History comes alive on the high seas and battlefields of the Revolutionary War.

Welcome to the official website of Marcus Cloer, historical fiction author specializing in the Revolutionary War era. Through richly drawn characters, immersive storytelling, and bold speculation, Marcus brings readers into the heart of 18th-century America — a civilization finding itself on the road to war with the mightiest Nation on earth. The suspenseful journey that brought them to this point was centuries in the making and filled with mystery, intrigue, and adventure.

Whether you’re a publisher, agent, editor, fellow novelist, or an avid reader, you’re invited to explore stories of loyalty, sacrifice, and survival in a time when everything was at stake.

Featured Work

The Order

Book One in the Order Series
The Knights Templar find a vast treasure beneath the ruins of Solomon’s Temple. One which they believe to be a sign from God, and the origins of a mission to create a new and better world. A world where all are equal, free from persecution, and able to worship God without political interference. It is a revolutionary idea which threatens the powerful entities of mid-evil Europe along with a church that has positioned itself as the intermediator between God and His creation.

After the Templar’s demise in 1307, remnants of the Religious Order flee the fields of France to the Highlands of Scotland. They are forced to flee again, to the budding young country of Portugal. Once there, they change like the chameleon into a new sect known as the Order of Christ.

While Portugal’s mysterious new navy explores the world in the Age of Exploration, they also secret their treasures to a new hiding place across an ocean to an unknown island, where, for centuries they have worked creating an elaborate system of tunnels and traps to safeguard the treasures, relics, and ancient scrolls of wisdom.

The Order weaves three families together in one compelling story. The Scottish Alexanders, who were the last direct descendants of the Templars. The Portuguese Guimaraes family, whose roots were Order of Christ, and the Watson family. Free Masons from the colony of Charles Town, in South Carolina.

Together these intriguing characters take readers on a powerful journey through history. One that reveals the misgivings that led to the revolution that would found the New World.