Architect

SOME BLUEPRINTS TAKE A LIFETIME. WHILE OTHERS TAKE GENERATIONS.

In the final installment of the Goodpasture Chronicles, R.J. Halbert's Architect explores legacy, consequence, and the courage required to confront the designs that shape us. Enthusiasts of award winning Caretaker and Servant will discover even more emotional depth. spiritual tension. and a sweeping historical scope delivering a powerful and deeply personal finale.

The morning after Zach's astonishing return, the Keane family grapples with how to process the supernatural events of the previous days. Time feels fractured. Memories don't align. The house that once concealed its secrets now seems to pulse with a restless purpose. Still wary of the forces that have already torn her family apart, Ariel must find an inner strength to confront truths long hidden in the fog. Beyond their world, Akolo's ancient story moves toward its own turning point-one shaped by devotion, loss, and a power that has never truly been laid to rest. As past and present begin to converge, the Keanes realize their lives are not simply being influenced by history ... they are entangled within it. And Marshall-the quiet figure, always standing at the edge of their understandings-may hold the key to a design far older, and far more personal, than any of them ever imagined.

As truths rise and long-buried consequences demand resolution, the Keanes must play their part in a design stretched across history.

R.J. Halbert is a sixteen-time award-winning, and best-selling husband and wife team who have collaborated as authors of The Goodpasture Chronicles, a supernatural fantasy trilogy that blends mystery, suspense, endurance, and triumph into an epic adventure. Book one in the series, CARETAKER, received the 2025 Bill Fischer Silver Award, and book two, SERVANT, received the coveted Blue Star from Kirkus Reviews.

Jason Halbert, one-half of R.J. Halbert, is an Emmy and Grammy Award winning producer and songwriter. His songs have reached millions of listeners worldwide through multiple #1 and Platinum selling albums. In addition to his 23+ year career as Music Director and Producer for Kelly Clarkson, he has left his creative mark on numerous works in film and television, and as well as a copious amount of recording artists over the years. When not creating music, he loves bee-keeping, Sci-Fi, and is known to be quite a storyteller.

After homeschooling their two children around the world on a tour bus, Rhonda Halbert, the second half of R.J. Halbert, has spent the past 15 years as a successful music and television manager, guiding her clients’ relationships with labels, networks, and producers. She is also a published photographer, music supervisor, passionate cook, garden enthusiast, and spiritual practitioner.

Together, Jason and Rhonda have woven their 33+ years of life together into a riveting story, based somewhat on truth and experience, but even more so, brimming with imagination.