Lighting the Blue Flame

"Welcome to my last day. I am Joshua McKenzie, 16 years old. "I fluctuate between an internal rage at the ones I blame for me feeling like this, and sadness for myself for not being able to do anything about it. "I'm not really scared, just sort of numb, sadness overwhelms me, no one has been there for me and no one is going to be there for me now. I loop the noose; I kick the chair. Fade to black…" Joshua has been bullied to the point of suicide and in his final act wants those he feels are responsible to make things right. Share the journey of those left behind to deal with Joshua's suicide and come up with solutions to prevent this from happening to others.

Lightning Nerve

Fourteen years ago, Zara Bolt lost her parents. She lost her sister. She lost everything.

The McGillycuddy Academy for the Kings and Queens of Nature is not just any school…

It’s like any other year at the academy for Zara and her friends: midnight parties, breaking the rules, fights in the hallways, the usual.

But the new teacher is anything but ordinary. And the closer she looks, the more her family’s past begins to haunt her.

Zara Bolt must not get distracted. And falling for the new guy is certainly a distraction. But how can Zara keep focused if her heart is finally opening up after 14 years? Her world is falling down around her, but will she get caught in the backfire?

Lights at Sea

In the tranquil coastal town where Miranda pursued quiet career in social care, she relished the freedom and flexibility it granted her to nurture her two children, despite their significant age gap. However, when her teenager’s inexplicable decline in energy coincides with an elderly client’s enchantment with mysterious lights at sea, Miranda’s world takes an unforeseen turn. The appearance of an unfamiliar boy on the beach not only saves Tanya from danger but also entangles Miranda in a web of suspicion that threatens to strip her of custody of her younger child. As conflicting family ties unravel, Miranda battles to reclaim her rightful authority in shaping her daughters’ futures, grappling with the tumultuous forces that seek to tear her apart.

Lights Out for Granddad

Stephanie Golding takes licentious advantage of men. Or so it seems. Is that why she is brutally murdered at the crest of a quiet ravine, and with a weapon suggesting more torture than passionate death? Her fiancé vehemently denies involvement, so does everyone else.

The murderer in this apparently vengeful killing is investigated relentlessly by Detective Chief Inspector Charles Merstowe and his team of police and medical experts. Voyeurs, opportunists, friends of the victim, a mysterious white-haired man, shadows: all are suspect. Secrets must be uncovered, foibles exposed and explanations ruthlessly delved. Merstowe knows this, but the case fast becomes a losing challenge. Not much adds up. And what about upsetting machinations and revelations closer to home? There are unwelcome surprises there too. Even the police are disturbed.

An eventual ownership of the crime raises more fog than it diffuses. Perhaps only another death will clear the air completely of jealousy, hatred, blame, retribution and revenge. In the meantime, the veteran Merstowe is forced to question his own skills as a detective. His protégé questions his morals as well. His own doubts cast shadows over himself. Is he remotely on the right track? Was the victim in fact an angel? Or was she instead a cunning devil, too clever by half? Who were really her friends, and who her enemies? Most importantly, what’s wrong with the evidence? Stephanie Golding suffered in death. But why? It needs to be sorted out.

Lila's Tree and Other Stories

What if you knew what was to happen in your life and so you got a chance at amending by doing things differently?

It would save a lot of guilt and tears. And if these changes were easy things, new habits could transform your future and that of those you love into a brighter one.

What if your experience and knowledge of things in life could ensure you a better tomorrow, something you would be proud of? Something to claim as being a legacy of kindness, love and respect for humanity and the planet.

It happened to older generations, it is happening to us, it will keep on happening until we learn to replace the What Ifs and Should Haves by concrete actions and a better way of living so as to ensure our beautiful world keeps being so and the human race deserving to be the one in charge.

Let’s imagine the wrong side of tomorrow and steer away from that image, starting today.

Lilly The Frenchie

Lilly is a lively little puppy, enjoying life with mummy dog when she suddenly finds herself being transported into a whole new world that includes a new home, with an interesting array of experiences. Join Lilly in her first exciting adventure where she meets her new family, finds her way around new surroundings, and uses her confidence to make new friends. Help her work out what all these new experiences mean, and you may even learn a new lesson for yourself in the process.

Lines of Evidence: How Recent Science Infers the Existence of God

Secular science demands we accept the philosophical dogma of scientific materialism—that only material entities exist. Yet recent science has discovered the immaterial!

Also mandated is the assumption that all things must be explained by natural causes. But we now are certain that the universe had a beginning. There was a time when “nature” didn’t exist—and yet we must attribute the origin of the universe to nature!

And what about Darwin’s theory of evolution—taken as fact that every plant and animal owe its origin to a common ancestor and naturalistic causes. At the time of Darwin, over a century and a half ago, no one knew the true complexity of the cell. We now know the simplest of living organisms has 159,662 base pairs of DNA and 182 protein-coding genes. What naturalistic cause put all of this together? Could this be assembled by blind, purposeless accident? What does recent science have to say?

And what about recent discoveries in origin-of-life research? Do we now know enough to suggest life could not have created itself?

A lot is happening in today’s science that is best explained through the Christian worldview. Let’s see what some of today’s scientists are now saying.

Lingering Blue Skies

There is always tomorrow.

Before Morgan sets her eyes on vengeance and Zack looks to the future, Sanne welcomes Jolon to Groningen. There, the ex-soldiers attempt to live like regular 20-something-year-old students. But as people go missing and events are covered up, civilian life turns sour. On top of that, the weather conditions deteriorate, while tensions rise.

No longer certain of their safety, the new empire seems to promise more security than any European government. Jolon prays for the best, meanwhile Sanne keeps her head held high, not willing to betray her home just yet.

When promises are broken and riots break loose, Sanne decides it is time to leave and drags Jolon through Europe in the hope of finding a better tomorrow.

Listening to Letter from America

This novel is based on the true stories of a group of elderly people in Singapore who survived World War II. Meeting regularly in an elderly day-care centre, they lamented that their sacrifices in defending the country against the Japanese invaders were forgotten by the present generation. During the group meetings, they recalled the horrors of the war years, especially the massacre of young Chinese men and women in Singapore. Inspired by the BBC programme Letter from America by the journalist Alistair Cooke, they share their World War II experiences--thus began the psychological healing and restoration of their self-esteem.

Little Bob Saves the World

Bob, and his favourite cuddly elephant, Eddie, are feeling very excited (and a tiny bit scared) because they are about to take off on a journey into space. It’s time for take-off. But nobody knows who or what they will find when they get there? Prepare for a heart-warming story of a big-hearted boy on a mission to save the world.

Little Bull on Cow Hill

Archie and Katie are playing on Cow Hill when they meet a cat called Bailey. Bailey looks and sounds odd and is not the kind of friend the two would normally play with, but because she is lost, they decide to hang out together and end up having a wee adventure by wandering off to places they are not supposed to go, finding trouble along the way and a new friend who is also a bit weird. Bailey comes to the rescue and they all become great friends.

Great friends and new things are not always round the corner but can be right beside you at home!

Little Bundle of Sorrow

Birth is made out to be the happiest time of your life. But what happens if you have a difficult pregnancy, a traumatic birth, your baby is fussy, or just won’t go to sleep? Are you meant to bond with your baby straight away?

Sometimes, the experience of being a new mum sucks. You’ve been sleep-deprived for weeks or months, and post-natal depression can creep up and take over. If you’ve found yourself struggling to cope, you’re not the only one. Other women have had similar thoughts and feelings to you, no matter how extreme they seem.

The women in this book have experienced postnatal depression and have come out the other side. Their stories will give you hope that there is a way out of the dark hole you are in.

You are not alone.