Toronto-based lawyer Adam Knight receives an urgent call from his old friend Olivia and rushes to her aid. When an altercation brings them both to the brink of death, a goddess appears with an extraordinary offer: a chance for Adam to work as her champion in a magical new world. To sweeten the deal, she grants him a power of his choosing—and one or two favours. Without hesitation, Adam requests that Olivia come with him.

Thrust into Caytreela—a strange realm of humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, and mythical creatures—Adam and Olivia must quickly adapt to their new powers and surroundings. But this medieval fantasy world offers them little time to adjust. Before they know it, they find themselves making allies, facing dangerous enemies, and trying to save an innocent woman from execution.

From battling monsters and mastering magic to earning coins and using good old-fashioned problem-solving, Adam and Olivia are on an adventure that will test their every limit. Will these newcomers rise to the challenge, or will they be calling on the goddess for mercy?

The first installment of the Caytreela’s Cohort Series, Support Mage is an action-packed high-fantasy adventure novel that’s only missing one thing—a set of dice.

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Loss is a fact of life for everyone, but when the loss is unexpected and experienced far too soon, lives can be turned upside down—especially if important truths were close to the surface but never shared. S. James Wegg’s Loss Fuels a Life explores the theme of loss through an intense, suspenseful plot that combines a murder mystery with erotic drama and psychological reflection against a backdrop of classical music, professional rivalry, and interpersonal relationships.

Ivan Dorn is a thirtysomething freelance arts writer who travels the world, reviewing and interviewing a variety of artistic productions and personalities. Returning home to Toronto from an Asian assignment, his world collapses when he discovers his best friend, Rye, brutally murdered. Immediately, Ivan sets out on a quest to track down and punish the killer—regardless of the personal cost to him. But the closer Ivan gets to meting out justice, the closer he gets to unmasking himself. He is not the man he thought he was, and it takes Rye’s sudden death to cause the critic to finally confront himself.

Interspersed throughout the narrative are concert reviews, the filming of erotic scenes, and amateur sleuthing, all woven together to create a tale that twists and turns down unexpected paths. Loss Fuels a Life is a provocative and emotionally charged novel intended for mature readers, offering an unflinching exploration of passion, grief, and self-discovery.

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Sea monsters, lies, death, chips!

The twin pillars of Fara seek to end the monstrous peril that hunts their people. At twelve years old, the time has come for Emily to choose between the mighty Red Hat Expedition, or the brilliant Blue Hat University. Or, the option that isn’t an option: the mysterious Black Hats.

What the Wind Brings is a story about outcasts. Emily herself is neurodivergent and struggles to abide by “unfair” rules. This difficulty might make Emily the only person in Fara who can save her world from violence and war.

She also knows a lot about tortoises, and this turns out to be weirdly relevant.

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At some point in life, we’ve all probably (secretly) questioned ourselves along these lines: Am I the only person this happens to? I can’t be the only one who likes or dislikes this. Am I the only one who exhibits this odd behaviour? Am I seriously the only person who thinks or feels this way? I can’t be the only one like this.

I Can’t Be the Only One Who… is an uplifting collection of personal reflections from a diverse group of ordinary people from all walks of life. Each anonymous contributor shares a unique anecdote about themselves that they believe to be uncommon or odd, whether it’s a private thought, an unconventional habit, or a life circumstance. At the end of the day, this book showcases that we’re not alone after all, amidst our distinct peculiarities - even though at times we may feel like we are.

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Step into a forest unlike any other, where an everyday walk turns into a magical quest, and the seemingly ordinary world transforms into an enchanted landscape brimming with wonders.

In An Otherwise Ordinary Forest, a curious young adventurer follows their father on a seemingly routine stroll to the woods. But with each step, the boundary between reality and imagination blurs. Talking magpies, playful squirrels with a penchant for racing, and a sky full of butterflies guide them deeper into the heart of this mysterious place. As they cross burbling creeks, scale steep cliffs, and even come face to face with an enormous, angry, red-eyed wolf, father and child discover the remarkable possibilities on the other side of fear and disbelief.

This is a journey of the senses, where nature hums with whimsy and wisdom, and every leaf-crunching step opens new doors to the extraordinary. Perfect for readers who believe in the magic of the natural world, An Otherwise Ordinary Forest is a heartwarming tale that reminds us to look closer, listen carefully, and embrace the adventure that awaits in every moment.

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In Shadows Across the Line: Voices of the Displaced, author Senol Tasdelen examines the causes, the history, and the consequences of migration patterns around the globe and relates the personal stories of some of those who risked everything in a desperate attempt to reach safe haven. Some of them succeeded. Some did not.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that as of July, 2025, there were 123.2 million forcibly displaced people around the globe, including more than 49 million children.

Among those you’ll learn about in Shadows Across the Line are sixteen-year-old Samir and his ten-year-old sister Lina, who made their way alone through no less than ten countries to escape the war in Syria before reaching safety in the UK. You’ll meet Iancu, who, with his friend Codrin, sought freedom from the repressive regime of Romania’s Nicolae Ceaușescu by hiding among 14,000 sheep aboard a ship bound for Canada, where they have now lived for many years. And Lucia, who fled with her children from the violence in her native Mexico and struggled to make a new life in the U.S., only to be arrested by President Trump’s ICE agents and sent back to Mexico while waiting for her application for asylum to be approved. And you will read the heart-wrenching story of Hava and her two-year-old daughter Eslem who both drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos in a small, overloaded boat.

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Mabel is a little girl with a big imagination, and there’s one thing she’s always wondered about—the old house in the park with its shutters tightly closed. What could be inside?

Every time she passes by, Mabel dreams of secret rooms and forgotten treasures hidden behind those shuttered windows. One sunny afternoon, to her surprise, the shutters were open! With her heart full of curiosity and her mind brimming with adventure, Mabel sets off to discover the secrets the house is keeping.

Join Mabel on a heartwarming adventure full of wonder, imagination, and the joy of discovering the unknown!

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Midnight sky, bright twinkling light.

May your dreams be magic tonight.

Journey under the waves and uncover sweet goodnight sentiments to lull your child to sleep while exploring the inspiring ocean world. Each charming rhyme is cleverly linked to a curious creature of the underwater realm.

Dream Deeply is a creative and beautiful expression of the parent and child bond artfully illuminated in whimsical and dreamy watercolor. The “deep facts" at the end of the book provide an educational component for the adult reader, who can then share what they’ve learned as they read the story to their child or re-visit the animals illustrated in the book. The fun facts also allow the book to grow with the child, enhancing early elementary school education in reading and science.

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Could you tell a funny, entertaining, meaningful story with a twist in 500 words? How about in 100 words with just 24 hours to write it? Writing this kind of flash fiction is what kept author Aoife Anastasia occupied and mostly sane through the woeful times of the pandemic lockdowns and a cancer diagnosis. The result is an unpredictable, sometimes fun and sometimes twisted collection of twenty-one stories and two narrative poems that include adult fairy tales, science fiction, horror, comedy, and romance. Each story includes one of Aoife’s quirky drawings, the original writing prompt, and the woe that helped weave each tale.

In Wyrd Tales for Woeful Times, among other amazing characters, you will meet a “mature” Dorothy who has been shacking up with Scarecrow for the last few decades, a flatulent Queen Victoria in a bathtub, a murderer of a murderer, a seductive Gaugin in love with Van Gogh, six martyrs, a hoodlum tooth fairy, two hopeless Panda Sexuality consultants, several treasure hunters, and Adam’s Eve: a woman who knows what she wants. This is a collection of weird/wyrd, wonderful, whimsical, wyld stories that cannot be put in a box—except that all were written in a frenetic 24 hours, and all will make you look at the world a little differently than you did before.

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Three women. Three generations. One haunting legacy.

When schoolteacher Rachael discovers her late grandmother’s journals, she uncovers more than dusty memories. Within the yellowed pages lies a chilling family history—one of love, betrayal, and long-buried secrets. As Rachael struggles to navigate an increasingly dangerous marriage in 2022, she is pulled back to the 1980s, into the world of Dorothy, a woman whose return to a secluded island cottage awakens painful memories of her brother Jimmy’s mysterious death.

Haunted by the past and watched over by a strange raven, Dorothy begins to piece together the truth behind Jimmy’s drowning and the darkness that once shadowed her childhood. But it’s not just ghosts that linger on Turtle Island. There’s also a history of unspoken trauma, passed down through bloodlines, and the quiet strength of the women who’ve endured it. As Rachael reads, the parallels between her grandmother’s life and her own become impossible to ignore. She must confront the truth to break from a cycle of violence—before it consumes her too.

A gripping blend of contemporary gothic mystery and emotional suspense, Said the Spider to the Fly is a powerful story of survival, legacy, and the enduring strength of women.

The question is—can the past help Rachael break free?

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Are you a successful, talented professional who secretly struggles with your inner critic and not feeling good enough? Are you a high performer who is drained from the ongoing effort to be productive while wearing a mask to hide insecurities?

These 140 thought drops, written by leadership life and business coach Debora Gemmell and others in the Thrive community, are designed to help capable individuals increase self-confidence and reduce imposter syndrome.

By shifting your mindset and consciously selecting your thoughts, the influences such as fear, worry and doubt that have dictated your life will fade, and you will start to embrace the truth that you are worthy, capable, and equipped with the talents needed to create and achieve the life, relationships, career and impact you desire.

This collection of tips, tools and insights (like the one below) will change your thinking . . . and your life!

Growth

Most people think the purpose of work is to earn money. The more money you make, the happier you will be. Some people who make a solid living are happy, but it’s not because they make a good wage.

Work exists for us to contribute, be of service, evolve, and create. Work is a place for us to discover and apply our many talents that would otherwise go unseen, in any other situation.

Consider This: If you were to embrace this attitude, how might it changer your perspective and increase your level of enjoyment at work? Are you willing to try it out for a couple of weeks and see what happens?

I AM finding more enjoyment in my work and seeing it as a place to stretch myself to uncover new hidden talents.

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Lucy Meyer wakes every morning in a beautiful house, cradled in British Columbia’s Robson Valley, surrounded by breathtaking views of the wild Canadian Rocky Mountains. Living in her custom-built home, Lucy is newly married with two beautiful children. Despite a craving for a sense of belonging in her new community across the country from her family in Ontario, Lucy’s life is exactly what she had dreamed of, giving her an ominous sense that something just has to go wrong.

The monotonous demands of her two young children keep the stay-at-home mom from exploring, yet she doesn’t have to travel far to stumble upon a shocking revelation that her husband is not who she thought he was. Lucy’s picture perfect life has been turned upside down, and she has no choice but to trust the help of her neighbours in a suspenseful pursuit for the truth, creating irreversible bonds with near-strangers.

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You probably didn’t know your cat is a secret agent. While you are away at school or work, they hack into computers, pass on secret messages, and attempt to fix things the humans got wrong. Right under the noses of their unsuspecting owners they strive to save us from catastrophe.

Romulus and his brother Remus graduated from secret agent training school and are now full-fledged agents for the Cerulean Order of Felines. Together with their friends, they are unraveling the mystery of the Carbonara Clam. They are determined to carry on with the legacy of their predecessor, Smidgen, who had discovered an unusual clam with the amazing ability to clean the environment.

The Carbonara Clam is in grave danger. The mutant rats of the Shadow Realm plan to steal it for nefarious reasons. Once again Romulus and his friends are up against their formidable enemy. Should the forces of the Shadow Realm succeed, a dire future awaits.

To make things worse, Romulus gets himself into trouble. He and his feline friends must set things right and save the Carbonara Clam. There’s a lot riding on this. Can they pull it off?

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In the super-overpopulated world of twenty-ninth century, the remnants of civilizations cling to survival in fortified city-states. Among them is Iulius, a historian and a member of a secret society, entrusted with a daunting mission—to chronicle the key events that led to civilization's collapse. He hopes this history might guide future generations—or perhaps extraterrestrial visitors—as they seek to understand the reasons for humanity’s tragic fall.

One day Iulius receives a long-awaited coded message, indicating it’s time to leave the safety of city-state New Vancouver and deliver his manuscript to whoever and whenever his mentor, Father Thomas says. Once there, he will also receive a hyper-memory stick containing the accumulated knowledge of humankind that he must deliver to that person, to that destination. But the journey ahead is fraught with danger. Beyond the city’s walls lies a devastated wilderness teeming with billions of desperate, feral survivors who have abandoned their humanity for the sake of a single goal—survival.

Aided by an unlikely group of companions, Iulius must navigate treacherous terrain, evade bloodthirsty marauders, and confront his own fears, all while racing to complete his chronicle before he, too, becomes just another casualty of the apocalyptic wasteland.

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What if the version of the gospel you’ve been taught isn’t the one God actually revealed? Many believers today confuse God’s New Covenant with the one promised to the remnant of Judah and Israel or else reduce it to a doctrine of love and grace, stripped of its transformative demands. As a result, the New Covenant’s true terms, purpose, and method of fulfillment have been blurred, and many people’s eternal future is in peril.

Drawing directly from Scripture, this book cuts through the confusion by presenting a clear, Spirit-led understanding of the New Covenant of the Spirit (2 Cor 3:6). It examines the covenant’s core attributes, challenges conventional interpretations of the gospel, and reveals the righteous requirements for entering God’s eternal kingdom.

Faith in Christ is not passive but calls for a whole-hearted commitment—body, soul, and mind. Furthermore, true obedience to the Spirit brings about the renewal of the mind and transformation into Christ’s likeness, an essential conversion for those who would like to dwell in the New Jerusalem.

Judgment awaits every person according to their deeds. But God’s wrath can be avoided. Grace is not a loophole; it is a divine gift, and repentance must be genuine. This book invites readers to take seriously the call to righteousness, to understand grace as God defines it, and to prepare for the kingdom where holiness is both the standard and the joy of eternal life with Christ and the saints.

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The furry adventures of Taryn Amelia continue with festive flare, when Taryn requests from Santa something purrrfectly fuzzy. Will her Christmas wish come true? Join Taryn as her Christmas morning unfolds with expressive language and vibrant illustrations.

Children will love the playfulness and engaging rhythm that will encourage early reading and sure to make Christmas Kitty a holiday favourite!

Christmas Kitty is the second book in a developing series entitled Taryn Amelia.

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Life is a mystery. Throughout human history, we’ve been compelled to discover its secrets and unravel its meaning. But what if the truth of our existence isn’t found beyond us—but within us? In Within the Kingdom We Have Forgotten About, Eddy Camille leads readers on a journey into the hidden truths of existence. In a thoughtful and engaging narrative, he explores the power of human thought, the importance of the present moment, and the divine origin of our lives. In short, he calls us to awaken to a higher reality.

Sharing his spiritual insights and personal revelations, Camille invites readers to discover the kingdom of God dwelling inside each of us. He speaks mainly to those who are ready for transformation and desire hope, abundance, and purpose, challenging them to reimagine difficulties as opportunities and to replace limitation with possibility.

This powerful work deals with the essence of humanity, the strength of thought, the nature of the universe, and the truth about death. It reminds us that we are not of this world—we are just passing through, but with purpose. If you’re ready to uncover the mystery of your existence and walk in the fullness of life, Within the Kingdom We Have Forgotten About will inspire you to rise to the challenge.

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Something strange sits hungrily in a teenager’s closet, an obsessive scientist meddles with ageing, a squirrel pays an early-morning visit and an unlikely friendships develops between prey and predator…

In these four quirky short stories of the unexpected, H-Huh? invites the reader to enter impossible worlds. H-Huh? is a work of absurdist fiction that will appeal to lovers of the genre as well as those who enjoy thought-provoking, humorous storytelling.

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Paul Foresight moves to the small town of Greyson River, Alberta with his teenage daughter Melissa. Their new home is rumoured to be haunted; rumours they found to be true. Haunted by not one two entities. One, the ghost of a troubled young girl, the other; Salkar, a evil, mysterious entity growing stronger and more dangerous.

The characters find themselves deeper and deeper in a quest to find who or what Salkar is. The more they learn, the more imperative it comes and to stop him in his agenda that involves more than just their world but the entire planet.

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The radical immigrant in the title of this book, Edo Jardas, was a young Croatian who arrived in Canada in May 1926 and worked for several years as a lumberjack in the hinterland of British Columbia. He was a loyal member of the Communist Party of Canada, a newspaper editor, and a militant trade union activist in the Canadian Croatian community. He fought in the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and returned to Canada as a war veteran. Jardas left Canada for Yugoslavia in 1948 where he assumed several prominent political functions, including the post of mayor of the largest harbour in the country—his hometown of Rijeka—from 1952 to 1955.

Rather than being a simple biography, this book describes the circumstances that shaped the Croatian immigrant community in the hostile social and natural environment of Canada. The community was deeply engaged in the political debates concerning the Croatian status in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later renamed as Yugoslavia) since its foundation in 1919. The question of national identity and its affirmation at home and in the diaspora therefore figured pre-eminently in the Croatian immigrant press.

The book is also very much a study in Canadian history. It is an account of the political radicalization of the Canadian working class, inspired by the international communist movement at a time of major economic and political upheaval in the post-WWI decades.

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