Haunted by her past and her futureHunted by her friends and their enemiesThe broken piece in an unconventional family, Josie Braveman longs for excitement. Anything to free her from her prescribed path. But when everything leads her to a dangerous world, she finds that it is not like her daydreams.Music manager Yasin Sabri is successful and wealthy largely due to his work ethic. But even top businessmen need days off. If only he could step away from his job, the lar...

Ten are calledOne is chosenUntil then, she's only counting starsIt's Josie Braveman's 18th birthday but it's far from being a party. This is the first day of an archaic tradition that will offer her up to her prospective husband. As much as it turns her stomach, this ritual must be completed to keep her family honor. This places Josie in a difficult position. She knows who she wants to marry… in a few years. But her father isn't sure that this man should be given th...

Flight brings ten stories together, often drawing us into landscapes so foreign that they defy what we know of our daily reality. We're with the fattest woman on earth as she draws her last breaths and her soul ascends toward its final reward. We meet a divorcee who can fly for no more effort than flapping her arms. We follow a middle-aged butler whose love affair with a young woman leads him first to the mysteries of bondage, and then to the pleasures of malice. Story by story, we set foo...

"Did Yasin just kiss me? At Nadir's wedding?""Yes, the blaggard…"For romantic teen Josie Braveman, his kiss opens her heart to her possible happily ever after. Certainly, it eases the long, lonely hours of the week before. But in a foreign country, even a kiss can cause heartache.Duty bound and team focused, Yasin Sabri often overlooks his needs for those of his family. But just this once, his impulses overtake his common sense. Kissing Josie seemed the only action ...

New toys are often protected for the first few outingsBut nothing lasts foreverBudding magic user, Josie Braveman, has landed on her feet. Living with the Sarr family, life is looking up now that she is back in school, receiving training in magic, and learning the ropes from the top music manager in the country. But her happiest times centre around her close friend, Nadir.Nadir Sabri has everything a young man could want. As a successful musician, he is idolised by ...

Jealousy and desireLife and deathCan she hold it together for all of them?After the death of her best friend and as she watches the man she loves fall for someone else, high school senior Josie Braveman's life is in an emotional tailspin. Her guardians love her and only want the best for her when they send her to a paediatric psychologist. Little do they know this is not the type of help she needs.Yasin Sabri has always been there for Josie. He prides himsel...

In New Imperial Japan, a superstitious population lives in constant fear of rips between the domains — doorways that allow the shadowkin entry. Only the emperor and his sentinels stand between the people and this legion.Tsumi is the youngest of his warriors, ever favored by the emperor. Even as a teenager, she knows her success as a sentinel is imperative for her family's standing. But not everyone shares his love of her. The teen's lineage separates her from the others in the cour...

An in-depth breakdown of the recent wave of Canadian Senate scandals, highlighting the need for abolition.The Senate of Canada was created as a temporary expedient at the time of Confederation, offered as part of the negotiations to bring Canada’s original colonial provinces into the new political union in the mid-1860s. Since then, the original provinces with upper houses abolished them. New provinces were created without second chambers to their legislatures. Only the Parliament ...

Get the authoritative, up-to-date information you need on liver disease from the 7th Edition of the most trusted reference worldwide. Covering both basic science and recent clinical developments, this revised edition by Drs. Arun J. Sanyal, Thomas D. Boyer, Norah A. Terrault, and Keith D. Lindor, provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the pathophysiology, diagnostic, and treatment information related to the liver. More than 1,100 figures and tables, many new and in full color, highlig...

Rare views of human lives in turmoil are revealed in several hundred trials conducted in 1890s Muskoka by Magistrate James Boyer of Bracebridge. The charges and evidence show how raw life really was in Canada's frontier towns, with cases ranging from nostalgic and humorous to pitiable and deeply disturbing.While dispensing speedy justice, Boyer, who was also town clerk and editor of the Northern Advocate, the first newspaper in Ontario's northern districts, kept a careful ...

Quiet Isaac Jelfs led many lives: a scapegoated law clerk in England; a soldier in the mad Crimean War; a lawyer on swirling Broadway Avenue in New York. His escape from each was wrapped in deep secrecy. He eventually reached Canada, in 1869, with a new wife and a changed name. In his new home — the remote wilderness of Muskoka — he crafted yet another persona for himself. In Another Country, Another Life, his great-grandson traces that long-hidden journey, exposing Isaac Jelfs' c...

The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017Unique views from John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Indira Gandhi, and dozens of other world leaders reveal Canada and Canadians through their eyes.During the First World War, foreign leaders began addressing Canadians in our House of Commons and, ever since, have continued influencing how we think about our role in global affairs. For a century now, this parade of world figures has brought urgent messages about Can...