emerge 22 brings together ninety writers from Canada and beyond, who journey in fiction, speculative fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, investigating belonging, joy, fear, and fascination along the way. The work in this anthology is both deeply human and unflinchingly unexpected. In it, the body becomes a repository of stories, silence is a form of air pollution, and people turn into strawberries.Join us to paint redwood trees in the Yukon, organize a Muslim funeral in Toronto, and ...

After a stressful day at school Marci gets help from her favorite tree. He provides her with the kind of direction children often need in life. "With peace and love, we all can thrive, Without each other, we won't survive." "We don't need to talk at all Actions make us stand this tall." After the Tree's teachings, Marci continues to walk home feeling a new direction in life and more confident about herself

At the park, Mike took Jenny into one of the dugouts beside the ball field. Here, for the first time she let him touch her. As the evening grew dark, they half sat and half lay on the bench in the dugout just kind of making out. Suddenly Jenny jumped to her feet.“Shit, Mike, who’s that?” she let out in a loud whisper.Mike stood just in time to see a man disappear into the tree line behind the ball field.“Shit, Mike, that’s that man. He was just standing there, watch...

This star-studded recording brings to life a history-changing political battle.The Lincoln-Douglas Debates made history and changed its course through seven legendary match-ups between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the 1858 Illinois senatorial race. Although he lost the election, Lincoln's gift for oratory and his antislavery stance made him a nationally known figure, and led to his election to the presidency in 1860. Never before presented in audio, these debates and ...

"Alejo de Focking Eurotrash" is about the different ways a young woman's sudden death plays out amid the interdependent love affairs of twenty-something college friends in Washington DC. The Eurotrash of the book's title are final year students at Georgetown, an elite college on the banks of the Potomac - Alejo's family "like, owns Mexico," Sylvie's mother's a vrai princess, Londoner Lucy's properly clever, Jamie's uncle is Ireland's prime minister, and exquisitely cool, barefooted Manhatt...

Security Company CEO Josh Slater put his life on hold when he said “I do” to protect a stranger. While his marriage was never meant to be real—he hasn’t even seen his wife in five years—Josh can’t shake the idea that he’d be cheating if he moves on. Now he’s a man with a mission: chase down his “wife,” get an annulment, and finally indulge in a little no-strings sex.Heiress Alexia Slater entered into a marriage of convenience straight out of high school to gain control of ...

Taken in payment, then to his bed…Alexa Montague is mortified! She’s had to call off her sister’s wedding, and now the ruthless, arrogant groom, Santos Cordero, is demanding this shy ugly duckling take her sister’s place! The Montagues have stolen his money and his convenient bride – so Santos will enjoy having Alexa instead.For Santos does not – cannot – love. But his body burns for Alexa like no other woman before. He’ll keep her captive in his bed until ...

"You will be mine…on my terms…."Nathan Audley was a powerful man. What he wanted, he usually got…and he wanted Annie! He'd branded her a gold-digger, a widow in search of a rich husband; yet he was determined to control her life-to possess her beloved home, and her passionate heart.Annie had no desire to be any man's mistress, and knew she mustn't allow Nathan's brooding sensuality and outrageous charm to captivate her. But such a relentle...

**"Transcendent." —The New York Times Book Review"Flawless. . . another masterpiece from an author who seems incapable of writing anything that's less than brilliant." —NPRFrom the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Peaces comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories.**Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metap...

Shelly has always dreamed of going back to Surf Breeze. When she finally sets out on her own and buys a run down building along the popular boardwalk, she hires a sexy, but annoying contractor to help her turn it into her dream boutique. What she hadn’t counted on was finding herself slowly changing with her surroundings. Fighting against an overbearing family, she’ll learn to not only follow her own dreams, but stand up for something she believes in.Marcus has been waiting his who...

Laine waited for her handsome new husband, Daniel Flynn, to come to her on their wedding night…knowing that their marriage was a sham. Daniel didn't love her—he was just fulfilling a promise he'dmade to take care of her….So Laine fled—a married woman, but still an innocent!Two years later, broke and vulnerable, Laine has to face Daniel again. And this time Daniel will take the wedding night that should have been his….

C.J. Carver is a top notch thriller writer and Spare Me The Truth is right up there with the best - Simon KernickFor fans of Lee Child and Jason Bourne, Spare Me the Truth is the gripping new thriller from the multi-award winning author of Blood Junction.Dan Forrester, piecing his life back together after the tragic death of his son, is approached in a supermarket by a woman who tells him everyth...