ColorlandHe said slowly, “You know how sometimes something happens, and afterwards you think what you could have should have done, if only you had the nerve and the confidence to do it, but of course by the time you think that, it’s too late.” Isolde nodded.Wenden mumbled, “Only, like, all the time.”“Well it’s like having the nerve and the confidence to do it straight off, at the moment you need to do it,” said Ridge.Life changes quickly from carefree, innoc...

Robert Rayner's latest novel based in New Brunswick shows how the encroachment of age in a rural community's life exposes it to the perils of progress. White Rock Island, an isolated rural community, becomes a defiant island of souls intent on preserving itself when it is threatened by economic decisions of the provincial and federal government which tax it but threaten to withhold services that would sustain the community. When a bigger, stronger entity threatens a much smaller one, the o...

When heavy November rains threaten to flood the small town of Black River, New Brunswick, the community calls on the hydroelectric company to open the gates of its dam and drop the water level. But local management has been overruled by their parent company and ordered to keep it closed. It's got some people hinting it's time they took things into their own hands.Seventeen-year-old Stanton Frame is caught in between: his father is manager at the dam, but his girlfriend, Je...

When three teenage friends oppose the annexation of their favourite beach by a prominent businessman and philanthropist, their efforts to keep it public are rebuffed or ignored. Their actions quickly move beyond conventional protest, despite the wa ings of an adult friend, the gentle, enigmatic Dexter Lully. As the friends, frustrated and desperate, are driven towards the dark, morally ambiguous world of direct action, one embraces it, one is thrust into it, and one teeters on the brink, a...

The Seashore Boarding House, nestled in the woods on the rocky shore of Pocomoonshine Bay in the late ’twenties, is a haven for travellers on the lonely dirt road nearby, and for the villagers and workers of the woods communities, offering shelter, food, first aid, abortions, and the comforts of its girls.At the centre of the house and its operations is the enigmatic figure of Nurse, who tells her girls, “You are nurses, as well as chamber maids, cooks, waitresses, and prostitutes....

When three teenage friends oppose the annexation of their favourite beach by a prominent businessman, their efforts to keep it public are rebuffed or ignored. Their actions quickly move beyond conventional protest, despite the warnings of an adult friend -- the gentle, enigmatic Dexter Lully. As the friends, frustrated and desperate, are driven towards the dark, morally ambiguous world of direct action, one embraces it, one is thrust into it, and one teeters on the brink, appalled at the w...

Dip into this charming collection of Teacup Magic cozy fantasy chaos, including a map, a timeline and a heap of author’s notes prettily written on flying paper birds.Including:“The Wedding Breakfast”“The Bramble Hour”“The Thornbury-Swift Letters”“Hotel Charybdis”“The Delphi College Letters”“Weddings for Peacocks”“Saucers & Sorcery”"A buoyant bubble of glittering delight, Saucers and Sorcery deepens my desire to run...

The Hathaways of Gramcercy Street have always been daredevils, cursebreakers, trouble. Don’t look now, but the ghosts are closing in…FAITH thinks she’s haunted by scandal and family expectations but no, it’s a bone witch. She’s being haunted by a bone witch.CHARITY throws herself at every haunted castle she can find, to avoid her disappointing marriage… but even an expert on ghosts can find herself out of her depth.IMOGEN fell in love with the victim of the...

Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens...Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery.Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of 22 women who challenged conventional wisdom about appropriate female behaviour, from the ancient world all the way through to the twentieth century. Some of our protagonists are i...

Welcome to Charming, where fairy tales come true (whether you like it or not).Kai's new job is to report on the scandals of the messed up royal family for the local newspaper. He didn't expect to become the story.Dennis signed up to protect the princes. Falling in love with one of them was never part of the deal.Ziyi made a wish to catch her own Prince Charming... but wishes come at a cost, when fairies are involved.In this magical kingdom of cursed spinning...

There's nothing more dangerous than an eligible duke...Every unmarried young lady of the Teacup Isles wants to marry the Duke of Storm, except Miss Mnemosyne Seabourne, who is quite content on the shelf, thank you very much. All she wants is a quiet life and a good book.At a house party full of ruthless debutantes willing to employ sneaky sympathetic magic to win a husband of quality, Mneme joins forces with an enigmatic spellcracker to rescue the duke from being m...

Bella Hathaway is on the case after inheriting her aunt's townhouse full of dangerous artefacts and talking teapots. Only problem? She's not a cursebreaker. Bella has always been the quiet member of the daredevil Hathaway family, translating magical languages, wearing sensible skirts and avoiding perilous adventure.With the help of the beast next door and his sprawling library, it's time for Bella to step up to her family legacy, translate an untranslatable demon language, locate t...