Acorn imprint: 280 books

“A lovely, delicately spun tale… spell-binding and sensitively recounted. It’s a mesmerising story with extraordinary staying power.” West Coast Review of Books “Unputdownable.” London Daily News "This very readable tale about two sisters separated but cruelly linked by fate...

“Pure joy… Irresistable… ” Marie-France. “Knife-sharp humour” L.A.Times Weekly.   Until she’s abducted at gunpoint, Miranda Green’s life is an excitement-free zone. Her career has never taken off, her four children are petulant monsters, and her husband Jack,...

     A room full of school children, a woman doing the best that she can, two strangers thrown in for good measure – all surrounded by ghouls and vampires – mix them together and what do you have?      Twin Terrors, the latest offering from internationally read, From Gent’s Pens...

It's Christmas Eve, and the nine passengers onboard the small Cessna jet are about to get the holiday surprise of their lives! When their plane goes down in the Mojave desert, these nine strangers from all walks of life must find a way to work together in order to survive. Twists and terror come together...

"A compellingly readable contemporary fantasia set in a vivid New York of the mind." - Kirkus   John, part radicalised anarchist, part ticking time bomb, is haunted by a particular story, that of Willow, a 9-year old mute who flees to New York after her brutal rape. The only...

Christmas might be the wrong time of the year, but undeterred, Cindy and Jay from Dinosaurs & Cherry Stems set off across the country in the Snark Ark, an eccentric RV – Phoebe, their beloved Brussels Griffon, riding sidesaddle.  Storm clouds soon blow, the Boogie Man appears, and Cindy...

     Cindy and Jay from Susan Jean Ricci’s award-winning novel Dinosaurs and Cherry Stems are at it again in this delightful addition to her Cindy’s Crusades series.      Recently returned from a successful trip in their RV, affectionately nicknamed...

Christmas is coming fast, and Mildred Sauer isn’t feeling festive or generous. Having faced disappointments and sadness in her life with stoicism and determination, this holiday season doesn’t appear to be any different than those that have disappointed her in the past. A small child,...

It was the first day of school and Bubba Begonia felt great. Then - SPLAT! Bubba meets his new classmate Stinky Biggs. He also meets a stalking crow, a pair of puppets who speak Wabatawbee, a skunk named Chiclet, a Flying Bag of Doom, and a dog with gas. He accidentally robs a bank, he’s called...

Single mom Mercy Evans spends much of her holiday season working to make Christmas special for others. Is it possible that this year her own Christmas wish will come true, or will the claims of her bakery, the needs of her daughter, and the shock of learning secrets withheld from the past get in the...

“Once in a lifetime, if you’re lucky, a Coup de Foudre strikes. This happened to me the first time I set eyes on Mark Bouchard.” So begins this fast-paced, romcom, in which Malibu O’Hare, who has always prided herself on her cool demeanor regarding the opposite sex, comes face-to-face...

Lorne Elliott’s new novel, Beach Reading, takes us back to the early 1970s on the North Shore of Prince Edward Island, where a hilarious and colourful cast of Lorne Elliott characters are engaged in uproarious political, financial, musical, amorous, and ecological shenanigans. Our young hero, Christian,...

Snow flies on howling gales, trees moan their complaint against the December storm, and lights on the Christmas tree in the front yard flicker. Inside, family members settle around their fireplace’s warmth, sharing memories of years past, and then the front doorbell rings… A family rocker,...

“Not one girl here worth taking will accept any of our invitations to the St. Valentine’s Day ball, until you’ve chosen your date,” Owen addressed his friend, who had arrived at the university under a royal flag a few months before, his wind-blown, dark hair almost matching the mane of his...