Two new poetry books from one of Canada’s top retired professors and well-known media contributors, Trevor W. Harrison
Published by Friesen Press
The book is available worldwide in e-format
About Trevor
Trevor W. Harrison is a retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. He is best known for his studies in political sociology, political economy, and public policy.
He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of fourteen books, including a previous book of poetry, as well as numerous journal articles, chapters, and reports. Dr. Harrison is also a frequent contributor to public media, including radio and television.
A stunning new historical epic by debut author and former State Representative, Ben Leman!
The book is now on pre-order and will be available worldwide in print and digital formats this April by Grayscot
Set on Cowal Peninsula in southwest Scotland in the 17th century, Between the Tines follows the family of Clan Lamont as they are drawn into a brutal confrontation with Clan Campbell, whose relentless ambition leaves a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. As Arran Lamont fights alongside his brothers and lifelong friends, Lain and Sean, in the war-torn regions around them, he is tested by betrayal, loss, and the steady destruction of everything his clan has built.
Even in the darkest moments, the heart of the Lamont family beats strongly through the women who hold the community together—Allie, Ariel, Lady Mary, and Isabel—offering charity, stability, and spiritual strength when hope is hardest to find. Their resilience becomes a cornerstone of the clan’s will to survive.
From Highland games to clandestine raids, from feasts to fog-shrouded battlefields, Arran’s transformational journey is one of loyalty, courage, and a love that quietly grows stronger through the turmoil. But as the Campbells tighten their grip and the land burns around them, Arran and Lain are forced to rethink their fight. What begins as open warfare shifts into rescue missions, covert strategies, and the fragile beginnings of a daring plan for their people’s future.
Haunted by the horrors he’s witnessed and bound by duty to those who remain, Arran faces an impossible choice: continue a war that may consume them all…or lead his people toward a new beginning across the ocean, where survival may come at the cost of everything he knows.
Ben Leman is a businessman, rancher, and fourth generation Texan. His craving for adventure has taken him on extended trips to remote parts of Alaska, elk hunting in mountain wildernesses, flying as a licensed pilot, and on travels all over the world. Of Scottish decent, Ben has spent years studying the clashes between Highland clans, and particularly, the content of this story. His quest to understand their complexities has taken him to many of the locations in Scotland mentioned in his debut novel, Between the Tines.
Ben began his successful business career when he co-founded an equipment manufacturing company in 1997 in his mother’s garage. As CEO, he led the company through tremendous growth and exited the industry after sixteen years before spending ten years in public service. He returned to the private sector afterwards, where he founded a second successful manufacturing business.
Ben and his wife live on their family ranch along with their four children in central Texas. Visit him at BenLemanAuthor.comand follow along on LinkedIn, Instagram, X (Formerly Twitter), and Facebook.
A reflection of encouragement and devotion by debut author, Beth Mims
The book is available in digital format by Dressed In Love Press
Do you want to find power in praise and peace in God’s presence?
Grace is more than a word we sing-it is the sustaining breath that carries us through both ordinary moments and extraordinary trials.Wrapped in Grace invites readers into a rich, soul-stirring journey through poetry, devotions, and reflective teachings that reveal how God’s unmerited favor weaves through every corner of life. From seasons of laughter and loss to waiting, forgiveness, and renewal, this collection presents grace not as an abstract doctrine, but as a living, sustaining presence.With lyrical prose and heartfelt insight, the author explores grace as
• Strength for weary hearts
• Hope in prolonged trials
• Peace when answers feel distant
• Courage to forgive, love, and begin again
Each page gently leads readers into God’s presence-where praise rises naturally, peace settles deeply, and faith grows stronger. Whether navigating life’s messes, enduring extended seasons of hardship, or longing to experience God more fully, Wrapped in Grace offers words that comfort, challenge, and restore.
Perfect for personal devotion, quiet reflection, or shared encouragement, this inspiring collection reminds believers that grace is not only how we are saved-it is how we are sustained.
Come rest. Come reflect. Come be wrapped in grace.
Beth Mims was born and raised in the panhandle of Florida where the Gulf Coast meets the clay hills of Georgia. A lifetime educator, she considers her faith to be her anchor and her family to be her crowning achievement. She writes and speaks of the grace of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When she isn’t traveling or fishing with her husband of forty plus years, you can find her puttering around her flowers and sweet talking the hummingbirds in her yard. Beth is mom to two beautiful daughters and Nana to five adorable grandchildren. She is a member of Word Weavers, International and has previously published in “A Time of Singing Poetry Journal”, “Cantos, A Literary and Arts Journal”, and ChristianDevotions.us. You can contact her at www.bethmims.com.
About Dressed In Love Press:
Dressed In Love Press is a faith-based publishing company dedicated to sharing stories that inspire, heal, and uplift. Rooted in Christian values, it focuses on meaningful works across genres like Christian living, romance, suspense, and children’s literature — all with the goal of spreading hope and love through storytelling.More information can be found at: DRESSED IN LOVE PRESS | Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes
Award-winning author Dwayne Brenna’s latest is a gripping literary mystery novel featuring North West Mounted Policemen solving a murder in Prince Albert in the winter of 1883-84
Shadowpaw Press in Regina, Saskatchewan, is happy to announce the release of The Laundryman by award-winning Saskatoon author Dwayne Brenna, a gripping literary mystery set in the fledgling community of Prince Albert in the brutal winter of 1883-84, as two North West Mounted Policemen attempt to solve the murder of a Chinese laundryman and in the process unearth a web of deceit and naked greed.
The Laundryman launches in Saskatoon at McNally Robinson Booksellers at 7 p.m. on March 5; in Regina at The Artesian at 7:30 p.m. on March 12; and in Prince Albert at Cuelenaere Library at 7 p.m. on March 16.
“I’m beyond excited to unleash Belvedere and Montgomery, two Mounties as mismatched as winter and lemonade, upon the reading public,” says Brenna. “Although Shadowpaw is on the cover, there are no cats in the book—only dogs and policemen and suspects in a brutal murder. Hopefully, sometime in the future, I’ll find a way to include a dastardly cat in a work of fiction.”
“I’m thrilled to be able to publish this gripping historical murder mystery,” says Edward Willett, publisher of Shadowpaw Press. “Shadowpaw Press is very much a Saskatchewan publisher, and it’s always a delight to be able to share a story set in the province—or what would become the province. Even if it doesn’t include a cat.”
The book is available in trade paperback, ebook, and audiobook, narrated by Brenna (who is a professional actor as well as a writer).
More about The Laundryman
In the frozen heart of the 1883 Canadian frontier, a single death unveils a darkness that could consume a town—and the men sworn to protect it.
Corporal Belvedere, a Mountie scarred by a brutal past, and Surgeon Virgil Montgomery, a newcomer haunted by his own doubts, are drawn into a murder investigation in the isolated settlement of Prince Albert. As winter’s grip tightens, the killing exposes a web of secrets buried beneath the snow, threatening to unravel the fragile order of the North-West Territories.
In a community steeped in mistrust, Belvedere’s unyielding quest for justice collides with Montgomery’s struggle to uphold his oath to do no harm. Each clue they uncover draws them deeper into a maze of deception, where allies and enemies blur and every step risks a deadly reckoning. As the ice on the North Saskatchewan River begins to crack, they must confront a truth that could cost them their lives—or their souls.
A gripping tale of vengeance and redemption, The Laundryman plunges you into a world where justice battles betrayal, and the truth lies buried in a frozen wilderness.
Praise for The Laundryman
“A fast-paced, always arresting historical mystery, Dwayne Brenna’s The Laundryman pits two Mounties as mismatched as Holmes and Watson against an array of murder suspects in pre-provincial Prince Albert during a numbingly cold winter, with a bit of love, a hint of sex, a lot of suspense―and even a dog.”―Dave Margoshes, author of A Simple Carpenter
“Dwayne Brenna’s The Laundryman is a hard one to put down, a classic murder mystery that is nothing like any whodunit I’ve ever read. His setting (late 19th century, Northern Saskatchewan), his characters (cops, good women, greedy bastards, Indigenous hunters, and hardscrabble farmers), and his plot are painstakingly woven together. If, like me, you begin to miss Brennna’s authentic world, the only remedy is to read The Laundryman one more time.”―David Carpenter, author of The Education of Angie Merasty
“In The Laundryman, a young surgeon, Virgil Montgomery, fleeing his own past, finds himself involved in stressful adventures with the North West Mounted Police, his life often complicated by his investigating partner, the morose and crusty Corporal Belvedere, who too often doses himself with laudanum because of an old war wound. In the fall of 1883, the two men are dispatched to Prince Albert to investigate a murder. Dwayne Brenna knows his characters well, their strengths and weaknesses, and creates a compelling narrative as they struggle to solve a series of crimes in the turbulent North West. This is a novel touched by the spirit of an engrossing era, and it’s a pleasure to read.”―Robert Currie, author of Living with the Hawk
More about the author
Dwayne Brenna is the award-winning author of several books of humour, poetry, and fiction. Coteau Books published his popular series of humorous vignettes entitled Eddie Gustafson’s Guide to Christmas in 2000. His two books of poetry, Stealing Homeand Give My Love to Rose, were published by Hagios Press in 2012 and 2015 respectively. Stealing Home, a poetic celebration of the game of baseball, was subsequently shortlisted for several Saskatchewan Book Awards, including the University of Regina Book of the Year Award. His first novel, New Albion, about a laudanum-addicted playwright struggling to survive in London’s East End during the winter of 1850-51, was published by Coteau Books in autumn 2016. New Albion won the 2017 Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Award at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. It was also one of three English-language novels shortlisted for the prestigious MM Bennetts Award for historical fiction. His baseball novel Long Way Homewas published by Pocol Press in 2022, and his theatre history text Nights That Shook the Stage (McFarland Books) came out in the spring of 2023. His short stories and poems have been published in an array of journals, including Grain, Nine, Spitball, The Antigonish Review, Intima, and The Cold Mountain Review.
About Shadowpaw Press
Shadowpaw Press, located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, was founded in 2018 by award-winning author Edward Willett.Shadowpaw Press is a member of Literary Press Group (Canada) and the Association of Canadian Publishers andpublishes an eclectic selection of books by both new and established authors, including adult fiction, young adult fiction, children’s books, nonfiction, and anthologies.
A coming-of-age journey with empowering feminist intention by critically acclaimed author and actress
Jennifer Lieberman
Released by Maple Mermaid Publishing Corporation
The book is available worldwide in digital, print and audio across all platforms.
NOW AN AMAZON.COM NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER!
More Sex, Less City!
Six months after Dana’s first break-up she is single and heartbroken in New York City. At 25 she is a virgin once removed and navigating the Manhattan dating world is daunting. Having only been intimate with one man, Dana feels ashamed of her desires and keeps trying to squash them in order to be a ‘good girl’. With the help of Kelly, her unabashedly promiscuous roommate, Dana embarks on an outrageous adventure of sexual discovery and finds power and confidence while taking charge of her erotic exploration
“Playwright Lieberman explores themes of partying and sexual awakening in modern New York City in this risqué this ” —BookLife Reviews
“This arousing novel celebrates feminine sexuality through one of the most original adventures of self-discovery written. The primary character – Dana – is surviving her first romantic breakup and the manner in which she not only survives but prospers and grows makes for one of the strongest Chick Lit novels to surface in quite a while. ” —Grady Harp, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer
“Because, if you are going to tell the truth, or something of value, you have to be willing to ruffle feathers, and rock boats, even if that means being misunderstood, and Jennifer Lieberman starts off her book with surfing waves …” —Scribble’s Worth Book Reviews
About Jennifer:
JENNIFER LIEBERMAN is from Maple, Canada and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from York University in Toronto. She has appeared in over thirty stage productions in Toronto, New York City, Los Angeles, Europe and Australia; including her Award-Winning solo-show Year of the Slut, which her novel Year of the What?was adapted from. In addition to her performance career, she has penned a number of screen and stage plays; her short films Leash and Details which both screened at the Festival De Cannes’ Court Métrage among other international film festivals as well as the wacky web-series Dumpwater Divas. Year of the What? is Lieberman’s first novel. More information can be found about Jennifer at: Home (jenniferliebermanactor.com)
The Prodigal’s Son: Crackhead to Jesus Freak Book 1: Addiction Recovery Support Series
The realities of addiction by critically acclaimed author, S.E. Tschritter.
NOW ON PRE-SALE WITH A RELEASE IN JANUARY 2026
At 1:30 a.m. Samantha Evans received the phone call every spouse dreads. “Mrs. Evans, this is a sergeant with the police department. There’s been an accident.” Six hours later, she received another call. “Mrs. Evans, this is a nurse at the hospital. We found something on the cat scan.”
Instead of preaching that Sunday, Pastor Clint Evans went to jail with a BAC of .24, a cancer diagnosis, and a felony charge of fleeing police. The Prodigal’s Son: Crackhead to Jesus Freak chronicles a Christian’s lifelong battle against demons, addictions, and unworthiness. This story portrays a God who steals the show with a backlash of grace toward a man whom others branded “unredeemable.”
The Prodigal’s Son flings church doors open wide to the world’s misfits and challenges pew-squater saints to stop measuring their godly perfection against the dirty, homeless and addicted. From gutter to pulpit to ditch to grace to grave, The Prodigal’s Son speaks volumes of God’s furious love for the world’s castoffs.
This is a story of a pastor arrested for drunk driving. The effects of alcoholism on families are staggering. “My wife hid her addiction from me,” “My husband hid his alcoholism.” Millions of men and women are affected by drug addiction. Do you crave hope amidst an addictionbattle? Are you looking for recovery support? If you found out your husband’s an addict, or your wife’s an alcoholic and you’re grieving your spouse’s addiction, look no further than The Prodigal’s Son: Crackhead to Jesus Freak. Within these pages, you’ll find hope. You’ll close the cover knowing you are not alone. Whether you’ve judged addicts, or you’re the addict who’s been judged, this book is a page-turning, must-read.
Love Letters to Miscarriage Moms: Second place in the 2023 Golden Scroll Awards for Christian Living Book of the Year
Love Letters to Miscarriage Moms: Finalist in the 2023 International Book Awards for Women’s Health
About S.E. Tschritter:
Multi-award-winning author Sam. E. Tschritter (pronounced Shridder) specializes in articulating grief and loss, leading grievers toward hope and healing. Whether poetry, fiction, or non-fiction, Tschritter writes content that will stick with readers long after they close the cover. Her 20-plus years of leadership experience and contributions to over 40 books enable her to serve others, speaking truth with transparency, humor, and love. Tschritter grew up in Chicagoland and has also lived in Minnesota and Oregon, granting her widespread views of people all over the country. She currently resides in Simpsonville, South Carolina with her husband, their three teen and preteen daughters, cats named Pitter and Patter, and their Siberian husky whom she lost the vote to name Onomatopoeia. Nothing refreshes Tschritter’s soul like gardening. She gardens to work through plot holes, writer’s block, character development, and book ideas. Tschritter spends a great deal of time gardening.
CREATIVE EDGE PUBLICITY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE REPRESENTED WINNERS IN THE 2025 GLOBAL BOOK AWARDS!!!!
The 2025 Global Book Awards for Self-Published Authors.
Featuring our medal winners and finalists in each of their categories.
The Global Awards aim to discover new talent as well as recognize fine examples of self-published books. As such, we hope they will give self-published authors the recognition they deserve, whether that is in their writing creativity, or in the way they have marketed their books to attract new readers.
In this modern age of self-publishing, books need to be appraised not only by their content and writing style, but also by the way they present and market themselves to the prospective buyer, whether that is in the good ratings it has on important stores like Amazon, its book cover and description, or the number of reviews it has collected. They must also appeal to new readers so part of the evaluation included a survey asking avid readers to select the top 5 books they enjoyed the most.
GOLD CATEGORY
Kristine Jensen
Winner in: Family Life
SILVER CATEGORY
Doug Lawrence Randy Weir Doug Lawrence
Grief and Bereavement
Mystery Crime Fiction
Self Help – Spiritual
BRONZE CATEGORY
Kim Lengling : Pets and Animal Care
Lynda Williams: Short Stories Liisa Kovala: Women’s Fiction
Breakfield and Burkey Tricia Copeland: Thriller/Espionage
Vampire Novels
FINALISTS
James L. Hill
S.A. Schneider: Children’s Fantasy & Magic
Joel McKay : Children’s Fantasy & Magic Fantasy SeriesJames L Hill: Fantasy Dark
Meet Maisey, the newest children book sensation by critically acclaimed author and Financial Expert Kalee Boisvert
The book is available worldwide in print format
Maisey isn’t the best at… well, anything. Not at cartwheels. Not at singing. Not even at tying her shoes quickly.
But what Maisey is great at? Trying. Laughing. And diving into life with her whole, wonderfully wiggly self.
So when her school’s talent show sign-up sheet goes up, Maisey writes her name without a second thought. She has no plan—just the feeling that it could be fun. While everyone else seems to have their “thing,” Maisey’s attempts at piano, karate, and gymnastics turn into hilarious disasters. And when her friend Evie has a stage-fright stumble, Maisey does what she does best: she shows up with heart.
With a burst of creativity (and a pile of pool noodles, cardboard, and tape), Maisey builds something no one sees coming—a performance that isn’t about being the best at all, but about bringing everyone together.
A joyful, laugh-out-loud celebration of bravery, creativity, and trying new things just because they make you happy, Spectacularly Mediocre Maisey reminds kids that you don’t have to shine the brightest to light up a room. You just have to be you.
Perfect for readers who love: • School talent show stories • Celebrating quirky creativity • Characters with big hearts and even bigger imaginations • Books about confidence, courage, and being yourself
Meet Bernice-the busiest bee in the entire meadow. With her tiny bucket hat, neatly packed pollen pouch, and a to-do list longer than a dragonfly’s tail, Bernice is always buzzing from one task to the next.
While the other bees take breaks and enjoy the sunshine, Bernice prides herself on never wasting a wingbeat. That is, until the Queen Bee steps in with an unexpected royal decree:
Mandatory vacation-three whole days!
At first, Bernice doesn’t know what to do without her checklist. But as the meadow slows her down, she begins to notice the world she’s been flying past-the dancing daisies, the giggling children, the joy of simply being a bee.
Through playful language and heartwarming humor, Bernice, the Busiest of Bees reminds readers of all ages that even the hardest workers need time to rest, breathe, and rediscover the wonder around them.
Perfect for children who love nature-and grown-ups who forget to use their vacation days.
Kalee Boisvert has spent over fifteen years in the financial industry, driven by a desire to rewrite the money story she grew up with. Raised in a single-parent household, she became passionate early on about financial empowerment and helping others create freedom and confidence through money. But her path didn’t stop there.
Over time, Kalee’s work expanded into something deeper: a soul-level invitation for women to remember who they are. Today, she writes both financial and spiritual books—offering practical tools, tender truth, and gentle reminders that you are already enough.
With the Arctic now a global flashpoint, Joffe Books publishes new editions of Humphrey Hawksley’s highly acclaimed Rake Ozenna series, thrillers that anticipate the struggle for power in the frozen
High North.
Action-packed. Meticulously researched.
‘Hawksley’s excellent idea is to move the battleground from Eastern Europe to the Arctic north. Mail on Sunday, Thriller of the Week
Hawksley deftly moves between high-powered diplomacy, lively scene-setting and fast-paced action on the ground to make a brisk and very contemporary read Financial Times, Best Thrillers
The best thriller writer we have The Sunday Times, Rod Liddle,
Another outstanding geopolitical thriller in Hawksley’s excellent Rake Ozenna series Booklist
Exciting… Chilling… Readers will look forward to Rake’s further adventures Publishers Weekly
Aptly showcases author Humphrey Hawksley’s genuine flair for narrative storytelling Midwest Book Review
Hawksley’s hero, Rake Ozenna, is smart and tough, and we’re glad to have him on our side. Well written, fast-paced, and cleverly-plotted page-turner. Nelson de Mille
As Russian military helicopters head across the American border to a remote Alaskan island Rake Ozenna is determined to protect his people and his land.
On the Norwegian-Russian border, Rake Ozenna finds a human ear sewn into the carcass of a reindeer. It’s not a warning, but an invitation to a war. Then it turns personal.
A firefight on the Russian-American border leads Rake Ozenna to evidence of a weapon that would cripple civilization as we know it.
On frozen battle grounds, Rake Ozenna takes on a lethal crime empire in a country intent on changing its past.
Who is Rake Ozenna
Rake Ozenna is an orphan raised in a tiny, remote Alaskan island community on the border with Russia. He is an officer in the Alaska National Guard, often seconded to special force operations. His roots give him a perspective and survival instincts few outsiders possess. His feelings are tightly contained. He is observant, controlled, patient and deeply loyal.
He instinctively understands cold, environment, distance, silence, and he has an ability to read people as a hunter reads his prey. That makes him dangerous to enemies and to any who believe power cannot be challenged. There is also a formidable woman whom he cannot get out of his mind.
Who is Humphrey Hawksley
As a BBC foreign correspondent, Humphrey Hawksley has covered crises all over the world. He is a regular panelist and speaker and hosts the fortnightly Democracy Forum debates. He has been guest lecturer at universities and think tanks such as the RAND Corporation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and MENSA Cambridge. His other books include the best-selling Third World War future history series and the non-fiction Asian Waters: The Struggle Over the Indo-Pacific and the Challenge to American Power. Details of his work are on www.humphreyhawksley.com
