A young man is called by his guiding spirit to return to the land of his parents to help his people with modernization and to establish order in the lives of several different groups living in a wide range of conditions. At first his past is unknown to him because he was deserted as a baby and raised by non-family members who were unaware of his origination. The main character, Harry Raven is guided by spiritual forces that are not always apparent, but seem to offer clues and help at the right time and place. Harry Raven leaves a wonderful job in a big city to become the leader of two...

Dr. Robert E McGinnis has been writing books for over thirty years. All of his books are intended to offer motivation and entertainment to the reader. This latest group of books, called the Paradise Series are each totally fictional with a hint of reality. There are five books in this series and A Beckoning From Paradise is the first. Dr. McGinnis graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in education and his Doctorate from Nova Southern University. He spent almost thirty years teaching school and retired from that noble occupation to complete these books which were conceived...

This book is the third of five in a series. These books offer many puzzling situations which become solved though both, natural intelligence and supernatural support. The reader gains greater insight into the characters of these books with each one that is read.

There are five books in this Paradise Series and in this book our hero travels to Canada in a long and difficult search for his parents from whom he was separated at birth.

Raised in Paradise is a story about a young Indian boy who is free to roam the mountains and ranchlands of the local Indians. He and his animal companions overcome great challenges. His first big challenge is being kidnapped along with his mountain lion friend. The pair are transported a long distance from home and after a dangerous escape, they encounter many different kinds of experiences that put them to the test. At all times, Little Eagle must protect his animal friends from detection on the long walk back home, but he still finds time to help out many of his newly found human friends as...

A schoolteacher by trade, Robert Justice just wanted to get away for the summer. His plan: to crank up his motorcycle and make his way across the Great American West. That all changes when threatening storm clouds over the mountains of Colorado lead to a chance encounter at a small-town restaurant in a place called Level Rock. There, Robert meets two young women and affects changes in both of their lives. The first, Becky, is the owner of the town's only restaurant whose business has dried up as the town's population has died away. The second, Mirakeem, is a lonely girl who has lost...

When a story comes to mind it often takes a life of its own and becomes something greater than the author envisioned. This story has grown out of other stories I have heard or read that always put me in mind of the O'Bannon Castle back in the old days of Ireland. I am sure no one knows all the history associated with that monument to time and this story just might be part of it. In your own life you have heard stories told by family members that were unverifiable and possibly without truth, but maybe there was a possible hint of truth hidden somewhere between the lines that made you wonder....

Robert Copeland was an ordinary teacher who sometimes took odd jobs during his summer vacation. During his past several years of teaching, he had previously gone abroad several times during his summer break to deliver unclassified embassy documents. This is one summer the job comes looking for Robert. Robert is approached by Hampton McKeever, the notorious self-employed spymaster, to travel to different locations and take pictures for him. It all sounds harmless enough, but Robert can't shake the feeling that something more sinister is in the works. Robert Copeland doesn't want to be a spy...

Robin Long Bird was born Robert Copeland, but extreme circumstances and devastating threats from several spy agencies throughout the world required a name change for his personal safety. Robert Copeland had been hired to take secret pictures for a cartel of international spy agencies linked by their need to share information without sharing their true identities. Robert Copeland failed to turn over this secret information to any of the agencies demanding it and not even to the covert American agency that authorized his service. He was treated badly by the agency that hired him, which also...