Jasper Wild $16.00 Jasper Wild, is book three and is set in Jasper National Park.

Fat Cats – $16.00 Fat Cats is Book Four in the Dyed in the Green series. Set in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands Nation Park Reserve.

Brianna Snider – Sailor Anna Goes to Sea ($10.00)

Sailor Anna loves sailing the seven seas. Join Sailor Anna, her brother Kash and his dog Max on their first journey to the Arctic Ocean to explore new places and search for marine life along the way. Watch out for Captain Catfish as he will try to steal their dads ship called the Singing Mermaid at every turn.

 The Gatewatch and The Everspring by local author Joshua Gillingham ($20.00 each).

Torin Ten-Trees and his closest companions, Bryn and Grimsa, set out to join The Gatewatch and become trollhunters. When a troupe of meddling dwarves throws them off course they are captured by trolls and taken as prisoners to a secret gathering deep underground. There they learn that an ancient giant has crowned himself king of the trolls and plans to utterly destroy The Gatewatch. Their perilous journey back to the land of sun and stars will stretch their strength to the limit, strain their wits, and demand an unspeakable sacrifice. But will it be enough to defeat the Troll King?

The Gatewatch is a young adult fantasy adventure inspired by the Norse Myths, the Icelandic Sagas, and the unforgettable landscape of the Rocky Mountains. Myth, history, and imagination fuse together in an epic troll-hunting saga written for young adult readers.

In The Everspring the saga of Torin Ten-Trees continues.

Grace Bogaert’s books Shiver and The Girl from Mena Creek.

SHIVER A supernatural thriller

Rescuers find five-year-old René frozen on the lake outside his family’s home.

He is rushed to hospital where his body temperature is restored to normal and his heart starts pumping again. But he lingers in a coma. His parents, Anna and Xavier, pray for his recovery, but René’s doctors say there is no hope and recommend removing René from life support. In a last ditch effort to save her child, Anna begs her aunt, a native spiritualist, to perform a secret shamanic ritual, making a bargain with the spirit world to restore her son’s life. At first it se

ems that the ritual has not had any effect, but when the ventilator is switched off, the boy begins to breathe on his own and recovers fully. Anna is overjoyed, but unease soon clouds her happiness. She suspects a connection between her son’s revival and a serial killer she once helped go free. Strangely, the killer’s talisman, a carved figurine of a woodsman, keeps turning up—even after the object has been burnt in the fireplace—a sign of the persistence of evil and of the frightening odds Anna faces. Even though she knows the killer has since died, she feels his presence lurking everywhere, and she lives in trepidation, knowing his reign of terror is not over.

The Girl from Mena Chreek – An Australian love story inspired by true events at historic Paronella Park

 A debut novel by Victoria author Grace Bogaert

In 1927, Talia, a young Spanish girl, travels to Australia where her father has been eking out a living cutting cane.  After several years of bracing cyclones, disease, and poverty, Talia’s family moves again to another part of Far North Queensland. This time, they settle at Castillo Candela, the wealthy domain of fellow Spaniards, and life becomes a little easier.  It is also at this beautiful estate, nestled along Mena Creek, that Talia first meets Alwyn, a mixed race Aboriginal boy.  Initially, Talia finds him a little strange but after working side by side, she grows to understand him, and eventually to admire and love him.  But when she and Alwyn decide to get married, Talia is dismayed that her family will not allow it, even though Alwyn has proven his worth time and again.  In a desperate move to gain Talia’s parents’ approval, Alwyn joins the Australian forces in the battle of the Pacific, but soon disappears following his capture by the Japanese.

In her loneliness and despair of not knowing Alwyn’s whereabouts, Talia looks for solace in painting the landscapes of her adopted homeland, clinging to the hope that someday Alwyn will return.

Carol J. Pettigrew’s new book Rootstock ($15.00)

Bill Gallaher’s book High Rider ($10.00).

Bill’s eighth novel, High Rider, is the fact-based fictionalized account of John Ware who was born a slave on a rice plantation in South Carolina and through the sheer force of his will and skill at the cowboy trade became one of the most successful independent ranchers in southern Alberta. But there was much adventure on the long road that took him from South Carolina to Texas to Montana and finally to Canada. High Rider is a compelling story of a great Canadian.

Jim Miller’s book The Redemption of Rabbi Hawkins ($12.00)

Sandy Cumberland – Circling Butterfly ($15.00 each)

Madama Butterfly. The heartbreaking tale of love and loss. Even the non-opera-goers amongst us can name that one, and, if pushed, can probably come up with a close approximation of the story. A young geisha in turn-of-the-20th-century Japan falls in love and marries an American Naval officer. She knows the marriage is arranged, but thinks their love is genuine, so when he returns to America she waits for him. Three years later, he returns, but with his beautiful American wife in tow. Butterfly discloses that they have a son together. He and his wife offer to take the boy back to America. Butterfly kills herself. End of story.But… But… What about the stories around Butterfly. What about her faithful maid, Suzuki? Sharpless, the US consul who befriends the husband? And what becomes of Butterfly’s little boy that she prophetically called Sorrow? We meet them all in the opera, but only as fleeting glimpses. What of their lives? What of their pain?It’s the triptych of these three stories that are told here. The lives that surrounded, loved, and mourned the delicate Butterfly. The stories of Suzuki, Sharpless and Thomas. Knowing the depth and breadth of their lives and their relationships with our heroine and each other brings fullness to Butterfly’s life as well, and makes her story all the more tragic.

Heather Ball – The June Bug Catcher ($21.00 each)

The June Bug Catcher is a novel about a young woman in search of herself. Emma Drei thought she had a sparkling future awaiting her. Her adoring fiancé seems keen to build with her a life of fulfilled dreams. That is, until an unexpected development throws a painful wrench into these plans, leaving Emma shattered. Yet, life can turn on a dime, as Emma learns when she makes an impulsive decision to leave her native Victoria, BC, home and seek a fresh start in Australia. Her bold move Down Under delivers all manner of unexpected pleasures to her reinvented life, including friendships, romance, and a new appreciation for God. Here is a story about second chances, and the way a new life can rise out of the ashes of lost opportunities. Journey with Emma into enormous adventures in a spectacular physical environment, exploring the fresh bliss found as much in her relationships as in her faith.

Mei-Li Lee – Potlatch Blanket for a China Man ($19.95 each)

Mei-Li Lee is a first generation Chinese-Canadian. Her father immigrated from China to Canada at the beginning of the twentieth century and was forced to pay the discriminatory Head Tax. Her mother did not leave China until 1948 when the Exclusion Act was repealed and less restrictive entry of Chinese into Canada permitted. Potlatch Blanket for a China Man is Mei-Li’s debut story. She lives with her family in Victoria, BC

Robert Battistuzzi –  Under a September Moon ($20.00 each)

Robert’s new book Under a September Moon is the final story of the trilogy that started with The Boys from North Dakota and The Boys of ’63. The first two stories were a blend of fiction and fact about Randy, Gerry, Art and Robert in their teen years. Robert felt that carrying this relationship forward into their adult lives would be a good way to end the trilogy.

Ron North – Building Inspector Memories ($19.99 each)

What’s It Like To Be A Building Inspector. Read About The Funny, Scary Or Just Plain Weird Things That Happen To Inspectors.

Margaret Wells – The Amazing Adventures on Turtle Pond ($10.00 each)

Karen L. Adams – Woman in Scarlet ($20.00 each)

An inspirational memoir of one woman’s 28-year journey from aspirations of becoming one of the first female officers within the fabled Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to overcoming the harsh realities of discrimination, injustice and personal violation.

Tom Cullen – Forgive Me, Mr. Hunter – $15.00

Axel spends his days pedaling around his neighborhood, secure in the knowle

dge that his watchful and caring mother is always looking out for him. As a four-year-old, Axel’s whole world fits in the span of his neighbourhood. The highlight of his daily routine is visiting Mr. Hunter, who always lets Axel help with his handyman projects, kindly and patiently taking his suggestions and sharing words of wisdom.

Axel’s life is carefree and simple. He feels like it could go on forever like this until his carefully thought-out plan to do something good ends in disaster. Young Axel’s simple, happy life is torn apart and changed forever.

Ernest Paul Murray – Voices from the Cardboard Castle – Twelve Tales of Fiction – $13.00

Ermest Paul Murray was born in Ottawa Ontario, raised in Gatineau  Quebec, and resides on beautiful Vancouver Island BC, where he is currently working on his next short story and poetry collection.

Bart van den Berk – The History of Leechtown Part I: The VIEE and the Discovery of Gold on the Sooke and Leech River $19.00

The History of Leechtown is a comprehensive look at the area up to 1864, when gold was discovered on the Sooke and Leech Rivers by members of an exploration group. Times-Colonist Newspaper article November 23, 2014

We now have JollyJupiter’s new book Beers & Beards an Adventure Brewing ($25.00)

Come check out Derek Wolff’s new book A Child’s Antidote To War (20.00 each).

We now have local author Elisa Melville’s children’s book Canine Symphony ($15.00 each)

Come check out Ed and Sandy Shook’s new children’s book With Thanks to Mother Goose with no thanks to COVID (12.00 each).

Check out out local author Cary A. Conder’s book From the Ashes ($20.00 each).

Heavy Metal

Adult Illustrated Fantasy Magazines

Dated from 1979 to 1992

Individually Priced or $20.00 Each

We now have local author Jacqueline Paul’s new book Nuhquim,

The Little Red Puppy: A Star And Bumblebee Book.

($30.00 HC, $21.00 SC)

We now have local author Randi-Anne Dey’s new book The King’s Mystic. ($22.00)

We now have local author Paula Carter’s new book Magical Nature Friends. ($12.99 for softcover and $21.00 for hard cover)

Marie Powell’s new fantasy books Last of the Gifted Spirit Sight and Water Sight. ($20.00 each)

We now have Lilian Grace Myles new poetry book The Vulnerable Truths of an Anxious Mind. ($18.95)

Figurative Art $100.00
This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.

The Print
This art print displays sharp, vivid images with a high degree of color accuracy. A member of the versatile family of art prints, this high-quality reproduction represents the best of both worlds: quality and affordability. Art prints are created using a digital or offset lithography press.
T.E. Breitenbach 1980

It was so nice to meet Shanon Sinn, author of The Haunting of Vancouver Island book. His book is one of our best sellers of new books that we carry and Shanon signed copies of his book for us.