Lucy Meyer wakes every morning in a beautiful house, cradled in British Columbia’s Robson Valley, surrounded by breathtaking views of the wild Canadian Rocky Mountains. Living in her custom-built home, Lucy is newly married with two beautiful children. Despite a craving for a sense of belonging in her new community across the country from her family in Ontario, Lucy’s life is exactly what she had dreamed of, giving her an ominous sense that something just has to go wrong.The monoto...

Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every aspect of modern life, yet one fundamental misconception continues to shape how people use and trust it: the belief that AI understands what it is saying.It does not.Why AI Gets Things Wrong explains why today's most advanced AI systems are remarkably powerful while remaining fundamentally different from human intelligence. Rather than reasoning, understanding, or discovering objective truth, modern AI pr...

She writes about love. He doesn't have time for it. But some rules are made to be broken.SavannahI write love stories, but I've never actually finished one. Or been in love, for that matter. So when hockey captain Noah Callahan offers me a deal—watch his little sister during games and get insider access to his world—I tell myself it's just research. That friends with benefits is enough.But Noah doesn't look at me like I'm a means to...

Canada's beloved comic genius tells his own story for the first time.What is Rick Mercer going to do now? That was the question on everyone's lips when the beloved comedian retired his hugely successful TV show after 15 seasons—and at the peak of its popularity. The answer came not long after, when he roared back in a new role as stand-up-comedian, playing to sold-out houses wherever he appeared.And then Covid-19 struck. And his legions of fans began asking...

Silver Medal - Fiction Series - 2019 Independent Publisher Book AwardsNational Park Warden Ben Matthews expected challenges with his new posting at Cape Breton Highlands. But he got more than he bargained for. Facing a notorious poacher with a reputation for letting nothing get in his way, and the local communities who viewed poaching as part of their way of life, Ben and the park wardens are drawn into an intricate game of cat and mouse t...

What lies on the dark side of the moon could change the course of humanity forever.When a Chinese rover discovers an alien technology on the dark side of the moon, it is up to Richard 'Rock' Crandon and his NASA team of scientists and engineers to devise a way to return before the Chinese and Russians.Forced to deal with bureaucratic oversight and a complex team of personalities, Rock Crandon pushes his team to their limits.With pressure mounting, the world is pushe...

Canada's pre-eminent satirical commentator brings down the curtain on his hugely successful show in this instant #1 national bestseller.Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction--but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked the nation. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the current, 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report--the nation's best-watched and best-loved comedy sh...

When EVIL rises, GOOD needs a hero.A thousand years ago, on the world of Claire-Agon, a war raged between men and dragons, destroying the creatures and the land's many civilizations.When his family is enslaved, Targon Terrel must battle the sinister Kesh wizards to save them, but a desperate group of refugees from his home country of Ulatha needs his help, too.With the unexpected aid of a Druid of the Arnen, Targon discovers his destiny as a Ranger,...

When Mom gets sick, Little Critter and his sister come to the rescue in this classic Little Golden Book perfect for a Mother's Day gift!Little Critter and his sister decide to help out around the house when Mom gets sick. Before long, they learn how hard her job really is! Children ages two to five will enjoy this humorous full-color Little Golden Book about critters eager to help their mom!

THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLERAt the end of his memoir Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise as a schoolboy and risen through the showbiz ranks—as an aspiring actor, star of a surprisingly successful one-man show about the Meech Lake Accord, co-founder of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, creator and star of the dark-comedy sitcom Made in Canada—...

Meet the men of Club Envy.Jericho Ryder was tired of the bookend socialites that partied at his club. A wink. A flash of his wicked smile and panties would drop for him. He knew that he could have any woman without exerting any effort. He needed excitement. He needed a challenge. He just didn't expect it to walk through the doors of Club Envy. A goddess among mere women. He had never been with an older woman. But like they say “Age ain't nothing but a number” and she was number one...

The true story of the last criminal to be executed by the device notoriously associated with the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.How long did the guillotine's blade hang over the heads of French criminals? Was it abandoned in the late 1800s? Did French citizens of the early days of the twentieth century decry its brutality? No. The blade was allowed to do its work.In 1974, Hamida Djandoubi brutally tortured twenty-two-year-old Elisabeth Bousquet in an a...