New Release
Fault Lines - The newest book in The Handyman's Guild series, featuring The Apprentices. May 2, 2026
Fault Lines (The Handyman's Guild - book 6)
Fault Lines is a haunting, deeply rooted story set in the heart of Alabama, where the land remembers more than it reveals. Beneath the quiet towns of Margaret, Acmar, and Leeds lies a hidden history shaped by coal mines, family ties, and forces that refuse to stay buried. As past and present begin to shift, long-forgotten connections rise to the surface, drawing ordinary people into something far larger than themselves. What begins as a search for understanding becomes a journey through memory, loss, and the unseen lines that bind generations together.
Blending local history with subtle mystery, Fault Lines explores the idea that some fractures in the earth—and in our lives—never truly heal. They wait… and when they move, everything above them changes.
In the small towns of Alabama, a secret brotherhood works quietly in the shadows—fixing what breaks, guiding those who wander, and preventing disasters no one else ever notices. They are the Handyman’s Guild, an old order of caretakers whose tools are instinct, compassion, and a mysterious lantern that glows when danger is near. Born in 1955, Randall Broward grows from a curious boy into a man shaped by near-misses, narrow escapes, and unseen hands that always seem to steady his path. When he inherits the Guild’s lantern and ledger, he discovers the truth: he was being prepared all along. Spanning six decades, this reflective Southern tale follows Randall through childhood adventures, heartbreak, renewal, and the quiet work of learning to “fix what people don’t see breaking.” As his own season begins to fade, Randall must guide a new generation—one destined to become the Apprentices. Heartfelt, mysterious, and deeply human, The Handyman’s Guild is a story about legacy, small acts of courage, and the invisible ways we protect each other.
The Quarry Keeper (book 2)
The Handyman's Guild (book 1)
Before Randall Broward ever carried a lantern for the Handyman’s Guild, an old man named Herbert Nash watched over the hidden dangers beneath the quarries of Leeds, Alabama. Known locally as a harmless recluse, Herbert was actually a Keeper—tasked with listening to shifting stone, deep water, and the quiet hum of the valley itself.
When a violent summer storm awakens a dangerous fault under Atlas Quarry, Herbert unexpectedly finds help in young Randall Broward, a boy with a rare gift for hearing what others can’t. Together, they face a night that will change the valley forever and mark Randall as a future Keeper.
The Quarry Keeper is a haunting, heartfelt companion to The Handyman’s Guild, revealing the origins of Randall’s calling and the Guild’s long-standing presence in Leeds. Perfect for readers who enjoy Southern folklore, quiet magic, and the unseen hands that keep a community safe.
The Watchers (book 3)
The Watchers is a quiet companion to The Handyman’s Guild and The Quarry Keeper, set in the same Southern landscape but focused on the unseen moments that shaped it. Along the rivers, rail lines, quarries, and back streets of Leeds, Alabama, there are those who notice when the ground shifts, when water runs too fast, or when curiosity edges too close to danger.
This is the story of Randall Broward’s youth, his fearless sister Janey, and the quiet figures who watched over them without taking credit—people who understood that true responsibility is rarely recognized, and that the greatest successes leave no record at all.
Part coming-of-age story, part regional myth, The Watchers explores what it means to care for a place, to intervene without being seen, and to accept that some work is meant to remain unnoticed.
Four teens. One mysterious crate. A lantern that glows with a life of its own.
When Makaley Broward and her friends—JD Sawyer, Sean McCready, and Dezi Whitlock—uncover a box of impossible tools marked with the symbol HG, they awaken the long dormant work of the Handyman’s Guild, a secret organization devoted to quietly protecting the innocent through unseen acts of repair and intervention.
Drawn from four different Alabama towns but connected by something they can’t yet name, the four apprentices must learn to trust each other, trust the tools, and trust the strange call that’s chosen them.
Because something dangerous is stirring beneath the surface of their communities… and only they can fix what’s coming undone.
The Apprentices is a warm, thrilling blend of friendship, mystery, and quiet heroism—proof that sometimes, the smallest acts of repair hold the greatest power.
The Apprentices (book 4)
Ashville Rising is a mysterious, history-steeped continuation of The Handyman’s Guild, where ancient routes, buried relics, and restless ground converge beneath a small Alabama town. Six months after holding the river line, Makaley and the apprentices are drawn east to Ashville—where a forgotten stagecoach route hums with Guild energy, the courthouse foundation hides something older than the town itself, and pressure beneath the ridge begins to rise. As past and present collide, they must decide whether they are simply fixing what’s broken—or inheriting a legacy that was always waiting for them.
Ashville Rising (book 5)
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