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.

Book cover for Justifiable Deceit featuring an AR-15 in the center, the US Capitol on the left side and an American flag in the background
"Justifiable Deceit" by Mikael Carlson
Genre: Contemporary Fiction

The worst school shooting in American history has created a maelstrom of political agendas, personal vendettas, and brash cover-ups. A journalist and FBI agent race to unlock the secrets behind this terrible tragedy. Do the ends justify the means, or is there no such thing as justifiable deceit?

The Third Law front cover
"The Third Law" by Tamra Ryan
Genre: Non-Fiction

The Third Law argues that women experiencing chronic unemployment and poverty are not the sum of their mistakes. It makes the case for a more compassionate view of the world of poverty. Sometimes, believing in another person’s potential is all it takes to create lasting change.

High Fantasy Romance, Crown of the Phoenix, eBook cover
"Crown of the Phoenix" by cavarian Varian
Genre: Fantasy

Aurelia Vesta and her little sister were arranged to be married. Aurelia, determined to find a place where her sister, Septima, would be allowed to be with who she chooses, led the way into the Howling Forest, but their late night escape landed the pair in a fantasy realm full of death and danger.

High Fantasy Romance, Crown of the Phoenix, eBook cover
"Crown of the Phoenix" by cavarian Varian
Genre: Fantasy

Aurelia Vesta and her little sister were arranged to be married. Aurelia, determined to find a place where her sister, Septima, would be allowed to be with who she chooses, led the way into the Howling Forest, but their late night escape landed the pair in a fantasy realm full of death and danger.

High Fantasy Romance, Crown of the Phoenix, eBook cover
"Crown of the Phoenix" by cavarian Varian
Genre: Fantasy

Aurelia Vesta and her little sister were arranged to be married. Aurelia, determined to find a place where her sister, Septima, would be allowed to be with who she chooses, led the way into the Howling Forest, but their late night escape landed the pair in a fantasy realm full of death and danger.

High Fantasy Romance, Crown of the Phoenix, eBook cover
"Crown of the Phoenix" by cavarian Varian
Genre: Fantasy

Aurelia Vesta and her little sister were arranged to be married. Aurelia, determined to find a place where her sister, Septima, would be allowed to be with who she chooses, led the way into the Howling Forest, but their late night escape landed the pair in a fantasy realm full of death and danger.

High Fantasy Romance, Crown of the Phoenix, eBook cover
"Crown of the Phoenix" by cavarian Varian
Genre: Fantasy

Aurelia Vesta and her little sister were arranged to be married. Aurelia, determined to find a place where her sister, Septima, would be allowed to be with who she chooses, led the way into the Howling Forest, but their late night escape landed the pair in a fantasy realm full of death and danger.

White guitar strings with images of a house, a bird, a baby, a cross, and a microphone attached at the end on a blue background with small white clouds. The words Inside Outside and Jeff Elkins are centered over the image.
"Inside Outside" by jeff.elkins Elkins
Genre: Christian

What do you do when being a part of the church makes it impossible to love as Jesus loved? Inside Outside is a heartfelt, emotional, and sometimes humorous journey of self-discovery, building family, and deconstructing religion in the American Evangelical church.

"The Hedgewitch's Little Book of Seasonal Magic" by Sarah coyne Coyne
Genre: Anthology & Compilations

Plants, wildlife, the environment and even weather phenomena are sacred to the hedgewitch. This beautiful book follows the sun around its seasonal year, providing more than a hundred recipes, spells, potions, and crafts to help you reconnect with natural and elemental energies.

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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.