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.

Sugar and Cookie gliding through Miami Beach
"Keeping Up With The Pomeranians" by Susan Marie Chapman
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Living in the Magic City also known as Miami Beach is never easy. Spa days, working out, beach time and eating right are all basic necessities.
Sugar and Cookie are pros. They do not skip a beat as they glide through the City. Always be prepared for the next big event, is their motto.

Dogs running through woodland
"The Good Children" by Morag Higgins
Genre: Young Adult

The Good Children is an emotional life story of two very special dogs and their reluctant cousin Skye, as told through their eyes. Journey with them as they recount their amazing adventures ; stories that will make you laugh out loud, shed a tear smile. Ideal for all animal lovers old or young.

Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles, and the Inventors of the Snoodle and the KrautMobile
"Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles and Lots and Lots of Noodles" by Steven Joseph
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

Imagine that the world is cranky not because of a pandemic, but because all cars run on stinky sauerkraut. It is then replaced by the Snoodle that runs on noodles. Everyone is happy except for one person, Sour Croodlemen, the inventor of the Krautmobile. Read and find out what happens next !

Person trying to control his inner CrankaTsuris
"A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness: The CrankaTsuris Method" by Steven Joseph
Genre: Comedy & Humour

This is a follow-up to my kid's book "The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris which tells the reader how we evolved from the tiniest most dangerous dinosaur on the planet, and it is the reason we are cranky. Time to discover your inner CrankaTsuris!

Antiquities expert Annalisse Drury and tycoon Alec Zavos revel in a love affair peppered with treasure hunting, grand adventure, and the occasional dead body. It’s autumn when Alec arranges a getaway from them to visit is mother’s birthplace in Bari, Italy.
"Scattered Legacy" by Marlene Bell
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery

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"Scattered Legacy" by Marlene Bell
Genre: Mystery & Cozy Mystery

An ancient rosary and a calico cat propels Annalisse and Alec down crooked paths in Bari, Italy to expose a woman's killer as they uncover answers none of them are prepared for.

Sophie is Still Missing
"Sophie is still Missing" by Joan Fallon Fallon Cook
Genre: Crime

After a distraught mother comes into her agency and begs the private investigator, Jacaranda Dunne, to find her missing daughter, JD and her team find themselves embroiled in the murky world of people trafficking and modern slavery on the Costa del Sol.

A haunted Cornish seascape stretches towards the sunset, the face of Martha Jax appearing, ghost-like in the rocks.
"Jax' House" by John Kitchen
Genre: Childrens Middle Grade Books
Jack O'Hagan has never set eyes on his new home in Cornwall, yet he knows everything about it, as if it's been part of him for ever. Stories are buried there which the house wants to share with Jack. He is taken to a harsher time, when Martha Jax is a servant girl, and gradually he learns her story
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"Scribbles of Realisation" by amrokabeel Kabeel
Genre: Non-Fiction

Scribbles of Realisation is a collection of short writings which focus on matters of faith and understanding one’s self in life. The scribbles were written over a seven year period and abstractly represent the author’s journey to God. The book reaches out to distant Muslims and spiritual wanderers

Vince Goes Goes Motor Racing in Italy - Book Cover
"The Adventures of Vince the Cat - Vince Goes Motor Racing in Italy" by Heidi Bryant Bryant
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

Starting in the stunning city of Venice children will discover the site of the black plague, meet a crazy Italian chef and of course practise their Italian. Their adventure takes them all over the city, before Vince’s adventures then step up a gear at the Gran Premio d’Italia.

Vince Goes Goes Motor Racing in Italy - Book Cover
"The Adventures of Vince the Cat - Vince Goes Motor Racing in Italy" by Heidi Bryant Bryant
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

Starting in the stunning city of Venice children will discover the site of the black plague, meet a crazy Italian chef and of course practise their Italian. Their adventure takes them all over the city, before Vince’s adventures then step up a gear at the Gran Premio d’Italia.

Vince Discovers the Wonder of Seville - Book Cover
"The Adventures of Vince the Cat - Vince Discovers the Wonder of Seville" by Heidi Bryant Bryant
Genre: Childrens Picture Books

This story immerses you into Spanish culture and Castellano. Set in springtime in the beautiful and historic city of Seville in Andalusia, Spain. Heidi, Vince and Adele rescue a beautiful little kitten from a precarious situation, visit the Plaza de Toros and meet some wonderful new friends.

"Tales out of School: A Headteacher's Memoir" by Anna Cornhill
Genre: Memoir

25 true stories about life in a primary school – a Headteacher tells all. There are children to tug at your heart-strings, parents to raise your eyebrows and events to make you laugh out loud. You will never think of schools or headteachers in the same way again.

Black, purple and white psychedelic book cover designed by designer Tim Rockins.
"I am Ed" by RAAkerlund Akerlund
Genre: Drama

Ed Henderson and his brothers are orphans and predicted a hopeless life; against all odds, they become a successful Rock band, but the scars from their childhood put up impossible barriers. Tragedy strikes as the brothers fight to save each other from their demons.

Book Cover to Haelend's Ballad
"Haelend's Ballad" by Ian Conrey
Genre: Fantasy

A young orphan who has drowned and come back to life in a foreign land where he will be the death of everyone he meets. Hælend’s Ballad is a grimdark fantasy/steampunk tale about what happens when men and women from two colliding cultures realize they may not be on the right side.

Phoebe's Heart of Stone by James J. Hill III
"Phoebe's Heart of Stone" by James.Hill.Author Hill III
Genre: Historical Fiction

Carl and Phoebe Bradway are simple people from Northeast Ohio, just trying to create a life for their children and each other. Unfortunately a black cloud seems to loom over them incessantly and the loss becomes so great, that the most difficult of decisions need to be made just to survive.

When the Dandelions Sing by James J.Hill III
"When the Dandelions Sing" by James.Hill.Author Hill III
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Ronnie, AKA Jasper to his Grammy, is a young boy who is searching for his purpose in life, and discovers that he can find that by learning from the simplest of things, and from those that seemingly have nothing left to give to this world.

Contemporary London on a cold winters day
"Twisted Thread" by Emmy Gray-Winter Colgrave
Genre: Suspense & Thriller

A woman wakes up in a psychiatric hospital and has not idea who she is or how she got there.