Writing Award 2022

Marigold Hotel meets Bel Canto when a cruise ship of pensioners goes missing in the Indian Ocean.
3 women board Halcyon Seas dreaming of a better future but events at sea send them off-course and as the 3 women fight to keep their dreams alive, they each discover a new beginning beyond the horizon.

Noelle, a summer intern, arrives at an archeological dig in northern Greenland hoping to forget her traumatic past. But when she accidentally strands her team in another world, she must confront magic, creatures of legend, and her own worst memories to find her way home.

A sister tries to find her brother who she thought was in rehab after the sudden death of their father.

Captain Josiah Nisbet's career is in crisis He has made too many enemies including nation's hero, Horatio Nelson. In the Caribbean he leads a band of slaves who defend the island against French attack. But whose interest does he serve and how does he change the course of history?

Alliandre Del Nileppez Drol Hullock has come to compete in the Grand Melee, as the King will bestow knighthood on the winner. Alliandre's only goal in life has been to become knighted so he can marry his love, Marion the Virtuous, Princess of the Southern Kingdom. But will his temper get in the way?

British electric violinist, Lisa Rollin, finds herself pregnant whilst on tour with a rather famous band. Terrified of being fired, she has to hide her pregnancy until unable to do so any longer. Gigs and adventures ensue with a young child in tow, leading to a set of very funny adventures!

When a child goes missing, the only person who can find her, is a man who disappeared from the same Scottish Mountain 250 years before.

To catch a people smuggler… she becomes a people smuggler.

Can we, should we, change the past or does it change us? Fifty years after WW11 ends, Maurice Durand finds his father’s account of facing near death by a rogue German unit while at school, which changes his life.

This despairingly humorous tale follows Lester Manning and his crew of bullied misfits, who form a support group that vows to defend people from bullies.

Within a floating world where towers and treetops brush the sun, there is a mysterious island promising power and purpose for any young woman with the means to take it. Here, the paths of an unsure apprentice and a servant who is more than she seems intertwine in the shadow of a brutal murder.

16-year-old Jodi is falling in love with the handsome teenage ghost living in her attic.
But watching him re-enact his death every night is not a typical teenage dilemma, and if she doesn’t find his killer soon she could become the next victim.
But if she solves it then she could lose him forever

The world of wine can be pretty intimidating if you’re in unfamiliar territory. Whether you're starting from square one or just hoping to learn more; this book can help you unravel the mysteries of wine, in no time.

Xiamara and Judith are slaving and saving working two jobs for college tuition in Puerto Rico. The Caribbean dream for the girls is a frustrating frugal existence. Xiamara wants a shortcut. She takes their savings and buys a boat—convinced it’s a sailboat in the rough.

Betsy has found a new life following the death of her mistress and friend, Margery. She has a husband, a daughter, and life is perfect, until a series of events pulls her into the murky underworld of prostitution and yet again, Betsy is witness to the hell women of the 19th century endure