Books published by Franklin/Kerr Press

The quest for eternal life often sends explorers to an early death.Lucas Caine is struggling to get his deep-sea salvage operation off the ground. But when he makes a discovery off the coast of Nags Head, he finds himself in the middle of a 200-year-old secret government operation. It's mission: to find the Fountain of Youth. Caught between a shadow agency and another mysterious group sworn to protect the Fountain at all costs, Lucas doesn't know who-if anyone-to trust.With his best friend Darwin by his side, the team must trace a cryptic path originating from the ocean's depths on a high-octane search for the greatest treasure of them all. But one-by-one the team disappears. Can Lucas end the quest and locate his friends while he runs for his life? Or will he be next?Don't miss The Search for the Fountain of Youth, the fourth book in the Lucas Caine series by Caleb Wygal. If you like Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Dan Brown, then this adventure will have you turning the pages!

Kayden Walker is a typical sixteen year old high school student. He hates school, thinks he can't go a day without talking to his girlfriend, and his phone is perpetually in his hand.Stuck on the family's yearly October beach getaway, Kayden reluctantly tags along for an excursion into a Halloween-themed maze that his mom found online. It's a small, rundown facility about thirty minutes off the beaten path with rusted doors and a rotted wooden edifice.There's only one problem when Kayden's family and a newlywed couple enter the maze. Once you enter, you're not allowed to leave.Warning: This is an extreme horror story. Some content may be disturbing to sensitive readers.

A 300-year-old mystery from one of the world's most notorious pirates leads to the adventure of a lifetime for two friends - an adventure which could lead to fame and fortune, or to their deaths.Deep within the archives at a museum in Raleigh, NC, Darwin Trickett makes the discovery of a lifetime: the diary of Blackbeard's wife and a folded treasure map tucked in its pages. He asks Lucas Caine for assistance in helping find the location marked on the map which they believe was drawn by Blackbeard.Now, these two friends embark on a journey in search of treasure. They uncover clues leading them to several locations along the Carolina coast while being shadowed by a group of mysterious men.By the time Darwin and Lucas unravel the puzzle, they find themselves fighting for their lives.What happens next will rewrite the history books and change the two men's lives forever.

Have you ever woken in the middle of a dream only to find it isn't over?For Taren Evans, it's reality. He's stricken with an unnerving disorder that forces him wide awake in the middle of his dreams, in the middle of his nightmares.Unable to move or speak, Taren can only lie in bed, helpless, while the cruel dream world melds with the real world around him. A place where reality and fantasy become blurred.When sleep becomes torment, could you close your eyes?