Paul C.R. Monk Books in Order

A boy struggling to choose his future is transformed into an insect by a giant oak tree. His journey across a meadow becomes a struggle to trust himself and complete a dangerous quest before returning to human life becomes impossible.

Fourteen-year-old Marcel and his insect companions leave an abandoned snake tunnel seeking fresh air, only to enter an ant colony. Navigating its underground maze tests their friendship and forces the tiny travelers to understand dangers they can detect by scent.

In France in 1685, Jeanne and Jacob Delpech face soldiers ordered to force Protestants to abandon their faith. Their refusal threatens their home, children, and life together, beginning a struggle to survive persecution without surrendering their convictions.

Jeanne struggles to support her son in Geneva while Jacob endures indentured labor in the Caribbean. Persecution, shipwreck, and piracy obstruct their attempts to reunite, testing the separated family’s hope of finding safety and a home together.

In 1689, Jacob is trapped by winter in New York while Jeanne and their son face a dangerous journey out of Switzerland. Their plans to reunite in London falter as political upheaval and renewed war close routes across Europe and the Atlantic.

Former spy May Stuart sets out to reunite with her daughter, but corsairs capture her ship. A grieving French officer offers help, and their plan to escape together attracts enemies determined to seize their promised fortune.

Jacob and Jeanne Delpech leave Ireland for New York in pursuit of religious and personal freedom. Rebellion and divided loyalties unsettle their new home, while an injury and an unexpected relationship transform their son's future.