I have no idea if anyone cares about my option😜, but here's a great recent read of mine: 

Interesting story, with some great plot twists, and totally clean.

A budding genius gets recruited by the FBI to find stolen art in this first book in the hilarious middle grade mystery series that has “elements of Alex Rider, James Bond, and Sherlock Holmes” (School Library Journal) from New York Times bestselling, Edgar Award­–winning James Ponti.

Twelve-year-old Florian Bates has just moved to Washington, DC, the latest of places he’s lived for his dad’s job a security specialist and his mom’s an art conservator—now with the National Gallery of Art. Florian keeps busy developing his technique TOAST (Theory of All Small Things) that focuses on details to solve life’s little mysteries such as where to sit on the on the first day of school or which Chinese restaurant has the best eggrolls.

His observational skills haven’t earned him many friends in the past, but his neighbor Margaret turns out to be a kindred spirit and an excellent student of TOAST. While testing their talents in the National Gallery, they uncover a valuable lead about a piece of stolen art! After calling in their tip, Florian and Margaret catch the attention of the FBI…and a notorious crime syndicate known as EEL.

Now, Florian is the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ most wanted lists, and he and Margaret might be in way over their heads. Can these amateur sleuths foil an art theft and forgery ring by looking at the small things, or will they find the devil is in the details?

Buy here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4cNMeMn

HOME (THEY book 3)

 

Home is more than a place. Home is where the heart is. Home is just a memory.

It’s now been several years since the fall of the Free World, and the rise of THEY as a world power. Violence and crime climb with every day, and any hope for the future seems to shrink as the United States fractures. 

Those that survived THEY’s purge using DI-43 are forced to comply as THEY seize their children from ages five-to-eight with the blood type AB+. Those THEY didn’t take live in constant fear, and with TIME now a remnant of what it once was, the people have little choice but to submit.

Those that don’t submit soon find themselves at the mercy of the State Protecters, whose leader has one objective and one objective only.

To being peace and safety back to the country, and he will accomplish it, no matter the cost.

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/4zAduHY

The Forgotten Shadow (Releases July 3rd)

 

Rune has been training to be an assassin and spy in the Crown’s service for as long as he can remember.
So, when the chance to prove himself crosses his path, he seizes it.
Without any idea that the kingdom’s future rests on the edge of a blade, Rune finds himself playing a far more important role than he realizes.

Prince Heiris has felt alone ever since the death of his parents four years before. Yet, never has he felt more alone as his coronation approaches.
But it’s not just the weight of a crown pressing down on him as assassins try to take his life. Because it’s not just the throne at stake if he were to die.
Heiris Stelheart’s death would bring about a second Age of Ashes.

A kingdom one death away from civil war. A bloodline one death away from unleashing the dragons upon the realm once more.

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/4v8vRks

Fiasco (Deadlock Book 6) Releases May 25th

 

Gregory never expected he would be working with a Grimly Girl, not even before he left Deadlock, and yet, here he finds himself, teaming up with a girl that just tried to kill him to protect a scientist they were both assigned to keep alive.

It quickly becomes obvious that there’s more going on with “Agent 354” then meets the eye; maybe she was picked for this mission by more than chance, and maybe she’s just as much a prisoner of the Grimly Family as Gregory had been in Deadlock.

After what happened on his last mission, Gregory has no intention of trusting her further than he can throw her. In fact, he might be able to throw her further.

If the girl wants his trust, she’s going to have to prove she deserves it, and even then it might be a stretch. Yet trust is a two way street, and there might be someone out there ready to jeopardize her trust in him, putting both their lives and the mission at risk.

Either way, this mission may turn out more complicated than Gregory originally expected. Ghosts never stay hidden, and buried pasts rarely stay that way.

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/4u0QhLL

Surprise release: come April 10th

 

Nephesh Security is a privately owned and funded agency that does what the government can’t. Protecting those that can’t protect themselves, and bringing down the evil that the world breeds.

Agent Adler has always toed the line between what’s right and what’s legal, and when he became a part of NS that didn’t change. Known as a bit of a maverick agent among already unconventional agents, it didn’t come as a surprise to many when Adler ends up recruiting a man he once despised. 

Rush didn’t expect the straight and narrow path to be easy, but he wasn’t expecting the balancing act to be this hard either. Then again, he never would have expected the person he once would have called his nemesis to give him the chance to redeem himself either. 

But will their shared history be too much to move past? Or will that past be exactly what they need to get the job done?



The mission was supposed to be simple, find the kidnapped doctor, and bring William Dai down. But nothing is ever simple when Adler and Rush are together, and the “simple” mission quickly spirals into a darker conspiracy.

Buy here.

Attention to anyone who wants to read my books before they come out!

 Okay, so, this is still pretty new so there might be some snags in the future. But I've set up a membership using Fourth Wall where you can get either a month or a year of (chapter by chapter) access to ARCs of my books. You can find the details and prices here: https://p-d-atkerson-shop.fourthwall.com/  at the bottom of the page. 

Merch News!

 I know, I know. You just can't wait to find out what news I have for you. Well, you have no wait no more because my news is... I have opened a merch store on Fouthwall! Here are a few of the things I currently have up:

Guardian Eagle VS Predator shoes

$60 plus shipping, but they were super fun to make. XD

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Commander Ace Baseball Cap

$25 plus shipping

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Alliance Patch (from of the Stars)

$14 plus shipping

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End Game (Castling Book 5) Releasing March 6th 2026

 

The end is coming, one way or another, everything will come crashing down.

Lever’s tired, he’s tired of fighting, he’s tired of trying to be enough for someone who never cared about him, and he’s tired of playing everyone else’s games. Maybe it’s time he changed the rules.

After everything that’s happened in his life, Peter certainly never expected to find himself on the same side as Lever in . . . anything. But with little choice, Peter finds himself forced to trust one of the last people he ever would have expected.

People show their true colors when they’re put to the test, and Lever and Peter are about to be put to the test. They will be pushed beyond their limits in body, mind, and soul. The challenge of a lifetime is upon them, and the choices they make will have long reaching consequences.

Yet, the Challenger Trials are only the beginning, and for better or worse, nothing will ever be the same again.

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/3N9iCyY

I can't believe the Castling Series is coming to an end. It feels like just yesterday I came up with the idea.

New Release! Odd One Out

 

Samantha’s life has always been mind numbingly boring, with a half-brother that can’t hold down a job to save his life, a mom who’s declared war on a fellow homeschooling mom that’s snubbed her, and a dad who just wants to be left out of the drama.

When her thirteenth-birthday-wish is for something exciting to happen, she never expected it to come true.

What starts out as an average day hanging out with her best friend takes a turn when a mysterious stranger grabs her and gives her a cryptic message.

She doesn’t give it another thought, until she sees the mystery man on the news, murdered less than a block from where she’d seen him.

Sammy never expected her life to turn into some sort of spy movie. 

Yet, whether she likes it or not, her life has just been turned upside down, and things may never be the same again.

Buy here: https://amzn.to/4quRCJb

 I am now (currently XD) on Instagram!

You can find me here:  @pdatkerson

 

 

Samantha’s life has always been mind numbingly boring, with a half-brother that can’t hold down a job to save his life, a mom who’s declared war on a fellow homeschooling mom that’s snubbed her, and a dad who just wants to be left out of the drama.

When her thirteenth-birthday-wish is for something exciting to happen, she never expected it to come true.

What starts out as an average day hanging out with her best friend takes a turn when a mysterious stranger grabs her and gives her a cryptic message.

She doesn’t give it another thought, until she sees the mystery man on the news, murdered less than a block from where she’d seen him.

Sammy never expected her life to turn into some sort of spy movie. 

Yet, whether she likes it or not, her life has just been turned upside down, and things may never be the same again.

Link to Amazon page: https://amzn.to/3VcbAKz

Special release: Complete of the Stars hardback collection

 

Terra has been at war with the Novans for many years now, and no one ever expected the outcome of the war could come to rest on the shoulders of two teenage boys who couldn’t be more different if they tried.

Max O’Brian has waited a long time to be a part of the Alliance, to go to the Mind and Matter Academy, and finally join the fight, just like his brother once did before he died.

But when the fight comes to Max far quicker than he expected, he soon finds himself thrust together with a stubborn-willed cadet that might try him more than anything else ever could.

For as long as he can remember, Aidan Turner’s life has been nothing much more than tinkering away in his lab, helping the Alliance prepare for the next attack from the Novans, and the one after that, and the one after that.

But when a fresh-faced cadet decides to try and befriend him, Aidan finds his life thrown into a tailspin as he fights to keep his own defenses up that not even the strongest of the Novans’ starships could bombard. 

From a mundane case of bullying to fighting an interstellar battle, Aidan and Max’s bond of friendship slowly grows to that of brothers, and that bond might be exactly what they need to bring the Novans down.

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Haven (Guardian Book 4) Preorder 09/01/2025

 

Larkon never expected to be accepted back into any Haven, least of all the Great Haven, and the last safe place for his kind. But that’s exactly where he finds himself waking up, with no clue what has transpired or who is waiting for him, or the secrets that are about to come to light.

With the threat of war looming, Sa’shā Ta’ashanē finds his honor calling him to stay where he is, but his duty calls him back to his people. Torn between the two, he might find his choice dividing his very soul.

A simple life was not for everyone to have, and destiny is not something you can escape. War makes enemies of friends, and brothers of foes, but it’s the survivors that have to pick up the pieces.

Preorder here: 09/01/25

Star Academy (Starbearer Book 2) Coming July 4th 2025

 

It’s been six months since the debacle that was the Super-Con, and Ashton is still trying to navigate his new reality as Commander Ace’s sidekick-hopeful, and yes, that’s actually what they’re calling him. Because, apparently, becoming a sidekick wasn’t as easy as just accepting an offer.

Ashton always thought he could handle anything the Starbearer community threw at him. He never factored in trying to be accepted by them.

With graduating Star Academy a requirement, Ashton finds himself pulled from Olsen high, where everyone’s older than him, and transferred to a school full of Starkids, all of them older than him. He’s not the only one not thrilled about that fact.

Superpowers and high school drama shouldn’t be mixed. The combination might just be catastrophic.

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/43cmqoB

And the new covers are here!

 

Buy them here: https://amzn.to/4jP4W71

 The AKA Simon Lee Series is getting a new identity (AKA New Covers!) May 15th, and if you want to be a part of that, here's a link to the sign up form: here

Here's Nicholas Bishop, and there's more to come...

 

Gregory loves his family dearly, but with every loss he suffers, and every mission he takes, he’s reminded how very different he is from them. While his siblings struggle with homework and house chores, Gregory struggles with the choices he makes every day.

Not yet a legal adult, Gregory has seen and done things he can never tell his family, and a part of him feels like the Gregory that does those things is different from the Gregory that his family knows, and those that know both parts of him don’t stick around for long.

With things tough at home, Gregory finds himself glad to take whatever assignment Uncle Sam might have for him.

His latest mission requires infiltrating Camp Peary, where he slowly makes contacts inside the CIA, and learns that he’s not the only one who has to live a double life away from their families.

Maybe the agent that pulls the trigger isn’t all that different from the brother that cheats at Monopoly.

Preorder: https://amzn.to/3DVDjJW

With Agent Sheldon’s fate still uncertain, Lever’s once again reminded that life doesn’t give out breaks, nor does it ever seem to give him a chance to catch his breath as he’s thrust back into the world that has always been home to him.

Trojan Horse may have caused the corruption inside the government to rise to the surface, and the Witch Hunts may have uprooted some of it, but there is a deeper darkness that still lurks beneath the surface. A darkness that’s been there longer than anyone’s realized, and goes far beyond the American border.

Attachments were a weakness a Deadlock could never afford to have, and Lever never expected to care about someone more than the mission, but that attachment might be the only thing keeping him afloat.

There are forces at work that aren’t quite ready to let Lever go as he finds himself in a fight for his very soul. No one said the road to redemption was easy, and Lever finds himself tested in ways he never dreamed. 

Preorder here: https://amzn.to/3YMpyUO

Sale! 11/28-12/02/2024

 

Free:

Oddity (Guardian Book 1)

Smoke Screen (Castling Book 1)

Deadlock (Deadlock Book 1)

THEY (THEY Book 1)

Minor Detail (A Typical Book 1)

Phantom Thief (AKA Simon Lee Book 1)

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Wandering (of the Stars Book 2)

Falling (of the Stars Book 3)

Lost Time (Castling Book 2)