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 I am so pleased to announce that the next title coming out from OC Publishing is Halifax, Nova Scotia-based (originally from New Brunswick) Yvette Ward MacDonald's debut novel, Honour Above All . It's an historical fiction/courtroom drama with a dash of romance. " In Honour Above All we peek behind the curtain of the wealthy families and ambitious lawyers of 1960s Ottawa. Mary Clark is equal parts bold and naive in a time when the odds are stacked against women lawyers. How does she come by such an iron resolve? What hides in her murky past? A story layered with family trauma, it builds to a courtroom battle that challenges Mary's ethics at every turn. Can she uphold her client's wishes without losing everything she hold sacred? A legal drama with a dash of romance set in Mad Men-era Ottawa, you'll be transported to a leather chair by the open hearth with a glass of good scotch, reading into the night." Nicola Davison, author of In the Wake and Decoding ...

Congratulations to Lynda Faye Schmidt whose third novel, The Rogue Scorpion , released April 23, partner published by OC Publishing. We also published her first two novels together, The Healing and The Holding , as well as a guided journal that pulls excerpts from those books as writing prompts, The Holding and The Healing Companion Journal.    Advance readers loved The Rogue Scorpion. Our virtual book tour is well underway and we're excited that interest in Lynda's emotionally impacting, character-driven novels, and the author herself, is building. Here's the tour line up. We will update the links as reviews and interviews are posted and new ones are added! Tranquilo Retreat with Lyndi Allison - author interview - January 15 Your Authentic Purpose on Fit for Joy with Valeria Koopman - author interview - April 6 Laura's Books & Blogs with Laura Smith - author interview - April 21 The Author Journey presented by OC Publishing - author interview and launch celebr...

Studies have proven that the bond between a father and daughter has a direct impact on a child's future emotional well-being. The Holding (a prequel to The Healing ) by Lynda Faye Schmidt, launching April 23, chronicles the early years of protagonist Cate Henderson's life, setting the stage for the drama that unfolds in both novels.  "Lynda Faye Schmidt invites readers into a close examination of a life filled with troubles and triumphs. While Cate's journey holds surprises, what we ultimately see is how her scars fortify her," said Alison DeLory,  author of Making it Home . The Holding, based on real life experiences of the author, takes us back to the beginning, where Cate is born in a small prairie town in Canada, six weeks premature. The heart of this novel is the relationship that develops between Cate and her father, William, and how a father's devotion can instill a powerful sense of resiliency. Lynda Faye Schmidt "I'm delving into some very ...

Amidst travel restrictions and lock-downs, Canadian expat author, Lynda Faye Schmidt, completed her novel, The Healing , that will launch on April 23, 2021. Embracing the forced solitude of the pandemic, Lynda isolated, along with the rest of the world, and committed to completing her novel, a women's fiction/family drama based on her own life, in an effort to heal her own emotional wounds and put an abusive past behind her. Synopsis Based on true events, The Healing is the story of Cate Henderson who, after twenty-six years in an abusive relationship, sets out on a quest to find healing. Cate packs up eerything she owns and leaves Calgary on an odessy westward, to Vancouver Island, where her ever-present journal, and the abundance of nature become the foundation of her self-recovery. She yearns for something deeper and then, when she isn't looking, she finds love with the solid and virtuous Ethan. Cate thinks his stead-fast love is what she is searching for, but soon realizes...