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  • Bibliography:
    16 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1996
  • Latest Book:
    June 2016
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Full Series List in Order

The Circle of Destiny

1 - The Price (Mar-2000)
2 - The Treasure (Sep-2000)
3 - The Promise (Mar-2001)
4 - The Quest (Jan-2002)

MacKenzie Street

1 - The Unfolding (Oct-2003)
2 - The Choosing (Sep-2004)

Treasures of the Caribbean

1 - Pirates of the Heart (Jan-1996)
2 - Passages of Gold (Jan-1997)
3 - Journey to the Crimson Sea (Jan-1997)

Book List in Order: 16 titles



  • William, a privateer wronged by nobility throughout his childhood, sees his chance for revenge on the upper class when he has an opportunity to raid an English ship carrying Kathryne, whom he believes to be a spoiled young noblewoman....



  • Authors Jim and Terri Kraus conclude their trilogy of Treasures of the Caribbean in Journey to the Crimson Sea. The 17th-century Caribbean island of Barbados hosts this unique story of love, loyalty, and adventure. The meaning of forgiveness is teste...




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    The Price is the first in a historical four-book fiction series about the California Gold Rush by the writing team of Jim and Terri Kraus. When the lure of gold pulls Joshua Quittner away from the small church he is pastoring,...



  • The Treasure is the second book in the four-book Circle of Destiny series set during the 1800s Gold Rush. Four college friends begin a life adventure that will change their thinking and their perspective forever. The Treasure's protagonist, Gage Davi...



  • Hannah Morgan Collins dreams of becoming the first woman doctor in Massachusetts. But must she give up her desires of home and family to do so? Enrolled at Harvard against her parents' wishes, she meets new friends who will impact her life forever. T...



  • The Quest details the journey of young Jamison Pike as he leaves home and travels the world in search of the ultimate truth: the meaning of life. Despite finding fame and fortune through his writing and travels, Jamison finds that without Christ, his...



  • WHAT'S LOST IS FOUND. WHAT'S HIDDEN IS UNFOLDED. WHAT'S BROKEN IS MADE WHOLE... through the power of God's redeeming love. Set in a multiethnic neighborhood in Chicago is the compelling story of a woman who discovers the reality of God's unfailing g...



  • Global catastrophes throw the world into mass panic...and virtual silence. A solar storm burns communication satellites and computers. Earthquakes shake North America. Is it the end of the world? Out of the chaos, Reverend Jerry Moses grows a tiny Il...






  • The saga of Annie Hamilton, first introduced in the Stories from MacKenzie Street Series book The Unfolding, continues in The Choosing. Single and raising an adopted toddler. Annie feels too old for romance--but her son needs a father. Her situation ...



  • Hays Sutton's research unearths a virus unlike anything the world has ever seen, but before he can alert officials to the horrific danger, the samples vanish, along with all of his research.

    While tracking down the virus and those responsib...



  • Recently widowed Mary Fassler buys a miniature schnauzer, Rufus, and her world is turned sideways in the midst of her grief. It seems that Rufus speaks. And not just to her. He also talks to God. When Rufus begins sharing advice that could result ...



  • Jake Wilkerson, a disillusioned young pastor who is an expert at hiding his fears, takes on a new assignment at a small rural church in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It's a far piece from anywhere and full of curiously odd and eccentric people, includin...



  • George Gibson is determined to check off the last item on his bucket list: a trip across America. He hops in his RV to visit - and sketch - the buildings and places across America that he and his wife never got to see. When his daughter learns of a y...



  • A light-hearted love story about a young couple brought together by a four-legged bandit. When a stray dog helps himself to a bone from a display in the supermarket, he doesn't know his actions will brand him a criminal and spark a romance between...



  • Bestselling author Jim Kraus returns with a heartwarming tale about a dog who has people convinced he can talk. Wilson Steele is a single professor and Vietnam veteran who likes living alone, insisting it's too late for him to have a family. His m...


Award-Winning Books by Jim Kraus

Dog That Talked To God
2013 Christian Retailing's Best -- General Fiction


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jim Kraus has published 16 books.

Jim Kraus does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Dog That Whispered, was published in June 2016.

The first book by Jim Kraus, Pirates of the Heart, was published in January 1996.

Yes. Jim Kraus has 3 series.