title: Eden's Door: Book 1 - The Beginning
author: Michael E LaRiviere
description: Michael LaRiviere is a Southern Baptist Bible Teacher who graduated from Western Illinois University. Retired from the Navy and from Federal Express, he currently works for a medical group in Memphis, Tennessee. He conducts new hire training, is the Network Administrator, Electronic Medical Records Administrator and Trainer, and manages Information Technology and electronics. He has taught Sunday School for over 30 years and has a broad range of experience in writing church training, instructional, technical, and training materials. He is a poet, a desktop publisher, a curriculum designer, and adult educator. Mike is a husband of 45 years, the father of two grown sons, and grandfather of two beautiful and talented girls. He is a soloist and lover of classical and religious music, the poetry of bygone eras, the writings of the intellectuals of old, and the beauty of nature. He writes children's books, short stories, and is the creator of the "Christmas Box". This creation addresses development of character qualities, strengthens family ties, keeps the spirit of ancestors alive, and ensures that things that should be said are documented for the recipients to read time and again. The Christmas Box provides an envelope to open monthly containing gifts, money, and special messages. Mike has the blessing of Cherokee blood from his grandparents on both his mother's and father's side. He writes with a Native American twist and has an alter-ego of Great Bear, Chief of Cherokees, allowing him to share wisdom and personal development truths with his grand daughters. He is a staunch family man, a church-going Christian, and one who believes that many people enjoy reading clean, healthy, and enlightening books.
zlib_text: Redemption
  Eden Winters
  
  Warning: this book contains adult language and themes, including graphic
  descriptions of sexual acts that some may find offensive.It is intended for
  mature readers only, of legal age to possess such material in their area.
  This book is a work of fiction. All characters, companies, events, and
  locations are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places, or
  events is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author and
  publisher.
  Redemption © Eden Winters 2015
  Cover art by LC Chase
  Interior layout and design by P.D. Singer
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  without the written permission of the publisher, except where permitted by
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