Books by Doug McKim

Sixteen-year-old Jeremy Kentworth has spent nearly his entire life on Infernus, a mysterious, faraway island, and home to two indigenous tribes of winged men. Jeremy's world is turned upside down when he learns that he has inherited a vast estate and a tremendous fortune. But claiming this wealth means saying goodbye to Infernus.

THE NATIONS OF EMBREY AND BRANELL ARE AT WAR! Embrey's bloody border dispute fuels the flames of civil unrest. A power-mad general seeks to usurp the despotic ruler, through fear and bigotry. In response an aging legislator works to to make Embrey a more prosperous and progressive society, with the help of his adopted son, an assassin-turned-bodyguard. The students of Lord Kelly's Academy, mostly orphans, remain oblivious to their country's conflict. A newcomer of foreign-descent and a disreputable upbringing, clings to his one friend. But both boys are violently thrust from the safe confines of the school and become unexpected stewards to a group of younger students. Meanwhile a disgraced Army major plans a covert mission for a mysterious and distant island. Desperate, he promises anyone who will volunteer; wealth, fame, and fortune. On a hell-bent quest for restitution, the major fervently rallies his ragtag team to death or glory. Obsessively, he conceals his own self-doubts and fears with one inciting phrase.... "Are You Man Enough?"

Growing up in the small Eastern Oregon town of Nez Perce isn't terribly difficult. But when your passion is art and you're interested in guys, and you're hardly confident enough to go after either, that tends to complicate things a bit.