Book Award 2022

A story of two teens searching: one for their place in the world, the other for a reason to survive.

Malaya, 1788: An aspiring young journalist attaches himself to an East India Company adventurer who is similarly obsessed with fame, but soon discovers that the man’s prior double-dealing has life-threatening consequences, risking notoriety for both of them.

Author and yogi Molly Chanson commits to a daily yoga practice while searching for the truth of her husband's infidelity and battling her own addiction. While seeking answers, she ends up finding herself, and learns of the profound healing available during our darkest times.

An extraordinary story of the youngest and one of the most decorated front-line junior officers on the forgotten southern front in Europe. Brutal combat, tragic sacrifice, astonishing suffering, a secret mission to save the world-famous Lipizzaners, gripping aftermath, and an astonishing ending.

An extraordinary story of the youngest and one of the most decorated front-line junior officers on the forgotten southern front in Europe. Brutal combat, tragic sacrifice, astonishing suffering, a secret mission to save the world-famous Lipizzaners, gripping aftermath, and an astonishing ending.

An extraordinary story of the youngest and one of the most decorated front-line junior officers on the forgotten southern front in Europe. Brutal combat, tragic sacrifice, astonishing suffering, a secret mission to save the world-famous Lipizzaners, gripping aftermath, and an astonishing ending.

An extraordinary story of the youngest and one of the most decorated front-line junior officers on the forgotten southern front in Europe. Brutal combat, tragic sacrifice, astonishing suffering, a secret mission to save the world-famous Lipizzaners, gripping aftermath, and an astonishing ending.

In this book are two interwoven miracles: first, doctors worldwide fighting alongside each other to battle a disease; second, a young hippie doctor living in a Himalayan Ashram sent by his guru to work for the United Nations. See how they all conquered all naturally occurring killer smallpox.

A Christmas Day shock propels Alfie Tucker on a nail-biting quest to save a relic protecting the most precious of treasures, the written word, from two warring factions, each after it for a different reason. Is there more to his mission than he realises? The Witch’s Blood is only part of the story.

A teen resisting her new zodiac powers finds out dangerous secrets about her parents after they die in a freak accident. She must accept her powers and face the truth about her parents in order to help save other zodiac teens that have been kidnapped.

A teen resisting her new zodiac powers finds out dangerous secrets about her parents after they die in a freak accident. She must accept her powers and face the truth about her parents in order to help save other zodiac teens that have been kidnapped.

A witty observer of cultural nuances, Keri reveals the day-to-day realities of a New Zealander living her best life in Denmark. From integration interrogations to rye bread misdemeanors, Nothing Like a Dane provides a humorous and heartfelt insight into creating a new life in a faraway land.

Dark choices for good reasons...
Young Trine Mirana Pinal is determined to avoid her clouded fate by learning how a mysterious watchtower once saved Kinderra. A shattering betrayal, however, forces her to question her beliefs. Her choice will save Kinderra—or destroy it.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda grew up believing love conquers all. But when a brutal accident leaves her paralyzed, she struggles to reconcile her sensuality while trapped in a broken body.

A poignant, elegant and richly detailed fictional account of 19th century photographer, Julia Margaret Cameron, and her quest to find and share her own creative voice. To succeed as a female photographer, she must take on the Victorian Patriarchy, the art world and her own family.

Natalie Edwards wakes to realize her nightmares are now her reality as past lives resurrect. Will she survive the demons that stalk her, decipher the visions, and harness her own abilities or lose her life as she did in each nightmare? Her innate gifts awaken to reveal shocking truths.

One day, the animals at a research lab wake up with the abilities of rational thought and communication. And the humans are gone. They realize they must organize into a society with rules, rights, and responsibilities. They create a democratic republic. But can they keep it?

When the only Black female in high school ends up comatose in the ER, a diverse group of acquaintances must come together to find out what happened to her.

Plunged into single parenthood after her husband's sudden disappearance and murder, Pamela Shaw grapples with loss, forgiveness and faith.