Thomas Candlewax was an ordinary boy, but one day his life would change completely as snow started to fall in the town of Puddle on Twine. He and his cat, Jinx, had to enter Midwood - a mysterious place and said to be haunted.He soon learns that a witch has turned summer into winter and he is the only one that can defeat her.Early reader say:"I felt like I was 12 years old reading a great adventure." DK"I liked the humor..." KD"I really liked the cha...

Phillip Hodge doesn't fit.He works in a small book store where he can live out a quiet work life and, mostly, be left alone; until one day, when he's visited by a crow tapping on the skylight.Suddenly, his quiet life is turned upside down, and the secrets revealed will shock him to the core.What early readers say:"I liked the development of characters and the way it kept us turning the page." S. D'S."I loved the suspense...I also loved the inter-rela...

The "Penny Dreadful" was a Victoria genre of fiction, generally dealing with gruesome subjects such as Vampires, Werewolves and Murder. Printed on cheap paper and sold for a penny on street, they appealed to common people and were generally shunned by the "upper classes".In writing this series of penny dreadfuls, I take the genre, but give it a comic twist. As short stories they are easy to read and hopefully provide you with a little humor in a world where things are a little bit ...

Alison buys an old cookie jar from a second-hand store she doesn't remember being there before. Once she gets it home strange things start to happen and her world is turned upside-down!

Edina Hawthorne was a very smart girl and did well in all her studies. But one day she woke up and everyone in Puddle on Twine was very unhappy. Soon she found herself entering Midwood with a mission before her.She was the only one who could undo the spell of an evil magician.Early readers say:"I was spellbound. The characters are believable and enchanting."IW"Incredibly interesting. The plot is very intense" LA

Deep in Midwood the god of autumn is held captive by the god Janus. Four young people must return to the forest, opening the Gates of Janus and facing their fears to free Octavus and restore the harvest - or they, and everyone else - will die!Early readers say:"Very nice ending." L.A."It was a wonderful glimpse of Nigel, Amelia, Thomas and Edina as adults, only to have them revert to children, proving that magic can bring out the wonder and the child in...

Michael Evans was retired and his life was going nowhere. Then an old acquaintance introduced him to a group that would change his life in ways he would never forget and in ways he would later regret.

Toronto, 1927. Tristan Young lives a quiet life as a sewer for a haberdasher. He has no real love life as a young queer man, but that would change when his good friend Mark Cornwall would ask him to bring him the love of his life from Vancouver, B.C.. Follow Tristan's travels across Canada, the places and people he encounters and his adventures after he meets Patrick Fennie who would change everything he knows about love.This story is based on of the iterations of Tristan and Isold...

London, 1717. George Baker lives with his mother and siblings in a grand house in Knightsbridge. While his mother wants to see him marry, George is not interested. Then he meets Mr. John Hargreaves and soon he discovers that his attractions are not towards women.The story unfolds as George explores his identity in a society that rejects him, but in the end finds love.Early readers say..."loved the character development. A page turner..." I.W."Love, love, lov...

Far into the future, in 1959, Captain Harry Johnson and his team are about to embark on a voyage to the only other habitable planet in the known Universe - Venus! His girlfriend and soon to be wife, Sally has a terrible feeling that something will go wrong. SEE! The wondrous and strange things on Venus! HEAR! The rocket ship blasting off into space! FEEL! The terror as the men face unthinkable DANGER!!!

Carl is caught up in the zombie apocalypse, but he has a problem: he's a vegan. Now he doesn't fit in with either the living or the un-dead. Follow him as he searches for belonging and community.

Barney's Guide to Training Humans: An owner's manual for cats is a humorous exploration from a cat's perspective on the proper training and management of humans. As humans we have clearly only survived through time with the guidance and magnanimity of our patient four-legged masters.The guide looks at everything from human anatomy and babbling speech (we are not well designed), to plotting revenge against humans who leave, to the mysterious world of the "hallway" and the odd quirky...