The Keepers Gate

Johnny Ryan is forced to leave the comfort of his family's estate and servants and spend a summer at camp. His new and unlikely best friend is at camp through a program that sends one boy from a NY orphanage each year. The two meet a camp caretaker that leads them to a passageway and a place unlike anything they have ever experienced. Filled with challenges and danger, the two press on in an attempt to free a person they are not even sure is alive.

Johnny Ryan and his new found friend, Nick Halloway, never imagined summer camp would send them on a journey into a strange world filled with challenges, traps, and dangers like no other place they had ever been. The two build an inseparable bond as they work to free a person they are not even sure is alive. They must face many challenges, knowing the entire time that they too could end up trapped in this strange world they have discovered. The story blends the everyday interactions of the camp along with their secret journeys into this strange world. The possibility that they, too, could end up trapped is ever present and only helps to build the strongest bonds of trust and friendship. Even in the face of clear danger, the greater cause pushes them forward with twists and turns that will keep you reading as if you were right there with them.

An accomplished writer in multiple genres. Writing for the young adult market has provided him with the most satisfaction as he blends in fantasy with reality and tries to always add life lessons within.