About the Book
About the Book: Titus and the Christian Coin: An Adventure of Faith and Freedom
Author: Dennis Conrad with Co-Author Derinda Babcock
Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction
Release Date: November 7, 2025
When Titus refuses to deny his Christian faith, Roman persecution destroys his family and condemns him to a brutal life in the copper mines of northern Italy.
Underground, surrounded by despair and danger, he must choose between hatred and hope, revenge and redemption.
From a mine collapse to an emperor’s audience hall, Titus’s journey spans the Roman Empire during Constantine’s transformative reign. Alongside Tribune Felix, he discovers that true freedom comes through forgiveness, not force. Authentic historical details bring ancient Rome to life while timeless themes of faith, friendship, and courage inspire modern readers.
This gripping adventure combines accurate historical research with compelling storytelling. Readers will witness early Christian persecution, experience Roman culture, and walk through Constantine’s palace while following Titus’s transformation from broken slave to Roman citizen.
An unforgettable tale where archaeological accuracy meets heart-pounding adventure, proving that faith can triumph over the darkest circumstances and that God’s love never abandons His people.
Click here to get your copyI really enjoyed this book even through it is written for younger people, I am 66. I think Learning about early christians and the prosecution they suffered were not denying they follow. Christ is something that we should all want to learn more about,Yes,I know the book is fiction, but it is based on history. Some of the scenes in this book made my heart smile, and some of it made it ache. This book shows it forgiveness does pay In the end.This isn't the first book in this series, but I've enjoyed them all. The other ones were written for even younger children.
I've received a complimentary copy from the author and Celebrate Lit and these these opinions are my own.
About the Authors
DENNIS CONRAD is a retired Professor of Speech Communications. He’s taught in the U.K., Central Asia, and Asia. His picture book,Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin, won Carolina Christian Writer’s Conference First Place, Kudo’s Award, for best children’s book. He is a Fellow of the National Writing Project and an Amazon Bestselling Author. Dennis is a life member of the American Numismatic Association. His books are available on Audible.
DERINDA BABCOCK is an author and graphic designer. She lives in southwestern Colorado near the base of the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. In her previous career as an English as a Second Language teacher, she worked with students of all ages and many different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The richness of this experience lends flavor and voice to the stories she writes.
More from Dennis
The Dairy Cow: The Origin of My Life as a Writer
By the Author of Titus and the Christian Coin
There it was at my fingertips. It was the evidence I needed to prove I’ve been a writer since childhood.
Imagine my surprise when I found The Dairy Cow in my garage. Not just any cow. It was the one I had drawn a picture of and written about in the 1960’s.
I walked by the image and ten lines of writing every day growing up because my mother placed the famed picture in the hallway on the way into my bedroom.
Why would something like this be so important to a man who has written an award-winning children’s book, Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin, and The Two-Cent Piece about the first coins with the words “In God We Trust?”
From starting school until fifth grade, I was a slow reader. My teacher took me aside one day after class and asked, “Have you ever had your eyes checked?”
My response. “No, but my father wears glasses.” After an eye exam, and glasses were prescribed, I could see.
My grades started improving. By the time I was in high school, I was given a scholarship to the six-week University of Kansas Speech and Debate Institute. It changed my life. I earned a master’s degree in Speech Communication. One year, I became Speech Coach of the Year. I ended my career as a Professor of Speech Communications.
The picture of the cow and the little I wrote about the history of cows is an heirloom from a bygone era.
Writing the earliest manuscript of Titus and the Christian Coin, my current young adult novel, required skills I acquired over a lifetime of writing including my writing and illustrating The Dairy Cow.
May God bless you and your family,
Dennis Conrad
Blog Stops
For Him and My Family, March 12
Simple Harvest Reads, March 13 (Author Interview)
Texas Book-aholic, March 14
Guild Master, March 15 (Author Interview)
A Simple Texas Girl, March 15
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, March 16
Fiction Book Lover, March 17 (Author Interview)
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, March 18
Vicky Sluiter, March 19 (Author Interview)
Mary Hake, March 20
For the Love of Literature, March 21 (Author Interview)
Capturing Luminous, March 21
Lily’s Corner, March 22
Little Homeschool on the Prairie, March 23
Artistic Nobody, March 24
The Bookish Pilgrim, March 25
Giveaway
To celebrate his tour, Dennis is giving away the grand prize of a $100 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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