A boy’s search for truth and what it means to be a man.Kansas Territory, 1859Ambrose Pierce has been doing a man’s work in his father’s blacksmith shop since he was ten. At fifteen, he is tired of being seen as a boy. As he struggles toward manhood, his new stepmother’s lies about inappropriate actions toward her result in Ambrose being beaten and disowned by his father. While recovering from his injuries, Ambrose overhears a brief mention of something scandalous in his stepmother’s past. With little beyond a place, New York City, and a name, Gerald Ward, Ambrose and half-sister Cordelia travel across country in search of the truth. Ambrose hopes the truth will free his father from his stepmother’s influence and they can be father and son again. Before embarking on his journey, Ambrose visits his mother’s grave to say goodbye. Throughout his travels, he consults the book of Aesop’s fables she made for him, remembering her love and being guided by the life lessons she taught him. Hiram’s Boy is the third book in the Pierce Family Saga series. Visit piercefamilysaga.com for updates on book four, a novel set during the Civil War. Hazel Hart, a member of Kansas Authors Club, has won awards for her short fiction, including "Amanda Marie," published in Kansas Voices, and "Confessions," published in Words out of the Flatlands. She has published three suspense novels and one young adult novel. Hiram's Boy is the third novel in her Pierce Family Saga historical series. Cordelia's Journey, the first book in the series, is set in Kansas Territory in 1855. The second book, For Want of a Father, is set in 1859. She is currently working on the fourth book in the series, set during the Civil War and continuing the stories of the Pierce siblings: Cordelia, a photographer and journalist, Lucy, a nurse, and Ambrose, a soldier in the Union Army. For updates on the progress of the fourth book and to learn more about the characters, visit piercefamilysaga.com.