BookShelf

Welcome to the digital bookshelf! All the books and stories here are either self-published or independently published, and each has been carefully reviewed by Bookshelfie to ensure quality control. We invite you to browse and discover your next great read!

In the sacred city of Varosia, knowledge is controlled, devotion is policed, and the gods are said to be stable. Ariyah Vale knows better. A gifted Relic Archivist within the Scholars’ Citadel, Ariyah possesses a forbidden sensitivity known as the Echo—the ability to feel the lingering resonance of devotion in ...

Discover the world through the eyes of a brave street dog. Brownie’s Adventures is a heartwarming children’s book inspired by the real-life story of Brownie, a former street dog who found love, safety, and a new home on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Through colourful, hand-painted illustrations by Trinidadian artist ...

The lost crystals of power have been found, now all they need is the Key… The Prince of Shade stirs and grows impatient. The time is close… soon he will be free and the world will burn!War plagues the lands anew, and unity is lost. Three thousand are the years ...

A gripping tale with a simple moral: hope for the future is steeped in knowledge of the past. Aaron, an indifferent but brilliant student at a small college in New England, is led step by step into a mysterious cave of history. Over the course of several weeks, and through ...

How to Build a Champion is a picaresque story of courage, resilience, quick wit, and joy, which follows Cassandra, a bright, outspoken young woman, through a British summer in a multi-cultural working-class neighbourhood, peopled with personalities, where the inner-city skyline changes in ‘fits and starts’. Living among artists, musicians, trade-unionists, ...

Rainy Wood follows the coming-of-age journey of a fifteen-year-old orphan, Helen Spooner. After the death of her uncle William, the only relative she has ever known, Helen is sent to live at Rainy Wood, the family’s estate, under the care of her new guardian, Robert Spooner, William’s adopted son. Meanwhile, ...

Psychological thriller — Mrs. Cleyton is the story of a woman who has lost her husband and two sons in a terrible car crash. At the vicar’s advice, she adopts two dogs that help her deal with her loss. But once she adopts a third, her past catches up with ...

Cinna and Hokuren return! Their heartwarming, found-family relationship meets a twisty, character-driven mystery full of magical intrigue. Hokuren’s steady life in Velles, tracking lost pets through the bustling city with her street-smart assistant Cinna, is upended when a magically sealed letter arrives to inform her of her father’s death. Hokuren ...

Acclaimed as the children’s book every adult must read, this timely and compassionate story centres on a child and father setting out to build a cubbyhouse under streaming sunshine. Until clouds snake in on a hazing horizon… skies swell, a clouding storm brews and finally breaks and swirls into pouring ...