Books
Steve draws inspiration from his life and from history to create rich novels sure to draw you in.
Catching the Wind
A captivating tale of duty, honor, love — and baseball
Sam Cloud-Carson knows great loss. He lost his family and then his freedom when he was blackmailed into working as a tracker for a private military company in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan.
Conniving CEO Drake Dixon didn't make it easy, but Sam finally has a fresh start in Nicaragua, where his journey is just beginning. Sam’s natural talent and innate kindness bring attention from scouts — and from a troubled woman who faces her own demons.
He’s ready to make his mark on and off the field when his arch-enemy resurfaces and threatens to crush his chance at redemption. Can Sam keep Drake Dixon at bay and his Big League dreams alive?
Walks with the Wind
A GRIPPING STORY OF LOSS, MANIPULATION AND THE FIGHT TO SURVIVE
Sam Cloud-Carson has a good life. He’s a budding baseball phenom who can pack the stands with scouts. He’s surrounded by a loving family. And he’s well known in his Southern Ute tribe and beyond as the best wildlife tracker anyone has ever seen – anyone, including Drake Dixon.
Drake doesn’t concern himself with anything or anyone that can’t give him what he craves: money and power. His position and prestige as owner of DiamondBar Security bring him both, but he knows young Sam can bring him even more. If he can convince him to come on board, that is.
When the worst day of Sam’s life becomes the best day of Drake’s, their paths become impossibly intertwined in a journey across the globe – a journey with life-altering implications for them both.
the Walls of LUcca
As Italy tries to heal from the wounds of World War I, one young woman brings together a number of strangers from disparate sections of the struggling country’s society. Isabella Roselli has an inner strength that defies understanding and her mission will touch those still hurting from the scars of war and injustice.
When the orphaned Isabella happens on the Martellino vineyard, she pulls in a widowed mother of four, a shell-shocked soldier, and an imperious matriarch. As these and other characters in the town of Lucca get to know Isabella, they are challenged to surrender their fears. Fascism is taking hold of the heart of Italy, and it is ensnaring all Italians in a web of brutality and dictatorship. Will Isabella’s simple love and friendship be enough to break Fascism's hold on the residents of the vineyard? Find out in this compelling novel about love, hope, and the family we choose for ourselves.
ABove the Walls
The sequel to The Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls follows the Martellinos and their workers as World War II approaches. Love, deception and faith intertwine with the heartbreaking ravages of war in this gripping family drama.
Mussolini has joined forces with Hitler, bringing Italy closer to the brink of war with each passing day, and evil politician Alfredo Obizzi has wasted no time in seizing power and fortune as Fascism envelops Italy.
Using his growing power, he is determined to ruin the Martellinos and the Carollos, along with the vineyard that sustains them.
Will the families be able to save the vineyard — and themselves — from the evils of war and Obizzi? Find out in this epic story of the battle between vengeance and forgiveness.