In 2025, we’re working on some fiction for young adults. Here’s some of our new projects!
Ironjaws by Jerry Vanschaik
An exciting and retro coming-of-age story from our first US-based writer!
“Basketball’s innate ability to bring young people together in meaningful and sometimes unexpected ways is at the center of this heartwarming, beautifully rendered tale of friendship, hope and redemption.“
—Craig Leener, Author of the Zeke Archer Basketball Trilogy and There’s No Basketball on Mars
“As a fan of both basketball and fishing, the story drew me in and held me to the last word! “
– Barbara Hay, award-winning author, journalist, and short-story writer and the author of the debut young adult novel LESSON OF THE WHITE EAGLE , THE BULLDOGGERS CLUB: THE TALE OF THE ILL-GOTTEN CATFISH.
Sorcerer’s Gold by Aquila
Van is back home, but nothing is as simple as it seems.
Magic has been hiding under her nose, and secrets she didn’t know existed are now being revealed. Many questions remain unanswered, and her family could be hiding more skeletons than she ever thought possible.
It’s time for Van to make a choice. Amid dangers she couldn’t have dreamed of and new adventures full of promise, Van’s next steps could lead her further into the impossible than ever before.
Join Van and her companions in the second book of the Grimm Chronicles Series and find out more at Aquilawrites.com
Miracles on Bella Camila by Lili Zwart
Weaving magical whimsy with stark realism, debut author Lili Zwart’s authentic novel contains themes of healing masculine wounds, seeing our neighbours with new eyes, and the restoration of land and man. It will appeal to readers young and old.
Gabe’s dying mother intends to sell their neglected vineyard until one day, he finds an old journal that radiates visions of the land in its glory days. Gabe decides he will save the vineyard.
An unlikely, yet lovable crew of friends help Gabe in his fight to save the vineyard, including Italian winegrowers, Pomo Native Americans, marijuana farmers and a convalescent marine.
Gabe learns what he really wants is a sense of connection to the men in his family. While Gabe is busy saving the Bella Camila vineyard, she saves him right back.
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