Hatchie: Keeper of the Secret is an historical fiction novel full of action, adventure, and intrigue with a twist of mystery. The novel begins with Patrick, a university student, who is out of school for his summer break. He is helping his grandfather work in the Hatchie Hills to secure tuition funds. While he is working, he discovers an ancient Chickasaw secret that is tied all the way back to King Solomon's temple over 3,000 years ago. This novel provides the reader with an action-adventure saga that ends on a surprising and exciting note, but as the reader concludes the book, it is really the beginning. Hatchie: Keeper of the Secret kicks off a new book series that places the reader on the front row as a search for world peace begins, and each book takes the reader into exciting new places with some characters who will be introduced that no one could ever imagine being a part of this historical fiction series. It is a story that has never been told before, and it is sure to grip you and pull you like a water current into places that you don't even know exist. Be one of the first to read this book and then like a spark, tell your friends and neighbors as this search for world peace continues until the last book concludes the saga in Jerusalem. Some people will ask the author, "Why did you write this book?" The answer is not easy but the telling of the story is like a river that overflows its banks. I had a short story that I wanted to write for years. I also had three novels framed up that I wanted to write when I retired from dentistry. I have not completely retired from the practice of dentistry, but I have cut back my clinical hours greatly. I started writing the short story, then I watched the Harry Potter movies with my teenage children. We enjoyed the series, and then I had a thought that I could combine my short story with the novels that I already had framed to be written. It took quite a number of walks and hours and hours of thinking, but I finally visualized the connecting link, and it opened the doors for an even larger imagination to enable one continuing action-adventure tale based on little-known historical facts. The continuing adventure is quite remarkable for the author, and it is exciting to bring this story to people who love to read. Others ask an author, "What is your audience?" I believe teens and young adults will find this book fascinating because the main character is a college student. Book one, Hatchie: Keeper of the Secret, i