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Lost and Found

by Derek Fisher

Alicia is excited to go on a long weekend trip with her parents to a house on a lake. They all can't wait to see what is in store for them as they enjoy some time on the water and hiking in the woods. Before they pack their bags Alicia has a few days at school full of challenges and even a few lessons about responsibility when one of her friends’ loses their phone! Alicia and her friends also learn that not everything you hear can be trusted as a rumor spreads like wildfire through the school... more

Under the Blue Moon

by Joan Schweighardt

An automobile accident in front of a homeless shelter causes Lola, a dog trainer/groomer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to renew her battle with the grief she previously pushed below the surface of her daily life. Ben, formerly an architect in the same city, has been abandoned by his family and is currently homeless. Lola sees him on the day of her accident, trying to smuggle something into the shelter while all the people associated with the facility are outside with her, waiting for the ambulance... more

The Stories We Keep: A Novel of Motherhood, Mental Health & Hope

by Shawna Holly

Jenna Cartwright has run away from her family in a desperate bid to save—or end—her life. Driven to despair by debilitating depression, loneliness, and anxiety, Jenna makes a panic-driven decision to leave her husband and young children behind. Upon fleeing to her hometown of Asher, Alabama, Jenna searches for help from the generations of women she loves most. As they share their long-held stories, Jenna struggles to untangle her own thoughts and emotions, while also grappling with the imp... more

Sleepy Freddy

by Matthew Willis

Freddy, the tortoise, is faced with a dilemma. He can't sleep. Where does he go? Who will he meet? Will he ever find that cozy, quiet place? Come join him on his first adventure!

Dear Ella

by Rebekah Santoro

Twenty-two year old Midwesterner Lizzie Armstrong is lost and searching for direction after graduating college and being thrust into adult life. Her only solace from anxiety and frustration is her best friend Ella Chen. When Ella is tragically killed in a terrible accident, Lizzie searches for a way forward by channeling her best friend and spontaneously moving to Colorado to complete a bucket list the two of them dream up just before Ella's death. Along the way, Lizzie writes letters to Ella... more

Coffee Time

by Susanna Elliott-Newth

The essence of a good writer is to find that ‘writer’s moment’ – that little piece of observable idiosyncratic behaviour where humour lives. How Susanna loves to discover those eccentricities in people’s characters that she can frame on her artist’s canvas. Humour is found in the ordinary, the everyday, the awkward and the sublimely ridiculous events that grace our faces. When faced with the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020 Susanna’s pen had hardly time to rest between scenarios, furiously recordi... more

Chemistry, Nine Stories

by Tony Tedeschi

MacKenzie's Last Run

by Gayle Rosengren

13-year-old Mac, who secretly blames himself for his father’s death, runs away to stop his mother from remarrying but ends up seriously injured, miles from home, while clues inadvertently left behind suggest he’s been kidnapped—possibly by Mom’s fiancé—and set his twin sister Tessa on a desperate search to find him.

The Midnight Mannequins and Other Stories

by Michael Daly

In each of the twelve stories in Michael Daly’s collection, he attempts to cunningly expose our human frailties and foibles with hopefully an expert mixture of humour and sadness at many of life’s challenges. Retirement plans that don’t quite work out, a husband whose wife thought she really knew him well, a pet lover who has to ask an arch-enemy to help her bury her cat, people coping with illness and the lonely lady in London whose life is completely changed by telephoning a random phone numb... more

The Willows

by Kevin Beardsley

An early life of neglect and pain doesn’t deter Jack from being determined to be accepted and then later to realise his endeavours. The journey is fraught with failures, dangers and disappointments. His friendship with the children of an eccentric family who have rented ‘The Willows’, a large but run-down house in the beach resort where Tom is living, proves to be not only a turning point but also the scene of great tragedy. His experience is widened when he goes to university and becomes involv... more

The Chameleon which Lost Its Colour

by Hafdis Hafsteins

On the island of Madagascar, Blaze the chameleon is the most colourful of all the animals. But Blaze has one flaw: he’s quite mischievous, which makes it hard for him to make friends. One day his colours have vanished and it’s up to him to get the other animals on the island to help him find them! Will he succeed?

Mr. Naughty Nine Legs

by Benjamin Thomas Stanley

“Hi, I’m Mr Naughty Nine Legs. In case you haven’t guessed, I’m a spider with nine legs. Yes, you read it right, nine legs! I get into all sorts of trouble. I’m a very naughty spider. I see you have my book in your hand. Why not open it up and take a look? Read about my adventure if you dare. I meet my biggest fear, maybe it will give you a scare.”

Escape from the Shades

by Anthony Edwards

Brother and sister, Tom and Bobby, are orphans growing up rough, with their dog Tag, in the Victorian East End of London. Helped by Dr Barnardo, they have begun to make progress when Bobby is attacked in the notorious Rookeries. Tom comes to the rescue but finds himself arrested, in a cell, and then before the Beak. His trial is at the Old Bailey where he is not allowed to speak in his defence. Then Tag comes to his rescue!

The Wonderful World of You

by Alan Portmann

Have you ever reminisced about learning life’s simple lessons through the innocence of a child’s eyes? Would you like to teach your child valuable lessons in empathy, kindness and grace? The Wonderful World of You takes you on a delightfully humorous and whimsical journey of discovery learning about love, honesty, integrity, sharing and more from a child’s perspective. Written in a Dr. Seuss rhyme scheme, these short stories are designed to build character values and improve vocabulary developme... more

The Girl Who Tried to Change History

by Melissa Kaplan

The Girl Who Tried to Change History is a story featuring a time-traveling heroine who gets more than she bargained for when she agrees to participate in a complex experiment to alter the history of the twentieth century. Vivienne Riley is a stressed-out graduate student about to earn her doctorate in European history, with a focus on the Second World War, when she is approached by a mysterious man to join what she refers to as the “Experiment”—an effort by the world’s top scientists to erase... more

The Skye in June

by June Ahern

The MacDonalds emigrate from Scotland after a family tragedy but cannot escape the youngest child's strange insights that threaten to expose her mother's secret past in the Scottish Highlands. The youngest child's fate is sealed the day she is born when her mother defies her husband by not giving their new daughter a saint's name as is their tradition. This doesn't keep the father's dominance over his four daughters from creating often hilarious tactics to divert his wrath as they come of age du... more

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