Mary Keenan
Mary Keenan grew up at St. Vincent 's Orphanage and The Good Shepherd Convent in Saint John , New Brunswick and has been a resident of Toronto for forty years. Her greatest blessing, her children and their families live close at hand in Toronto .

A member of the Canadian Authors Association, Mary 's short stories have been published in the Canadian Author's Association anthology, Wordscape , the first of which was chosen by Harcourt Brace and Company Canada for use in the high school English textbook, Inside Stories, 1 , 2nd edition. Molly Child Number 583 , was in the first 100 to be selected for the first Chapters/Robertson Davies Award, selected from among 2000 entries.

An employee of the National Hockey League for 24 years, Mary has written sports articles and collaborated with Brian McFarlane on his book, Brian McFarlane's NHL Hockey . She has been editor and editor-in-chief of newsletters for various organizations including Parent Finders Inc. and the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Karen Alison
"We believe the whole point of good health is to enjoy your life as much as possible!"

Karen Alison and Kathy Raymond started on the path to natural good health separately, but for the same reason: FAMILY CRISIS. The trigger for Karen was watching her mother suffer and die from bone cancer. Kathy needed to help her young daughter, whose health conditions were not responding to conventional medicine. This personal interest quickly expanded to include study and work with a variety of health-enhancing techniques for both women.

Karen and Kathy met while working at a wellness center specializing in food, environmental, and chemical sensitivities. They first wrote How to Stay Healthy and still Eat Chocolate as a client manual. Clients and friends kept asking them for a one-stop book containing the full gamut of wellness information they provide in one-on-one sessions. It soon became obvious that the benefits of this information applied to lots more people than their clients with sensitivities, so the book was launched!

Kathy continues to run a private practice in natural health care, including testing for sensitivities. She is a certified Touch for Health instructor who provides training in all four levels of Touch for Health, leading to practitioner certification.


How to Stay Healthy and still Eat Chocolate
By Karen Alison & Kathy Raymond The essential guide to creating a healthy home environment, diet, & lifestyle.

Is this title just a gimmick, or can you stay healthy by eating chocolate? I hate to disappoint chocolate lovers, but this isn't really a book about eating chocolate. It's about a multitude of ways you can make low-toxin, natural lifestyle choices that support your health and your immune system.

In 100 short chapters that make for an easy, convenient read, How to Stay Healthy and still Eat Chocolate explains how to avoid toxins, choose safe products, turn your home into a health-protecting sanctuary, and make good choices about sweets, calcium, fats and other controversial nutrients.

So enjoy your chocolate, eat your vegetables, and read on! If you already live a natural, low-toxin lifestyle, this book makes a great gift for friends and relatives who are just learning about natural health.

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LISA SUMMERS
A “singleton” for longer than she cares to remember, Lisa understands all too well the desire to flee upon being asked the question “Why aren’t you married?”

Far from the Desperate Housewife that she aspired to be, Lisa was a Desperate HomeGirl, spending her Saturday nights in front of the TV.

As a lawyer-in-training with an artist’s spirit, Lisa juggled human rights courses with acting classes until she was called to the Bar of Ontario. Brief contracts with a Toronto law firm and the federal government convinced her that the pursuit of happiness would involve a more creative path.

After a six-month trip to New Zealand, Lisa joined Privilege Magazine as a writer and then Editor-in-Chief, publishing several articles and interviews. She has since focused on her own writing and acting pursuits, and is a guest columnist for the Jewish Magazine.

An avid traveler, Lisa has lived in France, Peru and Switzerland. Her search for Mr. Right came to an end this year when she was married in February. She currently lives in the artist-friendly community of Orangeville, Ontario with her husband Lyle and several African violets.

Men Are Like Mocha Lattes
Some men have mothers, some have children, they all have appeal, but so do mocha lattes. Have you ever ordered the perfect latte, sipped it, loved it, then found something else in the cup?

Men Are Like Mocha Lattes is the new beach novel by Lisa Summers. A comical look at “singledom” in the 21st Century, where dates have become as disposable as coffee cups, the story follows heroine Lindsay Breyer in her determined quest to meet and marry Mr. Right before she turns 30.

Heartbroken by the announcement of her ex-boyfriend’s engagement, Lindsay decides to leave her soulless job as a lawyer to study at teacher’s college in New Zealand. As she navigates a new culture on the other side of the world, Lindsay meets a cast of comical characters along the way, including a very seductive Mr. Maybe, an over-bearing would-be mother-in-law, a jealous ex-wife, and a lovelorn roommate. She also finds herself thrust into the unexpected role of sometime surrogate “mommy” to an adorable (and maddening) toddler.

Will Lindsay accomplish her goal of getting married before she turns 30? And how exactly are men like mocha lattes, anyway? Entertainment awaits you in the pages of Men Are Like Mocha Lattes. It’s a feel-good novel with a satisfying ending - perfect for a day at the beach, or a cozy Friday night on the couch.

Men Are Like Mocha Lattes is available through:
www.lisasummers.com
www.amazon.com
www.abebooks.com
www.alibris.com
www.borders.com
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GLEN BONHAM
From Nightclub performer, to Live Show Producer. From owner of a notorious Biker Bar, to Television Producer. From Youth Camp Director to Pastor. From Screenwriter to Audio Drama Producer. When all is said and done, Glen Bonham has done it all - and loved every minute of it! “The experiences of the past have definitely prepared me for my current profession as writer/producer,” explains Glen.

  Although he was always a storyteller, it wasn’t until he was in his in mid-fifties that he decided to express his creative side through writing, which was a little unusual because the desire to write tends to express itself at a markedly younger age. Never-the-less, Glen was determined to write. Eventually his talent as a screenwriter caught the attention of The Visual Bible Company who commissioned Glen to write three screenplays that took him to Morocco for the filming as both writer and historical consultant.
 
Upon his return to Canada he wrote a screenplay for Sunny Days Productions called, ‘The Rev,’ which has been turned into a pilot for a TV sitcom by Emmy Award-winning producer, Deborah Gabler, and directed by Kelly Sandeflur, producer for all 215 episodes of ‘Family Matters.’
 
After The Rev, Glen produced and directed, Blood and Fire, a three CD fully dramatized audio production utilizing an original sound score and thirty eight actors to tell the incredible story of William and Catherine Booth and the founding of The Salvation Army, which began in the slums of East End London.
 
Glen was just about to begin his next audio drama project, when he came across a remarkable book that chronicled, day-by-day, the life of Elvis Presley. He was immediately struck with an idea for a novel and dropped everything to pursue a journey that would take him through two years of research and a full year of writing, culminating in his first full-length novel, ‘The Elvis Interviews.’
 
The Elvis Interviews was short listed for the prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards for a first novel. Not bad for a first book!


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The Elvis Interviews
What do a mysterious southern sheriff, a car thief disguised as an Elvis impersonator, the Japanese Yakuza, the mafia, a locked metal briefcase, a couple of beefy goons and a washed-up investigative journalist on the brink of a major breakthrough . . . all have in common?

A Pink Cadillac!
Hop aboard the rollicking roller coaster ride of Glen Bonham's new novel, The Elvis Interviews, and hang on—because fact and fiction have collided to bring you what one advance reader has called “an entertaining ‘must read’ novel for any Elvis enthusiast who has ever asked themselves that burning question . . . could it be possible?”