Searching for Maya
A Novel
Heather Rath
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Title: Searching for Maya
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"Searching for Maya is the story of Mary Jane (MJ), a vulnerable 16-year-old, who is raped and impregnated by her parish priest. She is abandoned by her mother and forced to bear her daughter who is given up for adoption. Living with a controlling abuser for many years, MJ finally finds the courage to escape and search for her daughter, Maya, who MJ believes is living in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Heather Rath, the award winning author of Stalker, offers with Searching for Maya an exciting, suspenseful detective story. Sex, passion and desire co-exist with disgust, fear and hate. Searching for Maya is a page turner that shines with strong dialogue, interaction and scene description and is a pleasure to read." - Jeanne Ainslie, author, A Country Girl, Caribbean Moon and Stranger at Herring Cove.
Rath captivates the reader with quick, clever and cunning suspense, clever plot twists, and delicious irony. A master of the craft. - Marcus Starr – author, Nora's Curse and Monsters in the Moonlight. Two-time Odd And Cryptic Cup winner.
MJ escapes a controlling abuser and embarks on a search for Maya, the daughter she gave up for adoption after being raped in her teens. Her search is filled with danger as her abuser hunts after her with murder on his mind – Rath has created a suspenseful, gripping thriller that delves deeply into the hunted-haunted psyche. - Michael B. Davie, author, The Late Man
Heather Rath is the award-winning author of Stalker, a collection of critically acclaimed and thought-provoking short stories. Searching for Maya is her much anticipated first novel - and it too has the literary world taking note of this gifted writer with a knack for blending all too human stories with a thriller’s intrigue and hidden dangers. Ever since she won a city-wide writing contest for elementary students in Ottawa, Canada, Rath knew writing would be a major part of her life. She would go on to work as a writer-editor for newspapers and magazines, was head of communications for a multi-national firm, and was editor-contributor to anthologies of Ontario writers. She’s a member of the Canadian Authors Association and an associate member of Crime Writers of Canada. |
The Sun Sets in Smyrna: 1922
A Novel
Bess Georgakakos
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Title: The Sun Sets in Smyrna: 1922
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Was it absurd to believe so many cultures could coexist in a region where war has never ceased? In 1922, Smyrna was the beautiful cosmopolitan city by the Aegean Sea that was home to Turks, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews, to name a few. Taking place during the first genocide of the 20th century, The Sun Sets in Smyrna 1922 begins with Vicki who finds her grandmother’s revealing story leading up to the expulsion of Christians from the city of Smyrna in modern-day Turkey. This book - the first of three books - examines the journey of Celia, Vicki’s grandmother, a teenaged Greek girl, who must overcome the horrors of humanity’s malevolence toward one another, and her desire to maintain the ideology she was taught to believe. Separated from what is left of her family, and trying to outrun enemy soldiers and the inferno that has engulfed her entire beloved city.
"Bess Georgakakos has written a captivating novel of love in the face of brutality, rape and oppression. Based on her grandmother's real life experiences during the 1922 burning of Smyrna, the author vividly thrusts us into the horrors of war... A teenaged Greek girl struggles to survive the fire engulfing her beloved city as she searches for her family..." - Michael B. Davie, author, The Late Man
"Drawing on years of research and a powerful collection of family stories, Bess Georgakakos weaves an emotionally compelling tapestry of what it is to be human when the world around us is exploding into flames... Of Greek heritage herself, Bess highlights the traumatic and bewildering exodus of Greeks from Smyrna in the wake of the Turkish attack on almost anyone of non-Turkish background in 1922. Greeks, Armenians, and people of other backgrounds, were savagely swept from their homes — the men were abducted, the women were raped, and thousands of all genders were murdered. The seismic shock that blasted through the Greek community in the wake of the travesties committed in 1922 has reverberated down through the decades today in that one powerful question that the author asks through the writing of this book: how could this possibly happen to us?" - Susan Crossman, author, Shades of Teale |
The Poetic Voice
Dr. Ian Prattis
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"This book is based on my life experiences with humanity and nature. Relying on wisdom gained via teachings from First Nations and other spiritual traditions, I've journeyed through dark times into love and light. Through my experiences I hope the reader can see glimpses of themselves and touch the emotional connection with their own spirit." - Dr. Ian Prattis
"The verses of The Poetic Voice tell a story about life. From the boldness of youth to the quiet wisdom of senior years, Ian Prattis describes the human condition. Through life experience, connection and love the transcendent spirit evolves. Reading through these pages we see a glimpse of ourselves." - Peggy Lehmann, Author, Editor |
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Title: The Poetic Voice
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"… encapsulates a wonderful life, a journey of mindfulness, difficulty, joy and love. Ian’s connection with the Indigenous, with nature, and his own avatar mortality is what we'll remember as a legacy that should impact generations to come." - Claudiu Murgan, editor, Love Letters to Water
"…a collection of poems thematically arranged to the very soul of humanity.. The voice is powerful, the poetic lines rhythmic and the entire collection is filled with graceful imagery…." - Romuald Dzemo, Readers Favorite
"Ian’s words reveal the great love in his heart, which he shares with every soul he touches…" - Lynn Adamson–Malelli, Author, Artist
"… a beautiful synopsis of how you create what is around you. Starting with kind words for your rock – your beautiful wife - and ending with your new poems…" - Krystina McGuire-Eggins, Therapist
"Every poem in this creation created a vivid painting in my mind… My ancestors brought him into my life several years ago… Dr. Ian Prattis is not only a magnificent collector of thoughts and words, he is a man of honour and beauty." - Gayle Crosmaz, White Raven/Black Bear/Shaman
"… Ian Prattis offers a way to a perceptual transformation that is absolutely critical if we are to find a sustainable future." - Dr. David Suzuki, author, CBC TV host, The Nature of Things
"Dr. Ian Prattis offers insightful and poetry advocating spiritualism and environmental protection and preservation." - Michael B. Davie, author, Poetry for the Insane |
Fumbling Towards Freedom
Initiations on the Path to Awakening
Rajyo Allen
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Title: Fumbling Towards Freedom / Rajyo Allen
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After witnessing her mother’s sudden death when she was just five years old, Rajyo went on a personal journey to heal from that trauma and find her true purpose. Following a youth spent as a free spirit indulging in alcohol, drugs, and sex, Rajyo’s journey led her to Osho’s ashram in India, where she spent several years, and discovered a lifelong yearning for spiritual awakening. Along the way, she received training in areas of spiritual and psychological healing, counseling and group facilitation. Rajyo’s current work is based on the Alchemy of Awakening, which helps people awaken to a deeper level of soulfulness and spiritual maturity to live a more embodied, heart-centered, authentic life.
"Rajyo Allen’s racy account of her life’s journey on the path to spiritual awakening is raw, real, honest and vulnerable. Recommended!" - Deva Premal (Grammy-nominated musician)
"… trials and tribulations of the spiritual journey reflects the struggles we all endure as we turn the slings and arrows of our destiny into wings of freedom. Blending spiritual insight with a fascinating tale… shows how the journey to enlightenment, peace, and freedom is never a straight line." - Anodea Judith, Ph.D., author, Eastern Body, Western Mind; and Waking the Global Heart
"Fumbling towards Freedom is a beloved companion for anyone sincerely wanting to navigate the promises and perils of a non-traditional path home. Rajyo writes with refreshing candor and honesty about the precious wisdom we can only retrieve from skinning our knees. This book is a gem." - Miranda Macpherson, author, The Way of Grace |
Wounded Healer
Surviving Childhood Trauma
Lee Lyttle
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“Wounded Healer chronicles author Lee Lyttle's childhood sexual abuse, and how the author learned to come to terms with this experience and go on to help other victims and advance a greater understanding of trauma and actions needed to overcome and prevent childhood trauma.” - Michael B. Davie, author, Great Advice
"Lee's memoir is a testament to the power of vulnerability and candidness in recovery… giving you a glimpse into the process… will hopefully empower your own healing." - Dr. Jamie Marich, Founder, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness, Author, Trauma and the 12 Steps: An Inclusive Guide to Healing and Recovery
About the Author Drawing on 24 years of professional and personal experience with addictions and mental illness, Lee Lyttle’s memoir, Wounded Healer traces his healing journey through childhood trauma, addictions, and mental illness. He shares how creativity and imagination, music, and art, can help people cope with trauma of any nature, and supports other male survivors of child sexual abuse, childhood trauma, addictions, or mental illness.
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Title: Wounded Healer / Lee Lyttle
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In Wounded Healer, Lee shares his raw personal story and truths he’s learned about healing from traumatic experiences… how his insights into creativity and the power of the imagination enabled him to take difficult experiences and lean into them, a process, which set him on a path of continually seeking and reaching new edges in life. Lee believes tremendous healing occurs when we share our stories honestly with others who have experienced similar difficulties, and that expressing our true identity is the greatest medicine we can ever find.
Working as a therapist for people with traumatic brain injury, Lee’s insights and training into psychology and behaviour—amplified by his artistic endeavours—have given him the ability to explore trauma healing from varied perspectives: experientially and academically…Combining insights from western mainstream psychology and Traditional First Nations wisdom and practice through the concept of “Two-Eyed seeing” allow Lee to bring clients to a place of wholeness and wellness.
Lee has a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Behavioural Sciences from McMaster University and he is a registered member of the Ontario College of Social Work and Social Service Workers. He is currently a mental health worker who has previously served families on the reserve in Attawapiskat First Nation, Ontario Canada.
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From the Darkness
Scary Short Stories
Jordan Grupe
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Title: From the Darkness - Scary Short Stories
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From the Darkness author Jordan Grupe's fourth book and latest collection of scary short stories, is certain to please his growing audience and further establish him as a major writer of psychologically disturbing tales of fear and intrigue (YouTube channel Jordan Grupe Horror often draws 100,000+ views).
"His imagination is boundless. A trailblazer. Horror has a new master, and its name is Jordan Grupe" - Marcus Starr, Author, Nora's Curse and Monsters in the Moonlight
More praise for author Jordan Grupe:
"Jordan Grupe is one of the most unique voices of modern horror. His style's fresh and his ideas differ from what one's used to in horror. If you want to be scared, disturbed, but most of all surprised, give this collection a try. You won't regret it!" - Rene Rehn, Author, The First Few Times Always Hurt
"Frightening, funny, and thoroughly twisted. Once again, Grupe’s collection checks all the boxes." - Jesse Pullins Author, The Paper Mache Man
"Jordan Grupe has made a name for himself as an excellent storyteller. I have featured a few of his tales on my YouTube channel “Mr. Creeps” and the response has always been amazing!" - Mr. Creeps (683,000-subscribers on YouTube)
"Jordan Grupe's stories are immersive, dragging the reader in kicking and screaming, with just enough humor to help wash down the absolute dread you experience when visiting his wicked worlds..." - Travis Brown (Grand_Theft_Motto on Reddit No Sleep), author, House with One Hundred Doors |
Sacred Ceremony
and Desert Legacy
Dr. Ian Prattis
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Title: Sacred Ceremony and Desert Legacy
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“Ian Prattis’ Sacred Ceremony and Desert Legacy is another riveting medley of poetry and prose, autobiographical essays and a memoir of his mystical journey as a shaman and a Zen teacher. His gentle but powerful activism to save the Earth is the sacred glue fusing together all of the genres featured in this book. Prattis uses the power of the word to remind us to open our hearts and our senses to the natural world…” - Jana Begovic, author, Dragonfly Slayer
"Sacred Ceremony and Desert Legacy” describes our world in words full of pragmatic hope. Ian's optimism that humanity can become symbiotic with Nature is contagious… wisdom of experiences and wisdom of the spirits to be mindful that not all the stakeholders of our fragile planet are human beings.” - Suha Mardelli, Ottawa Independent Writers, Board Director
“Legacy” is the word I would use to comprise the essence of Dr. Prattis’ latest book – Sacred Ceremony and Desert Legacy. He offers wisdom, experiences, assertiveness and activism of the highest quality…” - Claudiu Murgan, author-editor, Love Letters to Water
“In Sacred Ceremony and Desert Legacy, Ian eloquently shows us that within each interaction and life experience, we can appreciate divinity and wonder, if we choose to be mindful and realize the interconnected of ALL that is…” - Dawn James, author, Unveiled: Autobiography of an Awakened One
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Stalker
Short Stories and True Adventures
Heather Rath
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Title: Stalker - Short Stories and True Adventures
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Stalker invites the reader to take a journey into two worlds: the dark and light sides of life. Frightening, suspenseful moments in award-winning short stories co-exist with true-life adventure vignettes: a blend of truth and fiction. The stories explore the mind’s hidden fears and desires while the vignettes deliver a slice of reality, sometimes with unexpected conclusions. They are snapshots of experiences in different cultures through the eyes -- and writings – of an insightful world traveller.
"Heather Rath is fascinated with unexpected endings... Stalker features many of those…" - Julie Slack, Burlington Today
More praise for Stalker:
"Heather Rath’s short stories… veer off into the surreal and the macabre using sex and suspense… We want to look away but at the same time we crave more." - Lynn Tait author of You Break It You Buy It
"Crafted with sharp, dark turns… Heather's prize winning fiction will tease and titillate your imagination." - Peter Snow, Ph.D. journalist and filmmaker
"Heather Rath is a skilled writer whose work is always engaging. Her short fiction pieces are tightly constructed and well-paced, and often deliver an unexpected shock…intriguing fiction, lively memoir and enjoyable travel accounts is entertaining and informative. Don't miss it!" - Marlyn Horsdal, author, Sweetness from Ashes
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A Forest Without Trees - Book Two
A Novel
JP Solanki-Davie
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The year is 2640, and our descendants survived the climate breakdown but continue to be divided with how we live on this planet. A giant perimeter shield protects the Federation from the ravaging storms but pacifies those within from its radiation. Tara is a bold and daring young woman raised in the wild by her mother, Sheena. Her unique extra cerebral ability (eca) allows her to connect with electronics and could be the key to freeing citizens of the Federation from the chips that inhibit their eca. Trapped inside the shield and isolated from her friends and family, Tara fights to escape and keep her secrets hidden before the Federation can harness her eca for their diabolical schemes.
Five-Star Review on Goodreads:
An energy pulse has surrounded the city, separating wilderness from civilization, but not all are willing to play that game. In this exciting, action-filled story, we follow Tara as she enters the city games and seeks to obtain the flag and her freedom. It's a cross between The Hunger Games and Maze Runner that will keep you turning pages--I was so hooked, I read it in a day. In a world where games are the profit-makers, the question is if you will play and can you level up. You'll risk everything, but the rewards are great riches. Wanna play a game? Don't lose your marbles--read this book.” - Sylas Seabrook, 5-Star Review on Goodreads
About the Author
J.P. Solanki-Davie is a creative artist with an Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Toronto. She built a career as a Registered Massage Therapist and has worked as a Yoga teacher and trainer both locally and internationally. Born in Canada with roots in India, South Africa and Germany, J.P. is passionate about celebrating her diverse identity along with those who don't fit the social mould. Her writing exemplifies her varied knowledge base with an emphasis on nature's healing power. Her series of A Forest Without Trees books have garnered rave reviews and have earned her a fast-growing following.
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Lessons From Lucy
Elizabeth Huxtable
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Title: Lessons from Lucy
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An inspiring story of hope, strength and courage. After doctors said there was no hope for her newborn daughter, this mother refused to give up. Despite her daughter’s severe disabilities, Lucy went on to touch many lives with her presence and became her mother’s greatest teacher. Follow Elizabeth Huxtable’s journey to create the best life for her daughter. In so doing, she discovers in herself latent talents, fortitude, resilience and ultimately, the greatest gift of all, the true meaning of unconditional love. Armed with these new skills, Elizabeth Huxtable has forged an international career as a sound therapist and healer....
"Lessons from Lucy is a very special true story about an expectant mother readjusting to the shock of giving birth to a “special needs” child, Lucy, who is completely dependent on her. Elizabeth Huxtable breathes life into the agony of expectations dashed and how she transforms them into her own powerful spiritual journey…to find ways to help her child she transforms herself… an emotionally painful yet uplifting story.” - Virginia Kennedy, Filmmaker
"What this little girl was and is in spirit is absolutely amazing and needs to be shared with the world. That Lucy was non-verbal and still had such an impact on others is important. Elizabeth’s story demonstrates how the unconscious can become conscious through what she experienced parenting Lucy.” - Aaron Schultz, author, A Wink from a Guru; Founder, The Outback Mind Foundation
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Love Letters to Water
An Anthology
Edited by Claudiu Murgan
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Title: Love Letters to Water / Claudiu Murgan
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“Water scarcity is a known issue for billions of people around the world and the latest research predicts this crisis will only get worse... Since the creation of earth, water and crystals have weaved their paths into a billion-year-long tapestry that has captured the cycles of nature’s evolution. It has observed the appearance of humans and their troubled, but fascinating development, and the energies and vibrations of everything that is part of this amazing eco-system.
Love Letters to Water, anthology strives to bring forward various points of view and enhance the importance of how we behave vis-à-vis water – and this is further explored in the Foreword by Dr. Gerald Pollack.
All in all, Love Letters to Water, anthology gathers a plethora of contributors from shamans to energy healers, from scientists to economists, all showing how significant of a role water plays in their life, spiritual journey, and professional development.
The global importance of water to human life cannot be overstated and it is my hope that you, the reader, will gain further insight into this essential life force via the shared thoughts of our impressive list of expert writers from around the world.” - CM
Praise for Love Letters to Water:
“I visit Love Letters to Water as a sanctuary. Dipping into its well of wisdom is a long drink and I am deeply nourished and soothed. Water is gentle and strong and inspires me to flow in a natural, life-supporting rhythm. Thank you Claudiu Murgan and all the water worshipers you brought together honoring and celebrating the essence of life…” - Celeste Yacoboni editor of How Do You Pray? |
The Unforgiving Tides
Ross Pennie
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““Pennie’s descriptions are vivid, his characters alive. You feel as though you are by his side as he negotiates with the Catholic nursing sisters, comforts mothers camped out with their entire families beneath their children’s hospital beds, and wrestles with self-doubt …” - Primrose Ketchum, Canadian Family Physician magazine
“A born storyteller, Pennie deftly transports the reader to the South Pacific where the young doctor receives a harsh initiation into the world of medicine.” - Cathy Vasas-Brown, author, Every Wickedness and Some Reason in Madness |
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Title: The Unforgiving Tides / Ross Pennie / 240 pages
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“…captivating adventures… humorous” - The Toronto Sun
“…powerful writing… deeply touching.” - Brian Henry, Ryerson University
The Unforgiving Tides tells Dr. Ross Pennie’s true adventures as a medical volunteer on a remote South Pacific island. At age 25, fresh out of medical school, Pennie arrives in Papua New Guinea to find tribal magic, jungles, muddy terrain and the ire of Sister Pirmina. Soon the good Dokta is facing crisis after crisis.
Pennie writes in an engaging style reminiscent of James Herriot – except Pennie examines the most intriguing creatures of all: fellow humans on a remote, exotic island. Pennie is a professor at McMaster University, Hamilton, and a practising physician at Brant Community Health System. He’s also a nationally renowned expert specialist in the treatment of infectious diseases.
Audience: General audience and of added interest to New Age sector due to author’s encounters with tribal magic. It’s a terrific tale of triumph over adversity, including an appendectomy during an earthquake, the amputation of a woman’s leg with a hacksaw, transforming the hospital into a tavern to treat alcohol poisoning victims, and much more.
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Awaken Your Sensual Goddess
Make Your Dreams Blossom
Dr. Rebecca Rosenblat
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Title: Awaken Your Sensual Goddess / Dr. Rebecca Rosenblat
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This highly popular book was featured in a recent informative and educational TEDxTalk at the University of Toronto
Awaken Your Sensual Goddess is geared towards awakening your inner goddess, so you can embrace your authentic self, feel empowered, fulfil your needs and desires, and connect with the sensuality that’s in your design…
Clinical Sexologist and Media Personality, Dr. Rebecca Rosenblat-Billings will show you how to connect with the goddess mindset, love and accept yourself just as you are, and get rid of the mental static that holds you back. You’ll be transformed into the woman who knows her self-worth, who’ll never again put up with an unhealthy relationship, and who can bring her sexy on, to become the most enchanting lover, and live the life of her dreams, on her own terms! It’s the only book you’ll ever need, for learning to accept and love yourself. And if you want a partner, the only book that offers you step-by-step instruction in… everything…
Praise for Awaken Your Sensual Goddess: “In a world where the vagina is stigmatized, shamed and where women are never encouraged to talk about... or indulge their pussies, this book is a revelation! Dr. Rosenblat has masterfully crafted this spectacular guide for every woman to help awaken her inner goddess and connect to the most powerful source of her being; the source of all human life and the bridge to her divine power. This book made me realize female power is pussy power and it’s time women stop ignoring our lady parts and start embracing... our inner goddess!” - Jennifer Lieberman, Best Selling author, Year of the What?
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