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.

black book cover with word "pride" in rainbow shades and leadership word in white and a graphic of a male lion head with a crown also shaded in rainbow
""Pride Leadership: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Leader to be the King or Queen of their Jungle"" by syacovelli Yacovelli
Genre: LGBT

Did you know that as a member of the LGBTQ+ Community you possess amazing leadership skills that you may not be capitalizing on? "Pride Leadership" explores the six leadership competencies that every queer (and ally!) Leader should focus on to be an even bigger rock star than you already are.

book cover in black with word "pride" in rainbow and leadership in white and a graphic male lion head with a crown and the lion is six shade of a rainbow
""Pride Leadership: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Leader to be the King or Queen of their Jungle"" by syacovelli Yacovelli
Genre: LGBT

Did you know that as a member of the LGBTQ+ Community you possess amazing leadership skills that you may not be capitalizing on? "Pride Leadership" explores the six leadership competencies that every queer (and ally!) Leader should focus on to be an even bigger rock star than you already are.

Image based on the 'Vitruvian Man'
"KNOW YOUR BODY The Essential Guide to Human Anatomy & Physiology " by Mary D Dalgleish
Genre: Non-Fiction

‘KNOW YOUR BODY – The Essential Guide to Human Anatomy and Physiology’ is essential reading for anyone interested in the human body and how it works - ideal for students, aspiring medical, healthcare or fitness professionals, or for anyone who’s curious about the human body and how it works!

Book 2 in the Toxic Beer Trilogy.
"The last Intergalactic Booze Cruise" by Simon BullockAuthor Bullock
Genre: Comedy & Humour

When retired Formula 8000 Hyper-jump racing pilot-turned-entrepreneur Richard Bstssrd, founder of B.E.LC.H, a fizzy beverage company, discovers that sales and share prices had flopped overnight, he releases a mutant strain of Rangoniaan Swine flu, shutting down universe-wide trade.

Major General's chair with a stack of pancakes and dragon.
"Pancakes for Roger: A Mentorship Guide for Slaying Dragons" by Susan L Combs
Genre: Non-Fiction

In Pancakes for Roger—a series of quick, straightforward snapshots delivered with no fluff and a whole lot of heart—Susan offers lessons from Roger and others so that you can lean on them, too, as you set out to slay your own dragons.

Major General's chair with a stack of pancakes and dragon.
"Pancakes for Roger: A Mentorship Guide for Slaying Dragons" by Susan L Combs
Genre: Non-Fiction

In Pancakes for Roger—a series of quick, straightforward snapshots delivered with no fluff and a whole lot of heart—Susan offers lessons from Roger and others so that you can lean on them, too, as you set out to slay your own dragons.

Book Cover:  The Only Way Out:  The Story of a Bully, a Victim and a Bystander Whose Lives Will Never be the Same
"The Only Way Out" by katiekuperman Kuperman
Genre: Young Adult

A new high school student becomes the unwilling yet loyal bystander of bullying incidents that target her best friend. When tragedy strikes, people suffer and dark secrets are revealed, leaving her with mental repercussions that she must conquer in order to make fortune out of misfortune.

Masked Intent: A Modern-Day Morality Play
"Masked Intent: A Modern-Day Morality Play" by kgreer830 Greer
Genre: Women's Fiction

A divorced, working mom with trust issues and three sons and a former relationship-phobe meet and grope their way through early love. Ghosts from their pasts reappear, bringing them face-to-face with the lies they've lived and accepted as truth.

Masked Intent by Kimberly Greer
"Masked Intent: A Modern-Day Morality Play" by kgreer830 Greer
Genre: Women's Fiction

A divorced, working mom with trust issues and three sons and a former relationship-phobe meet and grope their way through early love. Ghosts from their pasts reappear, bringing them face-to-face with the lies they've lived and accepted as truth.

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"Knight Rise" by Don Hammons
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

KNIGHT RISE is a fast-paced, intriguing page-turner with a lot of heart. Follow this crew of enjoyable characters through stunning plot twists for a thrilling ride you won’t forget!

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"Knight Rise" by Don Hammons
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

KNIGHT RISE is a fast-paced, intriguing page-turner with a lot of heart. Follow this crew of enjoyable characters through stunning plot twists for a thrilling ride you won’t forget!

"Spirits of the Sun : What would you do for love?" by SydneyPhilippe Philippe
Genre: Historical Fiction

'This is a story of lust, love, pride and power, and protecting those we care about.'
Tackling fundamental issues about humanity and our primal urges, 'Spirits of the Sun' is based on historical events in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia.

Book cover for novel Simon by Tyler G Mower
"Simon" by Tyler-G-Mower Mower
Genre: Historical Fiction

You’ve been traveling for days. Exhausted and moments from arriving at your hotel you are unexpectedly forced to walk, at gun point, with an accused in a capital punishment procession. How would you react? This scenario happened to a real man named Simon of Cyrene. The accused was Jesus Christ.

Jack & Amy on the shore, John Dee and Queen Elizabeth
"The God Jar" by Phill Featherstone
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Elizabethan sorcerer and mystic John Dee tracks down an object with remarkable powers. He calls it The God Jar, and uses it to defend the country in its hour of peril. 400 years later it turns up again when Amy finds it on the sea bed. But has she found the jar, or has it found her?

Jack & Amy on the shore, John Dee and Queen Elizabeth
"The God Jar" by Phill Featherstone
Genre: Paranormal & Supernatural

Elizabethan sorcerer John Dee acquires an object that contains a captive spirit and calls it The God Jar. He harnesses its magic to defeat the Spanish Armada. 400 years on Amy is diving when she comes across a strange vessel on the seabed. But has she found the God Jar, or has it found her?

Cover showing Beth & Cameron together
"I Know What You're Thinking" by Phill Featherstone
Genre: Young Adult

Beth and Cameron share a remarkable ability: each can see into the mind of the other. Cameron is seized by criminals who are harvesting organs to sell to wealthy transplant patients. His only chance of survival is if Beth can use their amazing gift to save him.

"THE EDUCATION OF IVY EDWARDS " by Hannah Tovey Tovey
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Ivy Edwards is thirty-one years old, funny, shameless, and a bit of a romantic. Her heart's in the right place, but her life's in a shambles. This is GAVIN & STACEY meets FLEABAG. This is a lesson in how to turn heartache into humour.