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Simple arithmetic isn't enough for the three-minute battle and the aftermath that won't let go. Seventeen and One is the true story of a family at war, a town in crisis, the men who rode away — and those who didn't.

Series

Path of the Peacemaker (Bee Adkins Book 1)
Trail of Shadows (Bee Adkins Book 2)
Road to Redemption (Bee Adkins Book 3)

The Bee Adkins Series

In the unforgiving landscape of the early 1900s, where the Old West gives way to a new world, a young man’s legend is forged in grit and gunpowder. Bee Adkins, raised under the stern hand of his preacher father on a remote Texas farm, is forced by drought and tragedy to...

Tohua!
The Stone Vigil
The Memory Keepers
The Last Report

The Ridge Watcher

In the volcanic peaks of Sonora and the hidden canyons of Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains, one man becomes the memory the Iron World tried to erase.

Born into the Yaqui rancheria near Hermosillo at the turn of the twentieth century, Antonio Montiel learns to read the earth...

The Bee Adkins Collection

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Praise

Trail of Shadows - The second book in the Bee Adkins trilogy (grittier and more heartbreaking) continues Bee's story of hardship and the struggle to live a moral life. Duane Keeling has masterfully blended fact and fiction into a well-written, fascinating story. Enjoyed this book and looking forward to the last book.

– CN Wood

Shelter - Interesting Story And Well Written
The author used detailed descriptions for the timeline and area of the story setting. He keeps the reader focused on the story. I am looking forward to reading his next book.

– Bonnie Robinson

Shelter - Loved it! Excellent story and well written. Bee was someone I would have liked to have known. Looking forward to the Bee Adkins series.

– CN Wood

Latest Updates

Helen Calloway has a gift - and she intends to use it. In a new series adjacent novel, The Ridge Watcher's legacy takes an unexpected detour to affect the lives of a people...