Book Award 2022

Browse through these submissions for the Page Turner Book Award 2022. This is an international writing contest for published authors to showcase their books.

The cover is a Metronome mapping the journey from a QHAG (Quarterly Highly Achievable Goal) to the top of the Metronome at the 3HAG (3 Year Highly Achievable Goal)
"Metronomics " by ShannonSusko Susko
Genre: Non-Fiction

This book was written so CEOs and Leadership teams don't have to struggle as much as I did. I had read all the books and had all the information, but I still didn't have one system that connected all the great ideas. Metronomics is my attempt to pull those great ideas into one system and it works.

Cover shows 2 main characters (one white one black) side by side sitting on a dock.  In the water below their reflection's are reversed to tease the story's premise.
"My Enemy's Face" by terrymoran Moran
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Being black in early 1960's racially torn Alabama, your outlook was grim at best. What if you were a white supremacist, woke up one morning and found yourself with black skin and the black person you bullied the day before now wore your white skin? Would you hold onto your racist views or change?

Orange flower on a purple background, with book title on top. Joyous Resilience: A path to individual healing & collective thriving in an inequitable world.
"Joyous Resilience: A path to individual healing and collective thriving in an inequitable world" by AnjuliSherinMFT Sherin
Genre: Non-Fiction

An intersectional guide to building resilience and cultivating joy. In this warm and accessible book, Pakistani American therapist Anjuli Sherin provides compelling client stories, reflective exercises, and a culturally informed, body -centered model that makes thriving possible for everyone.

The Keeper: A Novel by April Nunn Coker, featuring a woman's face in the foreground and a jaguar in the background.
"The Keeper" by April Coker
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Strange things keep happening at the zoo. Will zookeepers be able to protect themselves and the animals? Who is responsible for the injuries and killings? Who or what will be next? Can Jolie's relationship survive? Will she survive? How many more must die before the killer is found?

All book cover images for Non-Obvious Trend Series. Each cover from the ten edition series features a yellow balloon in the shape of a light bulb along with the year of the book's publication. Author Rohit Bhargava.
"Non-Obvious Megatrends" by RohitBhargava Bhargava
Genre: Non-Fiction

The Non-Obvious trend series - including the culminating edition "Non-Obvious Megatrends" was a ten year project from 3-time WSJ bestselling futurist and author Rohit Bhargava to annually curate and share the trends changing our work and culture.

Beyond Diversity Book Cover - Yellow background with five rows of three circles each with a different letter of the title juxtaposed on top of a colorful circle containing piece of mosaic art. The letters "B" and "E" on the top line and the letters "I" and "T" on the last line are in black without a background mosaic, spelling the hidden message "BE IT" as a reminder to the reader that the book is meant to inspire them to take action to help build a more inclusive world.
"Beyond Diversity - 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Create A More Inclusive World" by RohitBhargava Bhargava
Genre: Non-Fiction

What does it take to build a more inclusive world? In this groundbreaking and WSJ bestselling book, two pioneers of the DEI revolution break down exactly how each of us can help to build a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world - in business, culture and life.

An axe embedded into a tree stump in a forest. Man in the distance walking away.
"The Bitter End" by Ann Evans
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

As a child, widower Paul Christian, now of MI5, used to be afraid of the witch living in the woods. Returning to the village with new love Sally, he learns the witch, Petronella, is still alive - in a care home. Memories return, tormenting him – along with horrific accidents and tragic deaths.

Illustration of young woman with curly red hair lying on grass and looking up at a man wearing a kilt
"Highland Games" by Evie Alexander
Genre: Romance

Fiery redhead Zoe has given up everything for a ramshackle cabin in Scotland, but her scorching hot grump of a neighbor wants her out. Will Rory succeed in destroying her dream? Or has he finally met his match? Highland Games is a laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers, steamy romantic comedy.

Illustration of young woman with curly red hair lying on grass and looking up at a man wearing a kilt
"Highland Games" by Evie Alexander
Genre: Romance

Fiery redhead Zoe has given up everything for a ramshackle cabin in Scotland, but her scorching hot grump of a neighbor wants her out. Will Rory succeed in destroying her dream? Or has he finally met his match? Highland Games is a laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers, steamy romantic comedy.

Illustration of a young woman with curly red hair sitting in a director's chair and winking. In the background is a grumpy looking man in a kilt standing over a grille in a castle. His kilt is being lifted up.
"Hollywood Games" by Evie Alexander
Genre: Romance

The only way for Rory to save Kinloch castle is to throw open the doors to a Hollywood megastar. However, Brad’s plans for Braveheart 2 involve Rory’s girlfriend as well as his home. By saving his estate, is Rory about to lose the love of his life?

Illustration of a young woman with curly red hair sitting in a director's chair and winking. In the background is a grumpy looking man in a kilt standing over a grille in a castle. His kilt is being lifted up.
"Hollywood Games" by Evie Alexander
Genre: Romance

The only way for Rory to save Kinloch castle is to throw open the doors to a Hollywood megastar. However, Brad’s plans for Braveheart 2 involve Rory’s girlfriend as well as his home. By saving his estate, is Rory about to lose the love of his life?

Illustration of young woman with curly red hair lying on grass and looking up at a man wearing a kilt
"Highland Games" by Evie Alexander
Genre: Romance

Fiery redhead Zoe has given up everything for a ramshackle cabin in Scotland, but her scorching hot grump of a neighbour wants her out. Will Rory succeed in destroying her dream? Or has he finally met his match? Highland Games is a laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers, steamy romantic comedy.

Long shot of downtown Miami from the back of a boat speeding away loaded with bricked cocaine
"The Miami Files" by terrymoran Moran
Genre: Crime

You've been accused of a major crime. You look guilty. No one believes you. You have no alibi. All evidence points to you. The cartel wants your head, literally. The FBI just wants you in custody. Only you can prove your innocence, but that's difficult when an FBI Agent may be the guilty party.

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"Transmissions" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Amelie and Benjamin have loved each other all their lives. Now their relationship exists only in dreams. But they’ll soon learn why they’re apart, and what horrors stand in the way of their reunion. No matter, they both must face their demons and defeat them to regain what they’d thought was lost.

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"Home" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Alexis Woods' violent brother has spent his life making sure she remained untouched by other men. But when his rash actions ensure her imminent death, her only lifelong friend must expose his deepest secret to save her. A secret that could put more than just the two of them in mortal danger.

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"fiX" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

An ex-drug dealer is put up in a safe house after turning state’s evidence, only to be betrayed by the police and left vulnerable to a vengeful drug lord. In order to survive, he’ll have to rely on the friends he’s made in his new home town. But his allies may prove a worse threat than his enemies.

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"Missing Pieces" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Romance

Michael and Mandi come from drastically different backgrounds. He, from relative comfort. She, from systemic abuse since childhood. Their attraction is instant and they’re determined to be together, but Mandi’s past, and her current abuser, put both their love, and their lives, on the line.

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"Dormir" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Crime

Payden Beck, PI, is ready to retire. When a young girl tries to hire him, he gives her the sad news. But, when she makes her plight clear, he knows he must take her case, even if it means confronting a police force on the take, the Spanish Mafia, and, perhaps worst of all, her family.

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"Bad" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Crime

Payden Beck and his partner, Bryan Verrill, lose their first major case as detectives. Payden doesn’t take it well. When the accused disappears after trial, Payden finds himself the subject of investigation. His possible involvement in the disappearance could mean his career, if not his life.

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"10-30" by Michael Golvach
Genre: Crime

When an eager police academy graduate is asked by his training officer to watch over his wife for the weekend in his absence, he feels he’s living his dream. But when his training officer is found at home, dead, the following Monday, his perfect weekend quickly becomes his worst nightmare.