JOANNE ROBERTSON & SHIRLEY FLETCHER HORN - Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story

DOUGLAS THOMSON - The Complete New Way Forward

A New Way Forward now has 6 books – the series is complete, some thick and some thin, depending on subject. Book 1. A Spiritual Approach to Old Ideas Book 2. Understanding Spiritual Concepts Book 3. Manifestation – How to Change Your Life Book 4. Reincarnation – Your Spiritual Gift Book 5. From Darkness into Light Book 6. Your Energy Systems – Auras, Chakras, and Meridians These books present new ideas on many spiritual concepts, and perhaps the most startling, for some readers, is most of these subjects are physical functions of the body and not spiritual events. However, how they are used can be spiritual. “I am a new writer who stepped out and went well beyond my comfort zone when writing my first published book. I kept hearing a voice saying it was something I had to do.” I am an older man and have led a life, that I now look back on, as quite an adventure. I had to struggle in my early days, but when I met the love of my life I never looked back. Now we have been married to for 55 years. We have been enriched with two exceptional children and three grandsons. I served for 29 years as a Military Officer living all over Canada and the world. On retirement we opened the Family Wellness Centre and the British Columbia Institute of Holistic Studies, an accredited holistic school, and we had many other life-altering experiences that have influenced my writing. I was blessed to have a guide who helped me and a wife who supported and loved me. Everything included in these books reflect our experiences.

JOHN DE LORENZI - The Search For Ezekiel

What happens when a stolen credit card becomes a reason to risk everything? When Matt Rosso, a cautious Canadian academic, discovers a mysterious international flight charged to his credit card, he expects a routine fraud investigation and a quick resolution. Instead, a name emerges — Ezekiel Azuta — and with it, a strange, unsettling pull that refuses to let him go. What begins as a clerical error spirals into an obsession. Haunted by a quiet dissatisfaction he can’t quite name, Matt makes an impulsive decision that defies logic and comfort: he will travel to West Africa, to the Republic of Benin, to search for the man who never boarded the flight. Along the way, Matt’s journey becomes far more than a pursuit of a faceless fraudster. It forces him to confront stalled ambition, fractured relationships, cultural misunderstanding, and the uneasy line between curiosity and recklessness. Told through sharp dialogue, dry humour, and deeply introspective prose, The Search for Ezekiel explores modern disconnection, moral responsibility, and the universal urge to break free from a life lived too safely. Blending literary fiction with elements of travel narrative and psychological drama, this novel asks a simple but dangerous question: What if the thing you’re running from is yourself — and the only way forward is straight into the unknown? Perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven stories, global settings, and thoughtful examinations of risk, purpose, and identity.

JOANNE ROBERTSON & SHIRLEY FLETCHER HORN - Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story

Shirley is only five years old when she is taken away by the Indian agent to live at a residential school. She loves learning, but she is not there by choice. From the first day walking up the long, lonely stone steps of the school building, life is hard and full of rules. Separated from her brothers and sisters, she is truly on her own.  Shirley is very brave, but there is no one she loves to hold her at night when she is afraid. No one to tuck her in and comfort her. Shirley keeps going despite the sadness. She makes friends and has adventures. And most of all, she looks ahead to summertime, when she will be able to return to her family and the happiness of home. The true story of Shirley Horn, a Cree elder and residential school survivor from Northern Ontario. Co-authored and illustrated by Joanne Robertson, it details Shirley’s experience being taken from her family at age five and her life at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School. The inspiring story of a young girl’s resilience and survival at residential school.

SACHIA TASZ - The Path

Sachia first gained exposure sharing her experiences with suicide loss and healing on TikTok as Juststay4anotherday, although she is no newcomer to writing and divulging her adventures on paper. Sachia created her first piece of literature at the young age of 13, so it is no surprise that she launched her first official novel THE PATH. With a sequel already in the works, this astonishing author has a bright future ahead. Her hope is to gain momentum in the topic of mental health and plant her footprint in making a difference and bringing awareness. Inspired by true events, newly single Sanja was a young and vibrant blonde haired beauty with the world in her hands. The only thing missing was her prince charming and it would not be long until Kayden strutted into a pub one fateful night, transforming her life into a fairytale.... for now. Soon, Sanja would begin to unveil the secrets of Kayden's past and her happy ever after would come crumbling down. From lust and love, heartbreak, unexpected grief to mind-blowing discoveries, Sanja would have to search for the strength to place all the pieces back together if it was even fathomable.

TREVOR A. BAILEY - Queen of the Lycans and Vampires

Can the creatures of the night finally learn to share the day? The cost of the endless fighting between lycan, vampire, and human has been in blood. The death and suffering spread by predator going up against prey has been enough to sate even the thirstiest vampire—until one vampire queen asked, “What if we didn’t have to fight?” Isabella Castellanos is heir to that legacy; a fragile peace, the first of its kind. The rules of the night have changed, and Queen Isabella hopes to raise her son in a kinder world. But centuries of hatred are hard to shed in a handful of decades, especially for the immortals among us. When discontent rises and a faction of anarchistic supernaturals longs for a return to the fighting, Isabella must strengthen her alliances, test her body and mind, and learn new ways of living to keep all her people safe. With determined allies, new friends, and one deeply unusual vampire at her side, Isabella will see her delicate alliance, along with the strength and ingenuity of its members, pushed to its limit. A new dawn is coming, and Isabella intends to be around to see it—vampire or not. Trevor A. Bailey thinks it might be about time to put aside old grudges and learn to work together. In the world today, vampires and lycanthropes might be an easier pill to swallow than that one, but that’s why stories are so important. Isabella Castellanos is the beginning of a planned series exploring every little ripple outward from this strange truce and imagining a world where everyone can belong. When he’s not stretching his imagination with books, comics, and all kinds of stories, Bailey likes puzzles and spending time with his grandson. Bailey lives in Laird, Ontario with his wife of 36 years.