In Saints Among Us, a tight-knit group of young people, each of whom is struggling with the challenges of growing up, sets off on a holiday trip to the beautiful Greek countryside. There, they meet the enigmatic “Crazy Yannis”—but is Yannis a sinister figure, or is he maybe a saint? As this question is gradually worked out, the friends come to learn the history and lives of two genuine Orthodox saints: Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian and Saint Paisios the Athonite. After a series of adventures and exciting twists, the young people come to better know themselves as they discover that, truly, saints are among us!

For the teen characters in When the Silent Speak, a pilgrimage to a mountaintop monastery kicks off a journey filled with miracles and wonder. As Eirini, Paraschos, Anastasis, and Giannis seek answers to their various problems, they encounter a mysterious deer and meet a grace-filled monk, Fr. Philaretos, who seemingly can read people’s thoughts and communicate with wild animals. What challenges await the young people, and will Fr. Philaretos be able to meet their very real needs? Set in modern-day Greece, When Silent Speak is an exciting tale in which the complexities of contemporary life meet the deep beauty and profound wisdom of Orthodox teaching.

If historical fiction is more to your liking, then look no further than Dyed in Murex. It is the ninth century A.D., and a bloody struggle is raging in the glorious city of Constantinople over the veneration of icons. Caught in the middle of this deadly dispute are two young people: the aristocratic Andronikos and the peasant girl Eirini. Andronikos faces resistance not only from a friend who betrays him but from his own father, a commander of the Roman army who carries out the Emperor’s vicious designs against the proponents of the icons. Supporting Andronikos is his spiritual father, the saintly monk Gerasimos, who will ultimately set Andronikos on a mysterious quest that involves a missing manuscript. An exciting mix of love, faith, and the battle of good versus evil, Dyed in Murex is historical fiction at its very best.