Sword Against Steel - 1

Sword Against Steel – 1: Black Cloaks follows Arathrone, a boy who feels out of place in a hidden village until adventure unexpectedly comes knocking. Drawn into the outside world, Arathrone is trained as a warrior for many years under the tutelage of sage men, elves, and wizards alike, to reveal the skills of magic, swordsmanship, and even dark tales of the secrets of the past… And of course there is a bit of time for laughter too. But most importantly, they teach him how to survive as an outcast in a land raging in a very mysterious war. Alongside newfound companions, they must fight for their homeland while they are imperiled by threats revealing themselves after long being in secret.

Teenage Dream

Emily is an agent of the Preservation Team that supposedly works for the government. After being threatened by ex-agent Kate, who seeks to reveal the true purpose of the Preservation Team, Emily begins to suspect that there are more things hidden than open about the organization and its leader, Chief. While going on missions and fighting her own family problems, her desire to find out the truth pulls her into a conflict that began twenty-seven years ago. All that is left for Emily and her friend, Agent James, is to go on the hunt after Kate and discover the truth that has been kept secret from all of them.

That Summer on the N Bar N

The Nelson’s N Bar N family-owned ranch has a colorful history. Nelson is well aware of the heritage of the present owners, Grant and Victoria, and operates it with the help of hired hand, Clint Warrior.

Their annual summer visitors that include their grandchildren, Keith, and Ann Marie, joined this year by Keith’s best friend, Danny, look forward to their stay at N Bar N.

They expect nothing unusual but the unusual does happen. It involves Grant, Victoria, the kids, as well as Yellowstone Pete, the Sheriff, Sairy, the mule, ornery Billy Willits, and the playful big dog, Pluto.

It is all woven together, forming a never-to-be-forgotten summer, written and saved in the ranch record book.

The Adventures of Shadow, Speedy, and Zero

Follow three young men as they journey from adolescence to early adulthood in an alternate, futuristic society.

Speedy lives in a close-knit rural community far removed from some of the harsh realities that are experienced by other people in the vast empire he resides in. When those realities tragically converge on him and his village, he sets off on a journey to exact revenge and find the girl he loves.

Shadow and his brother are the results of a military campaign to create the perfect human weapons for the battlefield. The only purpose for their being is warfare, but Shadow has a major design flaw which threatens his ability to carry out that purpose.

Zero was adopted at birth by the head of a huge criminal organization. This act wasn’t entirely out of the kindness of this man’s heart, however. Like all the other viewpoint characters, Zero was born with an extremely rare supernatural ability. When knowledge of this ability is leaked, Zero’s adopted father places him in the care of one of his most trusted underlings.

The Baraboo McGuffin

Explore the fundamental questions of life in The McGuffin Quest. Katie White and Harry Jinx, lifelong friends, set out on an adventure to the Kingdom of Wisconsin in search of the elusive McGuffin. Is it an English teacher who inspires Katie, or is the quest itself the true inspiration? As they journey through the idyllic rolling hills of Baraboo, Wisconsin, the world around them transforms into a whimsical and thought-provoking universe of bizarre tales. Along the way, they confront the age-old dichotomy of pattern and chaos, the nature of connection, and the meaning of literature, from poetry to Moby Dick to Mother Goose. Does it all connect to life? Does anything? With surprises at every turn, The McGuffin Quest is a journey of discovery that will leave you pondering long after the final page.

The Charlatan

When an evil spellcaster interrupts Kit’s unexciting job as a waitress, she is thrust into a world of magic and war. To her rescue arrives Aron Dunn, a regular customer of the diner with a secret, and Rhys Beckett, Aron’s comrade. Kit is introduced to the world of the Realm where magic is a lifestyle and a practiced art. An ancient prophecy suggests Kit may be in danger and a target for the enemy. With desires to return home, Kit is forced to stay in the city of Breyer until the evil targeting her can be stopped. However, in a world where the impossible becomes reality, Kit must learn to survive and protect herself before an ancient war reaches the city walls.

The CurE

In a pre-apocalyptic world, 17-year-old Calgary teen Julia Klassen is going nowhere … fast.

Suspended from high school for fighting, Julia is attending summer school to graduate, in addition to anger-management sessions and staying under the radar of Alberta’s governing right-wing party’s Gender Appropriation Division.

You would think that would be enough chaos in the teen’s life. However, a global terrorism attack on small-modular reactors by environmental group, Terra Nova, says otherwise. As nuclear facilities are compromised by a computer virus coined ‘The CurE’ in an attempt to reset the earth, Julia is pressed into action and rescues a bus load of passengers from explosions and earthquakes in the aftermath.

As thousands flee contamination zones, the teen decides it’s the perfect time to come out as being transfluid. Fortunately, the pun-loving, quirky Christian Klassens embrace the new Jules. But it isn’t until they find sanctuary at the Church of the Holy Creator in the Piikani Nation of Southern Alberta, however, that Jules gets a taste of true belonging and healing, with the help of Two-Spirit friend, Todd, and Rev. Erin Stillwater.

It isn’t long before Jules is once again forced into a maturity pressure cooker, as the Klassens join other ex-pats from Atlantic Canada on the Exodus Train in a resettlement lottery program. Along the way, the teen joins Todd and their little brother, Jake, in foiling poachers, rioters and their inner demons in this action-packed adventure that pits wits and will against extremism in the fight for humankind.

The Curse of the Cobalt Moon

In THE CURSE OF THE COBALT MOON, teenage hemophiliac, Joshua Puig discovers that he is a half-vampire. He has his life turned upside down when he is confronted with the existence of two types of half-vampires—a non-aggressive group, and another, infused with a much more combative and deadly blood stock. Joshua reluctantly accepts that he belongs to the group with the ‘passive’ supernatural strains. 

A cycle of seven blue moons completes the transformation for Joshua and all like him. Now, aged 16, a foster child living in Miami during the late 1960s, he is rapidly nearing this life changing event.

Leading up to the "cobalt moon reckoning" Joshua, his fellow half-vampire, Milagros, and friends are thrust into their own life and death battle against the vengeance-seeking vampire vixen, Alegría Pérez.

The Dark Secrets of Unnem

The Dark Secrets of Unnem is a teenage fantasy novel about a girl who lost her parents at a young age and was raised in an orphanage. As she navigates life and tries to figure out how to live it, she is forced to accept challenges beyond her own identity. Forced to flee and live under an alias to survive, she finds herself in the beautiful country of Hespburn, where a ruthless dictator is using force to take over various areas in a quest for personal revenge.

As she is aided by someone thought to be dead and struggles to uncover the truth about her parents, she must also confront this oppressive dictator and face his son, who is torn between his loyalty to his father and his desire to fight injustice. Can she stop a terrible event from occurring in the country while also discovering her own true identity?

The Family

The story revolves around the Skylers, a very old and wealthy family in a small town.

The family is preparing for a charity fundraiser that they throw each year, but this year is different. A mysterious visitor with potential for harm towards the family and the family’s employees has returned.

The family sets a trap to find and capture the individual using a new employee as bait, but the outcome of the plan does more damage to the family than any of them could have imagined.

The Father, The Emperor & The Pegasus

Ever felt like you don’t fit in or worse don’t belong? Or wondered what it would be like to be without a mom or a dad? Ever looked up at the stars at night and wondered what it would be like to travel the cosmos?

Come travel the cosmos with orphaned Al Alpherztz, as he takes the trip of a lifetime through the Milky Way galaxy, meets his father who is the King of the Constellation of Pegasus, and come to know who is truly the great King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Creator God.

The Funny Family Safari Adventure

Have you ever wondered how animals think and what goes through their minds? Just like humans learn from parents, teachers, and friends, many animal species pick up behaviors and knowledge from their packs and surroundings. Both humans and fellow species experience strong emotions.

This fun educational book for children and parents alike shares insights into how some animals perceive humans, based on a real-life safari adventure the author took years ago. While the human characters have been fictionalized, the animals featured existed and acted just as described. Their thoughts and behaviors conveyed are grounded in factual animal intelligence pulled from open-source media.

Join this illuminating expedition to find out what animals really think of people! The revealing perspectives will entertain readers young and old as we rediscover the wonders of the natural world.