
Robert Beatty
3 SeriesRobert Beatty, author of the Serafina series, specializes in children's fantasy/mystery novels. Before his writing career, he was a pioneer in cloud computing, founding Plex Systems and Beatty Robotics, and serving as chairman/CTO of Narrative Magazine. In 2007, he was honored as an Entrepreneur of the Year. Beatty resides in Asheville, North Carolina, with his family, drawing inspiration from the local Biltmore Estate and forest trails.
Serafina, a brave girl living secretly in the basement of the Biltmore Estate, is warned by her father, the estate's maintenance man, to remain hidden. When children begin to disappear, Serafina and her friend Braeden Vanderbilt team up to unravel a dark mystery. Together, they confront the dangers lurking within the grandeur of the Gilded Age estate.