Hemlock Aperture

An introduction to the Mad River Magic gang, with an adventure in the Strata, where good and evil compete to influence behavior in the real world.

Book #2 – The Tetra-Chrome Spiral-Skyway

Mad River Magic travels to a giant DNA molecule high above the Mad River Valley where they must learn “the code” to solve the mystery of who is stealing their rain.

Book#3 – Cryptoflux Calcium Caper

Mad River Magic travels the dark, slimy passages of a cavern along the Mad River Valley to find a strange creature who is stealing the bedrock foundation of the community.

Book #4 – Heart Brain 180

Deep within the Heart World a circulatory system is inhabited by giant playing cards and chess pieces. The Mad River Magic gang must find a back door into this world to find the evil force who is reeling in his victims and resetting their heart and mind.

Book #5 – United We Stand, Dude!

The Skin World is the setting for this adventure where a maniacal tyrant is set on conquering the world by dividing all creatures according to skin color. Mad River Magic must find and destroy the “Divider” if they are to gain “Healer’s” power to restore harmony to their own world.