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“The plot, characters, and interaction, between the boys and the adults are all things editors look for.” -Heacock Literary AgencyIf you found a novel substance no one ever heard of & would guarantee instant success, would you use it? Would using it in a high school track meet be cheating, illegal? It’s a game changer. If you found a substance that no one in the world knew about and would absolutely guarantee you success and a bright future, would you use it? Is it legal? Would it be cheating if you used it in a track meet? No one really knows--and no one can know. It`s an experimental synthetic substance, a blob, and close enough to magic for two high school boys. B...

CANADA BOOK AWARD WINNER “Suspenseful” “Intriguing” “Great read” ‘Hard to put down.” “Frightening!” “Excellent!”4.0 out of 5 stars "A rollicking tale of crime & action! – Christina Hoag author of ‘The Blood Room’ & ‘Law of the Jungle’The polar vortex has grown stronger with every winter, ravaging northern cities, and forcing an evacuation of a major city until springtime. Firefighter Captain Jack Sellars and his men are contracted to protect the city with one mandate: don't let the city burn down. With no power or gas, and all the citizens gone, what could possibly happen? But when an SUV flips over on a snowy freeway with a body, an AK-47, and diamo...

"A sharp and witty read for anyone who wants to be pushed a little out of their comfort zone!” - 4.0 of 5 stars Lansdowne School E. M, teacherIf your pet was poisoned, how far would you go to get payback? Evens Duluce, a small ambitious Haitian boy, knows the man who poisoned Scraps, his dog, but can do little about it. He vows to get even somehow, someway. Unfortunately, no magic wands, incantations, or friendly creatures can help. He's not sure how to get even for the dog’s death until he stumbles upon the dark secret of the high school bully, Algie. Evens, in grade ten and much too small to physically confront Algie, must control him somehow. Handling the walking, talking slab of meat...

Author Shout - Honorable Mention award 2023 

4.0 out of 5 stars “A rollicking tale of crime & action!” – Christina Hoag author of ‘The Blood Room’

Do you have a bully in your neighborhood? A squatter you can’t get rid of? When the courts and police can’t—or won’t—help, there’s little you can do. Unless you know Ritchie and Arlan. They’re the bad kinda good. They can do the job fast and without any comebacks—until now.

Clashing with gang-bangers was not in the plan. In a dangerous twist of irony, there is no one they can call to rid them of that problem. It will be a one shot attempt where failure is not an option.

2024 International  Fire Bird Book Award Winner “A spellbinding juvenile mystery novel that is sheer magic." - Michele Rooney Literary Agency“…I was charmed by Archie.” – The Rights FactoryYoung Archie Crane shines shoes on the mean streets of a tough blue-collar town amidst ex-cons, drunks, and dirty cops. He hates his transplanted town, his new school, and most of all the frightening Boogy—a big Neanderthal misfit who wants his shoeshine spot. When someone drops a stolen gold coin, a British Sovereign, in his money can Archie is thrown into a world of trouble where everyone catches gold fever. Turning the gold into cash for bus ticket money to see his estranged father...

Build a tree house under Egghead's nose? Wait a minute! Egghead is Big Bill's mean old landlord who hates all kids and even kills all cats. Big Bill and Squirt will need courage, smarts, and timing to pull this one off. Getting caught by the old man is not an option.

"...a real page-turner, I couldn't put it down until the last page." - Alberta Writing for Youth Competition (anonymous judge)

When three friends go for their usual jaunt into the woods a gang war develops over territorial rights. Out-manned, out-sized, and out-smarted by a rival gang, they attempt to turn the tables and are shocked when Big Bill, their strongest and bravest, is captured and held for ransom by the imposing Fat Harold and his gang. Bill's two friends must rescue their friend to battle against great odds.  Smarts may just win the day.

AUTHOR SHOUT - Reader Ready Awards 2024 RECOMMENDED READ “Aaron Landers is in paradise - problem is, it’s going to get him killed.  Ever wondered what it would be like to have the Mexican mafia, police, and drug smugglers looking for you – and wanting you dead?.” – Jeff Buick, bestselling author.With plans to grow his Mayan Riviera dive tour business Aaron Landers falls hard for the alluring Maria Vasquez. When he rescues two children from a car accident, little does he know they are the sons of Commandant Luis Gutierrez, head of the Mexican state police. Aaron’s life begins a descent into crime as he is swept up by dangerous events and people. His obsession with Maria ...

Out with the fantasy/dystopia/magic and in with the real world.

Ricky the paperboy is relentlessly bullied along his route due to rumors stemming from a tragic boating accident in the Welland Canal where a popular teenager is killed by a Great Lakes freighter. He is forced into a dangerous contest of 'manhood' to end the hostilities with three bullies. What appears to be a mere swimming race to the far bank is complicated by the police, two rival gangs, a municipal swim ban, a newspaper reporter, and Leo, his competitor who is not to be trusted. Whatever happens in the water will change Ricky’s life.

Crime fans and first responders, you are gonna love this one because it's written by an AWARD WINNING author and retired fire rescue captain—the real deal.  Who needs yet another police/lawyer/private eye story?  

Ex-fire rescue captain Gerry Ormond from FIRE DREAM takes a fire chief position thinking he’ll cruise through his contract. The Russian Mafya, embezzlement, fire investigation, arson, extortion, and murder are rolled into one. Chief Ormond is being set up as a scapegoat for a corrupt administration. Nothing has prepared him for this. But the chief is no one’s fool and fights back with everything he has. Can he win a war by losing every battle?

Author: ret. fire rescue officer – the real deal“The tale has lots of twists and a reveal, that I didn’t see coming. This novel offers a fresh perspective into firefighting, arson and revenge.” - Caffeinated ReviewerA fresh angle in the crime/mystery genre. Not another police, lawyer, or PI story.Obsession, a deadly secret, hot romance, murder, revenge, and arson. Twenty years ago, Gerry Ormond, along with his two teenage fraternity buddies committed a horrendous crime, unsolved and paved over by layers of time. It’s why Gerry fled his hometown. It was a tragedy for all, a secret to some, buried and forgotten—almost—until now upon a visit to his ailing father. Now as a decorate...

CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA FINALIST. YA and up historical crime fiction.Canadians are only too happy to supply liquor to thirsty Americans during U.S. Prohibition. Running rum and whisky over to Pelee Island on Lake Erie has been a piece of cake - so far. Jarrod Hooker, seventeen-years-old, steps in for his injured, taking his spot on the boat. Jarrod is thrown in with rough men, many of them WW1 vets who resent the boy. Jarrod must swallow his fears and try to carve some self-respect for himself amid deadly efforts to undermine him. But ill winds begin to blow across Lake Erie: missing liquor money, the U.S.Coast Guard stepping up patrols, and an American gangster moves in. Jarrod's second run...

2026 AUTHOR SHOUT Recommended Read 2026 OUTSTANDING CREATOR AWARD nomineeTwo university students, Canadian Lucas Horne and the rich and beautiful Colombian Avalina Vargas, meet during a jungle trek to Colombia’s Lost City where they become infatuated with each other. After the trek, Avalina is abducted along with Lucas, taken to a remote jungle camp then sold to human traffickers. News of their abduction sets in motion a country-wide manhunt, and Lucas is sought as a collaborator. For Lucas, an escape into the wild rain forest will be even more dangerous than the sadistic kidnappers in the camp. Somehow, he struggles back to civilization but is arrested.Rescuing Avalina means fin...