From the autumn of 2016 through 2022 I wrote eight books on Oak Island, and I have just published the eighth book. I have been invited to the island several times to have my theories filmed in the famous Oak Island "War Room," and at the nearby mysterious "castle" foundation at New Ross. See more information on each book at the bottom of this page. A few years ago my basic theory rated #6 out of 25 on a special episode of the Top 25 Theories of The Curse of Oak Island TV Show. It now appears to have floated even higher with Rick stating at the end of the 2020-21 season, "When you ask the who, what, when, where, why and how, I think James, above all the others, really deals with that… I can tell you what, James is not giving up."

I've appeared on The Curse of Oak Island and/or Drilling Deeper nearly a dozen times and have visited the island even more times than that. The Oak Island team has listened to and filmed my theories for about 20 hours now.

After my book Oak Island Knights, which first revealed the most complete version of my theory, I released my fourth non-fiction book Oak Island Endgame, which explored many new proofs of my theory attained during a visit to Oak Island in 2019. Almost immediately I went into writing my first fictionalized version of my theory. This allowed me to fill in a lot of the daily and yearly events, while sticking to the history. This book is called Oak Island The Novel. It is 200 pages filled with courtly intrigue, swashbuckling seafarers, great love affairs, and of course, stolen treasure buried on an island! But fate wouldn't have me stop there and I, once again, immediately dug into a connection of Oak Island to passengers on the Mayflower, and other early settlers around Plymouth, Massachusetts. Again, my findings were remarkable and so I had to get them into a new book called Oak Island And The Mayflower. 

Soon, I released my seventh Oak Island book studying the connection between Oak Island and the mysterious foundation and water well found less than 20 miles away at New Ross. I've made a few discoveries that were hidden in plain sight all these centuries. Carmen Legge stated my book would "shock" a lot of people. The name of the book is Oak Island And New Ross.

About the time I thought it was "over" for sure, I came upon a whole new set of circumstances and that is what will be covered in my soon-to-be-released book, Oak Island Curses, Codes and Secret Societies. I believe this book has the potential to rewrite some Oak Island history and to solidly link the Freemasons to the Money Pit.

Below is one of my favorite photos:  I am with Charles Barkhouse and Doug Crowell in a war room meeting. What great historians! Below that are some short videos to watch, if you are interested. 

Here's a link to an online webcast I was involved in recently. It has received thousands of views on Facebook and on YouTube, so far.

And below are links to three additional TV appearance I made with a local broadcast Chautauqua Sunrise. The first clip is the show we just finished in April. Skip to about the 18 minute mark where the Oak Island stuff begins. The second clip is from November 30, 2019. The third clip was from 2020. If you wish to skip the local announcements and small talk, I suggest jumping to about minute 16 or so. From there on it is mostly about Oak Island. I missed out in 2021 because of Covid but, in a strange turn of events, Dr. John "Doc" Hamels, Ph.D., helped me with my Oak Island And New Ross book by looking for clues in the 1634 painting, parts of which appear on the cover and inside of that book. He carried out some additional research and, being a Freemason himself, has provided helpful information at least to the degree he is allowed.

​What if historical documents actually tell us what happened?

What if official documents in Scotland show a specific intent to settle Nova Scotia (New Scotland, in Latin) with clan chieftains who harkened back to the days of Knights Templar legends – chieftains who became the Knights Baronet of Nova Scotia?

And what if official documents in Scotland, and in Freemasonry origin stories, show us how these Knights Baronet of Nova Scotia became the world's first Freemasons, and were directly linked to the earliest known ownership of Oak Island?

The history is complex, but the answers are there!

I have spent four years on this effort, finishing five books, with a total of over 1300 pages.
 For more information on each book, simply click on the cover image shown below.

Oak Island
Curses, Codes and Secret Societies

In May of 2022 I released my eighth book on Oak Island – Oak Island Curses, Codes and Secret Societies, which takes a new look at the 90' Stone in a way no one has ever even thought of. There's a lot of info in this book!! This may be it for me as I am burnt out, but I stand by my research in all of my books.

Oak Island
And New Ross

In March 2021 I released my seventh book on Oak Island. All of my books stand on their own merit. This one takes a look at the connections of Oak Island to the mysterious ruins at New Ross, Nova Scotia, and is a real eye-opener. Click on any book cover to take you to an Amazon link for that book.

Oak Island
And The Mayflower

My latest non-fiction book on Oak Island documents a proven connection between Oak Island and passengers on the Mayflower, and other Plymouth area residents, not the least of which was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Oak Island
The Novel

My historical-fiction book on Oak Island allows the imagination to experience love affairs, swashbuckling seafarers, and treasure buried on an island, while still following documented history. 

Oak Island
Endgame

My fourth non-fiction book on Oak Island looks at a lot of new evidence found in 2019, while on Oak Island and at the Nova Scotia Archives, which supports my theory.

Oak Island
Knights

My third book on Oak Island  focuses very thoroughly on
my full theory, which rated as  number six out of the top 25 theories.
​I also discuss a 1671 knighthood medallion found at New Ross.

Oak Island
1632

My second book focuses  on links between the Knights Templar, Knights Baronet of Nova Scotia, and the Freemasons, and identifies 1632 as the target date for the Money Pit.

Oak Island
Missing Links

My first book focuses on a variety of Oak Island mysteries including the identity of the First Nations legend of Glooscap, information on the Knights Baronet, and the possibility of pre-Columbus travel to the New World.