Follow the Simard and Seymour families through a historical fiction saga inspired by the author’s own family research.

Concept artwork for The Name Beneath the Stone

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Book 01 · Planned December 1, 2026

The Name Beneath the Stone

The story begins in sixteenth-century France.

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Concept artwork for The Crossing

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Book 02 · Planned June 19, 2027

The Crossing

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Concept artwork for When the Earth Remembers

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Book 03 · Planned December 1, 2027

When the Earth Remembers

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Concept artwork for The Keeper of Baie-Saint-Paul

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Book 04 · Planned June 19, 2028

The Keeper of Baie-Saint-Paul

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Concept artwork for The Seymour Name

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Book 05 · Planned December 1, 2028

The Seymour Name

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Concept artwork for The River Keeps Its Dead

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Book 06 · Planned June 19, 2029

The River Keeps Its Dead

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Concept artwork for The Last Seymour

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Book 07 · Planned December 1, 2029

The Last Seymour

More of the family story will be revealed in time.

Dates are planned and may change. Book one is listed on Amazon; later purchase information will be added when available.

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All covers are illustrative concepts, not final published covers. The future books’ dates and titles remain subject to change.

The Second Name

A legacy across generations

The story begins with a family and follows its echoes through time.

Imagined scene from the Simard family story
Imagined scene from the family’s world
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Reading the series

Seven books, one family story

Begin with The Name Beneath the Stone, then follow the books in their listed order as the family story moves through later generations. New details and purchase links for future books will be shared as they become available.

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