Book Award 2022

After raising four sons on her own as a single mom in rural Ontario, Jen McGuire became an empty nester. At 46. On the edge of a nervous breakdown, she went to Italy, France, and Ireland to figure out how to be alone. Lost and found and lost again. And she saw a monkey. In Ireland.

"Sharks in the Moat" is a story about a family living in a Château in Loire, France with an impressive moat. The ten-year-old twin daughters and their numerous pets have an extradorinary relationship, in particular when robbers target the castle looking for recently found ancient treasure.

The essential information to understand in order to become a smart and wealthy homeowner.

An American woman purchases a 'serious fixer-upper' château in France. Her dream becomes a chaotic nightmare on moving day when she discovers a family of 'squatters' living inside. Through the turmoil, new family members arrive, family secrets are revealed and new passions are ignited.

Evan and Brooke are reunited over the holidays when Evan’s parents invite her to stay with them. Their need for one another is palpable and even more risky as they try to keep the flames at bay. However, being only one room apart, they fall prey to their longing and only hope they don’t get caught.

Kyle is disillusioned with his involvement in a county lines drug dealing gang. After being afforded a lucky break, he manages to extrapolate himself from the gang and takes a job as a hospital cleaner. Lockdown hits. But a former gang member who is on the run and desperate wants Kyle back.

Imagine Holden Caulfield, clad in blue, giving a first-person account of one of the most earth-shattering events in American frontier history - the Battle of Little Bighorn when countless tribes of rebelling Native Americans joined forces to inflict the greatest-ever defeat on US federal troops

Can a Christian writer become a Mixed Martial Arts fighter in only 2 months? Find out as you train with Alisa Hope Wagner in her 40-day devotional journey about following God into the cage!

When the pandemic and shut down hit the world, every aspect of our lives changed. An alternate reality became our norm, and each person was faced with unprecedented choices. Pandemic Devotionals is an anthology of stories collected during the 2020 and 2021 aftermath of a virus.

The tale of Laia, the Butterfly Princess, is a body image parable for children that inspires them to embrace the uniqueness of their design. Follow Laia as she explores unknown lands and finds friends who have body differences like her own.

THE LOCKHART WOMEN is a mother/daughter/sister story set in Huntington Beach, California in the 1990's. It's about divorce, choices and regrets, with the O.J. Simpson trial as background noise.

A young Commander finds himself leader of his race after discovering the betrayal of his own King. Now he only has few days to unfold the truth, make a deal with his lifetime enemy and decide if he is wiling to pay the price to save not only his people, but the other two races in his world, Hune.

A heartbreaking, heartwarming story of two best friends, and the choices that could tear them apart.
Erika’s story takes us back into the past, Niamh’s brings us forward towards the present, until the two meet one fateful summer’s night that will change the path of their friendship forever.