Life is full of surprises;full of laughter, love, and losses.This collection explores the transitions between highs and lows through poetry and proseMay you find the words on these pages as much a balm to guide you through rocky seas as they have been for me.

The clock is ticking.When Alex wakes up after the worst food hangover of her life to find out she's dead,the spinach truly hits the fan.With the help of her best friend, Sam, the two must discover why her Halloween costume is more authentic than she'd like this year, not to mention try to figure out why the heck her parents have disappeared.If she doesn't find the answers soon, will this Halloween will be her last?

2020 was a year that changed life as we know it.In this collection of poetry and prose, Gooden explores her longing for more than the daily routine as she makes her way through a “once in a lifetime” world event.In the middle of turmoil, she creates magic in the mundane as she examines her life in an honest, poignant, and often irreverent way.As she reflects on life and all it encompasses, she proves there can be light even in the darkest of days.

"I could feel our chance slipping away. If we didn't find him soon, it would be too late for Paul, and I wouldn't be able to forgive myself"Mark wakes in the middle of the night knowing his best friend has been kidnapped before anyone else does. Despite wondering if he's going crazy, he follows his intuition and discovers more than he bargained for. It's up to him to find his friend before it's too late.If he suceeds, he'll have to come to terms with his entire life being a...

Seasons of Summerland is a collection of twelve short stories, one for every month of the year. Beginning with January, the darkest and coldest time of year, the reader will travel through each month in turn.Some of the selected works are light; full of the wonder of Christmas as a child, or a first kiss.Others are dark and gritty with the finality of death, or the heartbreak of a true love lost.But in every ending, there is a new beginning. Just like with a year its...

When Naunet surfaces in the Nile for the first time in centuries, her disappointment at the condition of the water is quickly overshadowed by fear.Along with the pollution surrounding her is a taint of the darkest magic of all.One she'd thought defeated centuries ago.With the help of a handsome tourist with secrets of his own, she must race to stop a necromancer from reaching his goal.Will being a fish out of water sink her future and destroy the earth?...

Three stories lie within this collection- so please, allow yourself to be swept away as Vanessa and Emma Jane navigate a balancing act between love and hunting the creatures that go bump in the night.Despite their best intentions, evil has a way of derailing the plans of these young lovers.Follow the continuing adventures of the Raven and the Witch Hunter to find out what it means to fight for the light against the dark.When you've got a loved one at your back, anyt...

2020 was the year that disrupted life as we know it, but 2021 was the year we began rebuilding.In this collection of poems and short pieces written over the course of 2021, Gooden continues to navigate life after Covid.Still searching for the evanescent in the everyday, she touches on everything from loss to joy as she examines the inherent conflicts that come with working in a system perpetually short on everything.Set against the backdrop of returning to her roots...

2022 continued to be a year where the Covid Pandemic affected our worldIn the final volume of this three part series, the author muses about life during the tail end of a pandemic that changed everything, and nothing all at once.Seasons changed, children grew older, and sunrise and coffee kept showing up every morning, along with the daily poetry ritual which centred her days.In the raw, unfiltered way thoughts often appear in that liminal space between being asleep...

Vanessa and Emma Jane have succeeded in the Rocky Mountains, winning the priceless magic talisman that will allow them to share their lives together.To celebrate, they invite their family and friends to an exchange of vows, eager to share their love with the world. In the midst of the occasion, however, they are confronted by an old nemesis from Emma Jane's past.Will they have a chance to say I do?Or will the past ruin any hope they have of sharing a future together...

Fresh from their triumph against Dub in San Francisco, the girls are content to return to their normal lives, unaware that their fight against the darkness is not over.Although they succeeded in destroying their previous adversaries, another threat has risen in a far away country. This time, they must travel to Edinburgh to confront the darkest of all evils.The origin.Will they succeed in fighting back the dark or will they be left irrevocably changed?As the...

Cat has finally settled into her new town and is so happy with life, she's even looking forward to starting grade eleven.Until the day her friend Evelyn shows up on her front step with a recurring nightmare, that is.Full of ominous images of a stranger surrounded by fire and destruction, once again it's up to Cat and Vanessa to discover the truth about Evelyn's dreams.If they don't figure it out soon though, Evelyn may lose her mind, or worse-- the images will become r...