Book Award 2022

The British Prime Minister's niece is reported missing in New Zealand. SIS agent Ian Vaughan is sent to find her and maybe a link between her and a North Korean fishing boat aground on Okinawa with a hidden cargo of gold dust. Not and easy task in New Zealand's Southern Alps.

When a grief stricken Abigail returns to her childhood Welsh village she finds an old suitcase full of memories and a mystery that has her questioning her sanity. The man in her dreams is real, but that isn't possible. A time-travel romance set amidst the Copper-mines of 19th century Wales.

A Chinese girl and a Scots boy find themselves in ancient China after falling in the River Tweed and start a perilous journey in a land of talking mythological creatures and hungry ghosts to retrieve Blue Dragon’s pearl and staff, stolen by Monkey King, before learning how to get back to Scotland.

Are harmful habits and addictions ruling your life, no matter how hard you try to control them? For those who’ve read every self-help book out there with no results comes the anti-self-help book that will finally allow you to affect real and lasting change. Because while self-help sucks, claiming t

A Crown Prince tests a theory that his father imparted on him before dying — that when holding a cup and a candle to a mirror, one can travel to another dimension. And it works — Prince Teodric ends up in a new world of colors, quirky characters... and political intrigue beyond his wildest dreams.

An FBI agent teams with a goddess-in-disguise to hunt down her murderous son, Eros, before he tears out the hearts of every soulmate on the planet.
A twist on the Greek Mythology tales you might be used to, set in current times, with mystery murders and charismatic characters.

After her grandfather goes blind, Harriet decides to operate the railway signal box herself. Discovery and an inquiry means a new life in York, but on a visit to the signal box, Harriet intercepts a strange coded telegraph message. This unearths a shameful secret, an abduction and a possible murder.

Intergalactic kidnappers! A chatty horse! Sentient glitter gas! And a dog!
When Lem and her dog retreat from the city for a few days, they don’t expect to wind up aboard the Starship Teapot with adorable alien bounty hunters. Perfect for fans of Victories Greater than Death, Discworld, and H2G2.

Homeless teen runway, Nicki never lost her compassion. This results in her getting dragged into a human trafficking sting operation, that goes horribly wrong, resulting in the loss of her legs. She awakens in a secret military hospital. Her wounds had been bandaged but she also had a new roommate.

A megalithic pyramid is discovered on New Earth, and excites a great deal of attention. It becomes apparent that the pyramid is linked to the evil and alien Masters. A covert alliance with benevolent aliens leads to a fierce battle for survival between the warrior Masters and the New Earth humans.

Tube Dwellers – the remaining descendants of Earth – discover that their future depends on their migration to a new Earth-like planet.
Smitty and Tara live on Tube World – it is all they have ever known. They imagine that getting married will be their greatest adventure. But they are so wrong...

On a post-apocalyptic earth, the human species has reverted to its ancient native ways. It will be so easy for the alien invaders to take control. But there is one thing left from the old technological age of years before: an artificial intelligence machine the earth hominids call "Mother"...

Martian Hermitage is the second book in the six-book Master Defiance sci-fi series. Earth continues to decline, and natural calamities wipe out the last vestiges of civilization. The people in Moon Base are stranded, but they have been secretly preparing for an exodus… to Mars.

The first book in the six book Master Defiance series, Wolf Slayer combines political thriller and dystopian science-fiction in an action-packed adventure culminating in a desperate flight across North America. The Second Chance generation spaceship is introduced for the follow up books.

This is a tribute to Violet Doughty, one of many women who suffered injustice and heartbreak caused in part by the pervading hypocrisy of the social and moral attitudes prevalent during their lifetimes.

An obsession with a true crime is about to get real when new girl, Darcy, befriends local convicted teen murderer, Christian, unraveling the secrets and lies which led to his imprisonment. When threats begin, Darcy realises someone might be prepared to do anything to hide the truth

Tina Thompson, a young and disillusioned widow, finds a pathway to different worlds and realms through her dreams. Using magical amulets entrusted to her, she must find the courage to face a dark and menacing ancient force that threatens to consume her soul.

After an unexpected property purchase in the Appalachian Mountains, a historian navigates his family’s and the regions past to unearth an ancient civilization.