'The dragons are a device to make things look cool, especially for young people. The books are about people: their struggles, their victories, their defeats, their courage and their faith.'
As someone who volunteered at a mission that serves the homeless, it did not surprise Dalen Keys that he came up with an idea for a children's story about homelessness.
"I don't often write novels with a widow or widower situation, and in this story we have Carissa, who was an abused wife and is now a widow with a child. She has to learn to trust and love again."