Backstories

5 Deep-Dive Short Stories from the Heroes of the Order of Thaddeus


Over the years, thousands of fans have been thrilled and entertained by Silas Grey, Celeste Bourne, Naomi Torres, and Matt Gapinski of the bestselling Order of Thaddeus thriller series—catapulting it to the bestseller lists on Amazon for religious fiction, launching as number-one new releases, and garnering raving and enthusiastic reviews. Along the way, these fans have gained a dose of insight into faith and been inspired for the journey.



Now comes a collection of short stories from J. A. Bouma that dive deeper into our heroes’ backstories—plumbing the depths of their tragedies and triumphs with the same craft and care he has given to the page-turning action-adventure thrillers.


First, Silas and his best friend find themselves on a mission in Iraq as community-relation managers for Uncle Sam—when something unexpected happens. Torres explores a complicated story we all can relate to at some level when we ask ourselves why we do the things we do, especially the things that hurt others and ourselves. In the third story, Celeste shares part of a past she would rather leave undiscovered. Gapinski shares some of his story with a special someone in the future, wondering how they will react. Finally, we return to Silas where he is grappling with the fallout from a fateful day—making a discovery that will change his life forever.

Each of these stories have been mentioned at different times in the novels, but are released for the first time as stand-alone deep-dive stories to give new depth and meaning to these beloved characters.

Dive deeper into the lives of your favorite characters with these stories that are sure to entertain and inspire for the journey. Perhaps you'll find glimpses of your own story in their backstories.