Nashville Now, Crook and Chase, Miller & Company, Reno's Old Time Music Festival, and HGTV's Extreme Homes. Author His first novel was "A Badge or an Old Guitar: A Music City Murder Mystery". His hero, small-town police officer James Randall, experiences an opportunity for music stardom but gets entangled into a big-city murder mystery. His 2016 book, "Encouragers III: A Guiding Hand" is the third volume in a three-book series highlighting actors, entertainers and everyday folks who have played a role in his life. The 448-page book includes over 58 stories and 395 photos including special Moments in Time photos featuring over 125 stars from Dean Cain to Dolly Parton and Jeff Foxworthy to Third Day from Randall's personal collection and 72 celebrity, family and friend recipes. His 2015 book, "Encouragers II: Walking with the Masters" is the second volume in a three-book series highlighting actors, entertainers and everyday folks who have played a role in his life. It includes 49 stories of encouragement, over 300 photos and 49 celebrity and friend recipes. "Encouragers I: Finding the Light," the first volume in the three-book series highlighting actors, entertainers and everyday folks who have played a role in his life. It includes 49 stories of encouragement, over 260 photos and 49 celebrity and friend recipes and was released in 2014. Franks completed ”Whittlin' and Fiddlin' My Own Way: The Violet Hensley Story” in 2014 an autobiography of Silver Dollar City personality Violet Hensley, the whittlin' fiddler of Yellville, Arkansas. Franks book, ”A Mountain Pearl: Appalachian Reminiscing and Recipes” was inspired by the stories of his late mother Pearl Franks. Among his other books are ” Stirring Up Additional Success with a Southern Flavor” and ” Stirring Up Success with a Southern Flavor”, both co-authored with Shirley Smith, executive director for the Catoosa County Learning Center. Proceeds donated to the facility through this fundraiser were $27,000 in 2004. Smith and Franks partnered again in 2009 for the sequel with even more celebrities joining in to raise more funds for the Catoosa County Learning Center. With the 2007 release of " Snake Oil, Superstars, and Me”, the autobiography of Ramblin' "Doc" Tommy Scott, Franks joined Scott and fellow co-author Shirley Noe Swiesz in completing the 700-page project highlighting Scott's 90 years on the stage, film, and television. As of 2023, he is working on a book tentatively titled “Frankly Speaking: Thoughts on This