Brianna North is the author of YA novels Stay Strong, The Other Half of Me, and Where the Sun Won't Shine. She graduated from the public relations program at Cambrian College and works as a marketing manager. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a book or playing with her cat, Cooper.
The Other Half of Me
E-book Price: FREE
Blurb: Someone knows the truth about the suspicious deaths of identical twins Tyler and Tyson's parents. And no one is prepared to find out the truth.
E-Book Price: FREE
Paperback Price:
When identical twins Tyler and Tyson Graham lose their parents in a suspicious car accident, they’re devastated. Left with far more questions than answers, life can’t seem to get much worse. Then an old friend of Mom’s, Georgia, comes barreling back into their lives and decides she wants to take them. The twins hardly know Georgia, but that doesn’t stop the new plan from developing—the twins will be split up, and Tyson is stuck going with her. But all it takes is one broken promise, and soon Tyson is setting out on a hitchhiking journey back to Tyler. Through his travels, Tyson begins to uncover secrets about Georgia’s past, secrets that could challenge everything he and Tyler know about their parents’ deaths. As suspicions pile up, Tyson learns that the truth could be darker and more dangerous than he’d imagined—and that he’d better watch his back.
Stay Strong
E-book Price: FREE
Blurb: When ten-year-old Ryan's little brother is diagnosed with leukemia, his world is turned upside down. Faced with watching him fight for his life, he and his family can only learn to stay strong.
E-Book Price: FREE
Paperback Price:
Ryan Wheldon is just ten years old, but it doesn’t mean he is no stranger to tragedy. He lost his first friend at four years old and experienced the heart-wrenching loss of his father three years ago. Things seem to be clearing up now, however, and his life is centered around nothing but skateboarding, playing with his neighbours, and trying to keep his three younger siblings from annoying him. As fourth grade comes to a close, he is determined to have the best summer yet, filled with vacations and never-ending beach days. That is, until his eight-year-old brother, Cody, is diagnosed with leukemia. The Wheldon family is then forced to move three hours away to Meadowview, where Cody will receive his treatment at the children’s hospital. Their lives are now a mess of doctors and too-big medical terms, none of which Ryan can quite understand. But it’s not all—an accident Ryan believes he caused puts his youngest sibling’s life in danger, rocking his world. The perfect summer is suddenly far from his reach, but to get through it, he and his family can only learn to stay strong. Read less
A Familiar Betrayal
E-book Price: FREE
Blurb: When Alyssa, child of famous YouTube vloggers, is kidnapped by her own father, she must fight for survival in a cat-and-mouse game.
E-Book Price: FREE
Paperback Price:
The Bennetts are the picture-perfect family: at least, that’s what they want the subscribers to their famous vlogging channel to think. Between Mom’s obsession with their impeccable reputation and Dad hardly in the picture, seventeen-year-old Alyssa’s life is anything but normal when the cameras are off. Her parents’ divorce was a lot messier than it was portrayed online, and Alyssa wants nothing more than for Mom to put an end to their channel so they can finally get the privacy they deserve. But when a video exposing the truth goes viral, Dad is out for revenge. The last thing Alyssa ever expected was to be kidnapped by her own father, but as the days take a darker turn and the threats become increasingly violent, she must fight for survival. But what do you do when the person who was supposed to keep you safe becomes your biggest nightmare?
Where the Sun Won't Shine
E-book Price: FREE
Blurb: When Shiloh loses her boyfriend to suicide, she must learn that her search for answers won't be easy - and it shouldn't hold her back from truly living.
E-Book Price: FREE
Paperback Price:
Shiloh Green was once happy. As the girlfriend of Braxton Abbott, drummer for the popular YouTube band Contained Chaos, the future had seemed promising. They’d get married, have kids, have successful careers, and live happily ever after in the spotlight. She’d stop at nothing to help make his dreams become reality, starting with being his biggest fan. That was the plan—until Braxton’s suicide shattered her world. Now Shiloh is left to carry the heavy weight of guilt and pick up the pieces of what had once been a seemingly perfect relationship. She doesn’t know how to live her life without him, and neither do his bandmates. As she struggles her way through her final year of high school, Contained Chaos’ growing success comes with a new drummer, Dalton, who she can’t help but resent. But Shiloh must learn how to move forward, and as she navigates through her grief, she begins to discover that her search for answers won’t be easy—and it shouldn’t hold her back from truly living.