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Discover the works of Gary M. Roberts—fiction and nonfiction rooted in history, honor, and the shaping of strong character.


Whether through immersive historical romance or practical reflections on leadership and personal responsibility, each book explores endurance, faith, and the cost of integrity.

 


Stories of Endurance

Historical fiction

Shaped by courage, love, and the long arc of faithfulness.

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Series

The Dream and Fire Series
The Captive's Heart Series

The Ginny Series

Walker's Trail Series

The Xy Syndrome Series

Stand-Alone Books

  • A Kiss in the Ashes
  • A Letter for Amelia
  • The Merchant's Daughter
  • Hearts Beneath Black Water
  • The Unreturned Mercy
  • The Stray
  • The Red-neck Storybook

Reflections for the Long Road

Nonfiction 

Exploring responsibility, limits, resilience, and sustainable faith.

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The Dream and Fire Series


New Release - Shattered by Dream and Fire

Readers who enjoy dark fantasy romance, romantic suspense, and character-driven stories where emotional stakes rise alongside danger will find this series rewarding.

Shattered by Dream and Fire is the second book in the Dream and Fire series. A lush historical fantasy of slow-burn romance, hidden conflict,

and the dangerous power of dreams.

Every dream is a doorway. Every doorway has a cost.

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Bound by Dream and Fire

Book One of the Dream and Fire Trilogy

Savannah, Georgia, 1899.

Lauren Fullerton has always walked freely in her dreams—running, leaping, crossing impossible distances she cannot cross while awake. Confined to a wheelchair since childhood, she has learned to live within the limits of her waking world. But her nights tell a different story. Her dreams are vivid, deliberate… and growing dangerously real.


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The Captive's Heart Series

The Heart Series follows a journey of love, identity, and endurance of the Cherokee people and those who walked beside them.


The Captive's Heart

Book 1 of 3

The wilderness took her captive — and gave her a heart reborn.
In a time when two worlds could not meet, one woman and one warrior find themselves bound by fate, guided by the mountains, and redeemed by love.


A sweeping historical romance of love, courage, and the spirit that binds two worlds.

In the silence of the mountain, their hearts learned to speak.


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For the Heart of Adohi

Book 2 of 3
A Sequel to The Captive's Heart

Luella Carter, Adohi, has found sanctuary among the Cherokee—and in the quiet strength of Tayané, the warrior who saved her. Together they dream of peace in a land shadowed by vengeance and war. But when her past reaches into the valley once more, Adohi must face the truth of who she is, and what freedom will cost.

From the ashes of loss rises a story of hope, heritage,

and the unyielding power of the heart.


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For the Heart of the Mountain


Book 3 of 3 

Continues the legacy begun in The Captive’s Heart and The Heart of Adohi

When the soldiers came, they took the land —
but not the spirit of those who called it home.
In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, love becomes the last refuge —

and the first promise of a new beginning.


When all is lost, the mountain remembers.


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Ginny Series

The Ginny Series follows one young woman’s journey from abandonment to belonging in the years after the Civil War.

Beginning with a misunderstood girl dismissed as “Dumb ol’ Ginny,” the trilogy traces her struggle to survive, claim her identity, 

and build a life of dignity in Reconstruction-era Georgia and the growing city of Savannah. Rich in historical detail and quiet emotional depth, the series is a story of resilience, identity, and the long search for belonging. (Based on actual events)


Ginny: A Yearning to Belong


Book 1 of 3

In the unsettled years after the Civil War, twelve-year-old Ginny buries the only mother who ever called her daughter—and with that loss, the fragile stability of her life ends.


Taken into a household where her worth is questioned and her intelligence dismissed, she is given a name meant to diminish her. Quiet and watchful, Ginny begins to understand that the judgments spoken over her may shape her future—unless she chooses otherwise.


Set in Reconstruction-era Georgia, Ginny: A Yearning to Belong is the opening novel in a powerful trilogy about identity, endurance, and the courage to step beyond the labels others assign.

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Ginny: The Resilience of Ginny


Book 2 of 3
In a place both enchanting and unforgiving, Ginny faces her greatest challenge yet: learning to trust, to love, and to believe she deserves a place in the world.

Ginny thought leaving meant freedom, but the life ahead demands a strength she is only beginning to discover.

Working to build a future of her own, she struggles to overcome the voices that once defined her and the hardships that continue to follow her. When she learns her true name and discovers she may have sisters she has never known, Ginny must decide whether to risk reopening the past or continue alone.

Set in late nineteenth-century Savannah, Ginny: The Resilience of Ginny is the second novel in a Southern historical trilogy about identity, endurance, and the quiet strength it takes to claim a life of one’s own.


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Ginny: The Promise of Home

Book 3 of 3

Savannah, 1887. Ginny has survived a brutal past and built a new life as a nurse, but when her first love returns and a new suitor captures her heart, she’s torn between passion and promise. One man ties her to the girl she was, the other to the woman she longs to be. To choose is to risk everything—including the home she’s always dreamed of.


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Walker's Trail Series

A romantic Western with danger, heart, and a sense of place.

“In the wild heart of the Blue Ridge, even love must fight to survive.”


Walker's Trail

Book 1 of 3

Alone and lost in the mountains with his six-year-old sister, fifteen-year-old Zach Walker is faced with the task of keeping them alive while finding help for their parents, who have been kidnapped. To make matters worse, Zach is being followed by a man set on killing him and another whose intentions are unknown.


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Walker's Trail: Return to the Mountains

Book 2 of 3

Zach Walker returns to reclaim lost love but is drawn into a dangerous rescue mission to save a kidnapped girl, confronting child abduction, slavery, and his own journey from boyhood to manhood.


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Walker's Trail: The Augusta Road

Book 3 of 3

Haunted by memories and driven by a longing for the girl he left behind, Zach seizes an opportunity to return and find her. But his journey takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with a young Mexican girl desperate to save her missing sister.

  • One man’s road home becomes a fight to survive.

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The Xy Syndrome


The Xy Syndrome

Book 1 of 2

A plane crash is only the beginning for a young doctor, Ray Butler.

He must now face another crash of worldwide proportions as ninety-five percent of the male population has suddenly and inexplicably died. 


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The Long Dark Road

Book 2 of 2

Teaming up with new friends and old, they fight the elements and capture at every turn, as they travel the long dark road to freedom. A fast-paced sequel to the Xy Syndrome,


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Stand-Alone Fiction


A Kiss in the Ashes

As the Civil War ends, a grieving farm girl and a hunted Union soldier branded a deserter for choosing mercy find forbidden love amid ruin. With the gallows rising and injustice closing in, one town—and one fearless kiss—must decide whether love is worth defying death itself.


A Letter for Amelia

He sent her husband to war. Now, with the fighting over and a promise to keep, Nathan rides home to deliver a letter—and face the love and guilt he’s carried for years.


The Merchant's Daughter

He sent her husband to war. Now, with the fighting over and a promise to keep, Nathan rides home to deliver a letter—and face the love and guilt he’s carried for years.


Hearts Beneath Black Water

Hearts Beneath Black Water is a sweeping tale of forbidden love, family legacies, and the haunting shadows of vengeance.


Their survival—and their hearts—depend on trust, courage, and a love strong enough to withstand the truth.


The Unreturned Mercy

A short historical survival story

 set in 1850.
A girl and her sick brother are trapped in a mountain cabin during a brutal storm—until a stranger appears at the window.



The Stray

A small, sleepy southern town finds itself in the grip of a crime wave with horrendous, random murders that seem to have no explanation. The only connection to the crimes is a wandering animal, a big black dog with demonic abilities that can only be explained through the occult.




The Redneck Story Book

A lively collection of humorous tales that capture the wit, grit, and charm of Southern life. Drawn from the author’s own experiences, these stories shine a light on the peculiar, inventive, and often hilarious ways

Southerners got things done.






Nonfiction: Reflections for the Long Road


A Quick Guide to the Book of Revelation

A product of extended study, research, and multiple teaching sessions on the Book of Revelation. It represents a synthesis of sermons, lecture notes, and the contributions of numerous scholars, supplemented by my own observations and analysis.

Available in:

Hardback, Paperback, Audio,  & eBook




Unfinished: Essays on Faithfulness When Time Is Short

Written for readers who value seriousness, faith, and restraint, this book offers a steady voice for a season of reckoning—and a way forward that does not require resolution.

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Hardback, Paperback, Audio,  & eBook



Wedding Traditions and their Meanings

Uncover the surprising origins, hidden symbolism, and age-old superstitions behind these cherished rituals—and many more. From romantic gestures to quirky superstitions, each tradition holds a story that connects the modern wedding to centuries of history and culture.



Survive: Practical Personal Safety for the Real World

Practical Personal Safety 

for the Real World

 A calm, practical guide to personal safety—without fear or theatrics.

From a Lawman Who’s Seen Enough




Available in:

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