Meet the author

Tom Colburn

Tom Colburn is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books. A native of New Hampshire, he moved to Michigan over two decades ago and now calls it home. His many life experiences including being the father of five daughters, serving a tour in the U.S. Navy, a term in the N.H. Legislature, 13 years pastoring a church, traveling internationally, and many other blessings and adventures, gives him lots to draw from as he creates his novels. Writing is his hobby and passion.

The Maria Series: Book One

The Timing of Maria

Carlos was walking down the street minding his own business. it's something he tried very hard to do. Minding his own business, that is. That and staying under the radar. But what he saw he couldn't ignore. A little girl was being dragged toward the open door of a van. The girl resisted. The kidnapper slapped her to the ground.

Carlos wanted to ignore it, but he couldn't. He intervened. Things became violent, turning his already challenging life upside down. Carlos soon realized the crime he stopped was one piece of a multifaceted puzzle, and the solving of every piece came down to unlocking the mystery of that one little girl, the timing of Maria.

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The Maria Series: Book Two

The Gone Side of the Fence

It's been four years since the events of The Timing of Maria unfolded. Much of the gang have moved to Michigan. Maria is now 14 and entering a new, private high school. Luke and Becca are engaged and very much in love. Their romance seems perfect and lasting, but will a violent criminal under protective custody, preparing to rat out his former trafficker buddies, bring trouble not only to Michigan but also to the perfect romance?

Is the dashing new federal agent a friend or foe? Is he a playboy, a bad boy, or just a flat-out traitor? Will the chaos in Michigan affect the outcome of the trial in Texas set to shut down the traffickers for good, locking up the leader for life? Or will everything work out in the end?

The drama is interstate and international. There are multiple couples with various dynamics. Which lady is on the gone side of the fence and is only one?

After enjoying The Timing of Maria, you'll love the excitement in this its sequel. The Gone Side of the Fence is also an engaging read as a stand-alone book.

The Maria Series: Book Three

Valentyna:

The Foreign Connection

In this third book of the Maria series, young attorney Luke Smith enlists the help of Maria, now 16, to find his ex-fiancée Becca and her baby daughter who he thinks may be his. Mother and daughter are in the Philippines with the rogue federal agent Brent Danes, the man who broke up Luke's engagement to Becca through a series of missteps and accidental encounters.

Are Brent and Becca now together, together, or are they just two friends with big troubles helping each other out? Maria arranges a missionary trip to Manila to give Luke cover to travel discreetly. Luke needs to find Becca without outing Dane's location to the authorities.

Luke's hunt for his ex-fiancée and possible daughter begin to merge with events of the missionary trip raising the stakes for several of the players. Can Luke stay out of the crosshairs of the feds looking to catch Danes, while at the same time not break Becca's rules that he must follow if he wants to meet his possible child?

Meanwhile, Brent Danes needs to walk the tightrope of working with a Russian operative who is his current benefactor, without being forced to work for him.

After enjoying books one and two (The Timing of Maria and The Gone Side of the Fence), this third installment will bring the excitement and suspense to even greater levels. Valentyna: The Foreign Connection, is also a thrilling stand-alone book.

My Early Works from Back in the Day

Mortonville Mystery Series: Book One

Shattered Window

Julie Simons was an attractive young lady looking much older than her 13 years. When she is discovered on the front yard below her shattered bedroom window, it is initially assumed she was the victim of a tragic accident. But was she?

Detective Carl Benson and his inept partner Gerrard search their town of Mortonville for answers. Someone knows what happened to young Julie. Was it her friend from the Double MSG club? Was it a man five years her elder? Was it that strange, dark-clad lady new in town? Or was it a member of her own family?

In Shattered Window, Tom Colburn takes the reader on a taut, yet entertaining ride in a quest to solve the mystery.

While the story contemplates some mature issues, it is clean reading. There is no foul language, no sex scenes, and no graphic violence. Shattered Window is a suspenseful, sometimes humorous, engaging mystery the reader is sure to love!

Mortonville Mystery Series:

Book Two

Target of the Fire

Stormy Thompson, the mysterious, handicapped young lady who showed up on her dad's doorstep (a man who didn't know he had a daughter), has come into her own. The deformities from her disabling disease now largely surgically corrected, she joins Detective Carl Benson and his inept partner, Gerrard Erikson on a new case that hits her close to home.

A devastating fire sets the Mortonville Police Department on a roller coaster of events as they search for answers, including who was the intended target. As they delve into the mystery, a host of characters and a myriad of events have the investigators wondering if the fire itself might be the least of their worries.

The Target of the Fire is clean reading. There is no foul language, no sex scenes and no graphic violence. It is, however, suspenseful, sometimes humorous engaging mystery the reader is sure to enjoy.

Mortonville Mystery Series:

Book Three

Trouble in High Places

Trouble in High Places begins six years after Target of the Fire ends. The precocious twins, Sydney and Siena, are now 19 years old and at the top of their game. The country has come into hard times with most dependent on the government just to get by. Is the severe economic downturn just another bad luck depression, or is there something else afoot?

President Grover is looking bad for reelection. Is his strong man, General Baska hurting the cause, or causing the hurt? The twins find themselves heading for the battle of their lives when their old friend Gerrard Erikson comes back from Washington and he isn't alone.

While there's plenty of action, a touch of humor and a hint of romance, there is no foul language, no sex scenes and no graphic violence. This book also touches on prophecy lightly.

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