Maxime wasn't always a worrywart…Meet Young MAXIME, the prequelFollowing one's gut instincts may not be enough…Maxime does not believe in fate and has his doubts about serendipity.He has learned, growing up in the shadow of an older brother and father, not to throw matters to the four corners of the wind to fend for themselves.Maxime lives in Switzerland where he bumps into Donna Dykeman, a visiting exchange student....

Too often, joy is lacking from our lives . . .This debut poetry collection takes a slanted view at five aspects of being human: life, love, loss, longing, and laughter. Pain and struggle and suffering is a given in life—for some more than others. Joy is inseparable from sorrow and pain; joy finds its footing in the latter.Each day, each morning, we have a choice to make: misery or joy. Joy is the better option.First thing after sunrise,scoop two...

When the Second Wave Feminism crosses paths with The Troubles . . .Mistaking gratitude for love comes at a price.In 1971, Oxford student Emilee Stephens marches with the just-formed Women’s Liberation Movement. She meets Connor O’Hannigan, an intriguing sympathizer who harbors more secrets than the reason he’s at the march.Despite her friends’ repeated warnings—and even hints that he may be in the IRA—Emilee falls for Connor when he saves her life i...

When the Second Wave Feminism crosses paths with The Troubles . . .Mistaking gratitude for love comes at a price . . .In 1971, Oxford student Emilee Stephens marches with the just-formed Women's Liberation Movement. She meets Connor O'Hannigan, an intriguing sympathizer who harbors more secrets than the reason he's at the march.Despite her friends' repeated warnings—and even hints that he may be in the IRA—Emilee falls for Connor when he saves her l...

A calling can consume…When Louis Ferreira, a missionary, allows hidden agendas, secret deals, and fanatic interpretation of church doctrine to cloud common sense, the buffalo hunt he organizes with a colleague, Phil Vermeulen, spirals out of control.It is one thing for a driven preacher to turn big game hunter. It is an entirely different narrative when a wounded 2,200-pound bull is turned into a killing machine. Only when the sun sets and their en...

A calling can consume…When Louis Ferreira, a missionary, allows hidden agendas, secret deals, and fanatic interpretation of church doctrine to cloud common sense, the buffalo hunt he organizes with a colleague, Phil Vermeulen, spirals out of control.It is one thing for a driven preacher to turn big game hunter. It is an entirely different narrative when a wounded 2,200-pound bull is turned into a killing machine. Only when the sun sets and their entire hunt...

Following his gut instincts is what Maxime does best…He does not believe in fate and has his doubts about serendipity.He has learned, growing up in the shadow of an older brother and father, not to throw matters to the four corners of the wind to fend for themselves.Living in Switzerland, the brothers drive to Davos where they bump into the Dykeman sisters, visiting exchange students.Within minutes of meeting, they are branded by the sisters...

Curiosity has consequences…It can cost you your childhood–if it doesn’t kill you.For the new African country Zambia, 1964 heralds a joyous and turbulent time: the celebration of its independence from Britain. But for thirteen-year-old Rianna and ten-year-old Lukas and Anthony, life on Madzi Moyo–a tucked-away Mission station–is idyllic. Their biggest concern is remembering to wear a hat against the searing sun and surviving the housemother’s purple cabbage ...

Being worried is what Maxime does best.At sixty-four-and-a-half, Maxime Bastien Baumann wants to retire more than anything else, but he can’t. He’s too worried.He’s not a hypochondriac; he’s just anally retentive. And obsessive-compulsive. And constantly afraid of being late. His life is structured and lived by a set of rules: two full pages if he writes them down, double-spaced.For Maxime, being late is never a bloody option.As his life with his wife of thi...

Curiosity has consequences…It can cost you your childhood–if it doesn’t kill you.For the new African country Zambia, 1964 heralds a joyous and turbulent time: a celebration of its independence from Britain. But for thirteen-year-old Rianna and ten-year-old Lukas and Anthony, life on Madzi Moyo–a tucked-away Mission station–is idyllic. Their biggest concern is remembering to wear a hat against the searing sun and surviving the housemother’s purple cabbage pi...

Being worried is what Maxime does best…At sixty-four-and-a-half, Maxime Bastien Baumann wants to retire more than anything else, but he can’t. He’s too worried.He’s not a hypochondriac; he’s just anally retentive. And obsessive-compulsive. And constantly afraid of being late. His life is structured and lived by a set of rules: two full pages if he writes them down, double-spaced.For Maxime, being late is never a bloody option.As his life wit...

Coming of age during the tumultuous 1960s in apartheid South Africa demands more than courage.Rianna Vermeulen has to navigate the consequences of breaking racial segregation laws when she immerses herself in banned books and then develops feelings for a young man across the colour line.It's not easy doing the right thing when the prime minister is assassinated and your best friend accuses you of treason.Decades later, still haunted by her lost love, Rianna returns ...