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.

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"Hell Holes: A Slave's Revenge" by Firesmith Firesmith
Genre: Sci-Fi

An award-winning prequel to the Hell Holes series of alien invasion novels, Hell Holes 4: A Slave’s Revenge is an epic story of love, loss, friendship, and survival under the most hellish of conditions.

painting of an Asian doll, head and torso, with the author's name "Mia Kim" and book title "Me, Then" overlaid across the bottom half of the cover
"Me, Then" by Mia Kim
Genre: Historical Fiction

Based on the the author's childhood growing up in an impoverished, post-war 1960's Korea, Me, Then, is the heart-wrenching and unexpectedly heart-warming coming-of-age story of a girl using her wits to survive after her beloved mother marries a US soldier, leaving her with her aunt and family.

The title, BLOODROOT stands out over a rust coloured background with an a Powhattan Indian and war clubs in the background.
"BLOODROOT" by Daniel Meier
Genre: Historical Fiction

Jamestown, 1609. Life in this fledgling colony is far from the promised Paradise. A nightmarish winter and Indian attacks spawn the horrors of “the starving time.”

Abraham, the Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Laozi, Mahavir, Muhammad, Nanak, Patanjali, Socrates, Vedic Rishis, Zarathustra, and others sprinkled beautiful flowers in the form of precepts, teachings, parables, and insights to guide people. I have used my understanding to string together a garland of these flowers and present it you as Debugging the Mind.
"Debugging the Mind" by SivaMangalam Mangalam
Genre: Non-Fiction

Debugging the Mind describes a systematic, rational, and individually verifiable path to a free, fearless, and emotionally fulfilling life. It is based on eliminating the source of misery, viz., internal discord among thoughts, feelings, and words in relation to actions.

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"Drowning in Guilt " by Norman Bacal Bacal
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Tal Neilson is convinced his billionaire father's sudden death is murder. The battles for justice, his legacy, his sobriety and his life, intermingle with his addiction to Ophelia, a young woman with a sixty year old secret. Will his own family members them apart or get them both killed?

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"Dead as a Dodo" by Jeannie Wycherley
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery

The shadows are alive, the whispers haunt your sleep and murder is top of the agenda. What's an ex Ministry of Witches detective to do? Elise Liddell pokes her nose where she shouldn't and quickly lives to regret it. When the hunter becomes the hunted, is it better to let sleeping wizards die?

A mysterious veiled woman with horns
"Beyond the Veil" by Jeannie Wycherley
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Is death the end? Detective Adam Chapple has always assumed so.
When his ex-wife is killed, the boundaries between fantasy and reality begin to dissolve. His main suspect for her murder insists she’s actually his star witness. She claims she met the killer once before. But only after she died.

Imageof 'Ascension Land' - illustrated by the author, demonstrating the path of life.
"We've got to get out of this place" by stevenmachat Machat
Genre: Non-Fiction

Despite the advancements in technology, wisdom and
knowledge, there are some questions which continue to
perplex mankind just as they have done for centuries. What
is the meaning of life? What happens when we die? How
did we get here? Who's really in control?

Astronaut in space surrounded by planets
"I am Stardust: Mindful Positive Self-Affirmations for Kids" by Matilde Léon Limited
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

I can be anything! Teach your child the power of Positive Self-Affirmations by joining the little astronaut on its adventurous journey through space as it discovers its potential. Each affirmation is introduced with playful rhymes. We are all amazing. We are all enough. We just need to believe it.

Well of Bones - Revealing Hidden Secrets book cover
"Well of Bones" by Kerrie Hudson
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery

Detective Rosie Bloom, known as the Silver Dingo, is seconded to a rugged corner of the Kimberley to investigate a spate of local troubles. Cattle shootings, missing tourists, and a woman with no memory. Then the troubles morph into something far more sinister. A murderer is on the loose.

The Hollow Man - Book1 in The Hollow Man Series
"The Hollow Man Series" by Paul Hollis
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Best Book Series Entrant - The Hollow Man, London Bridge is Falling Down, and Surviving Prague. The Hollow Man Series follows a US government analyst in a trilogy of suspense across Europe. For additional detail, please see these books as entered under the Golden Author Awards contest.

Herne Bay seafront and clocktower, old eye to the left, young eye to the right. Below as if reflected, an image of Leipzig in 1945
"Through my Eyes. Again." by Robert Hart
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

It is 1962 and Will Johnstone is sent back to his twelve-year-old body. What’s more, he is about to escape his abusive father … by committing suicide.

A woman arms up celebrating her self confidence
"The no bullshit guide to self-confidence" by Katrina Bart Bart
Genre: Non-Fiction

Introducing the No Bullshit Guide to Self Confidence. A practical, step by step approach for reclaiming the ‘real you’. This ‘life changing’ guide was a Book Excellent Finalist in 2019.

There are no diets, gimmicks or quick fixes in this book. It’s about you embracing who you are.

Child lying on the ground looking at the sky with their loved one looking down on them.
"Where Did They Go?" by Katrina Bart Bart
Genre: Non-Fiction

You may not see the soul, but it always travels with you.
Touching, profound and poignant, this book strives to help you to help your children understand where a loved one or special pet goes when they pass on, sometimes unexpectedly.

Cambodian temple under darkening skies.
"Making Ghosts Dance" by Gregory Buford Buford
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

Diplomat Chris Kelly rescues children from sexual slavery. Chea Phyrom is the nephew of Cambodia’s prime minister, and that lucrative trade is his core business. When Kelly threatens his profits, Chea’s revenge is swift: he kidnaps Kelly’s adopted daughter and hides her in his network of brothels.

Bold letters of the title: BLOOD BEFORE DAWN, with an executive mansion in the background and red splashes of blood across the cover
"BLOOD BEFORE DAWN, Book 2 in the Dung Beetles of Liberia Series" by Daniel Meier
Genre: Historical Fiction

April 1979, Liberia. Ken unwittingly participates in the overthrow of the Tolbert Presidency—the end of the Americo-Liberian of political dominance.