The source of magic...
Red Gate Publishing - a Place Where History Lives
Page Turner Award Winner BooksShelf.com for 2022
Storymonsters.com 2nd Prize for Historical Fiction 2022
A novel for anyone who loves history, mythology, brotherhood, or the profound bond between humans and horses, this award-winning tale invites you into a world where lifetimes are chapters and love endures even beyond death.
When four brothers from Iron Age Orkney fall in the same fierce battle, the sheer force of their passing binds their spirits together for centuries. Reborn again and again across four sweeping lifetimes, they journey through history as bound souls—forever linked, forever learning.
Each reincarnation reshapes the brotherhood: rivalries soften, loyalties deepen, and roles reverse in unexpected, moving ways. Love blooms, conflicts flare, and the brothers confront old wounds carried across time.
From the stark beauty of ancient Orkney to the Highlands of Roy Bridge, from the green heart of Waterford to the quiet strength of rural Ontario, and finally to twentieth-century Fredericton, New Brunswick, their shared story weaves a tapestry of adventure, loss, forgiveness, and renewal.
And always beside them are their horses—steadfast, wise, and uncannily aware—guiding them with a memory that seems to transcend time itself.
Begin the journey today.
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In 2023 a very dear family member became ill. Among other issues, despite being a world renowned historian and genealogist, he could not remember his research and vast knowledge of our own family. This book is a recapture of the first four generations of our Toner Clan history in Canada. My books usually take years. This one was produced in 18 months, and was presented to that family member at release in September of 2024. There is nothing more rewarding than having a scholar of his renown saying he had trouble putting the book down. It is available to anyone who wishes to read, but was produced in part so that members of the fifth, sixth and seventh generations would have access to their genealogical past.
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The Water Rises
In 1958 after four years of construction and a great deal of political will on both sides of the Saint Lawrence River, the Saint Lawrence Seaway was flooded to create a world class shipping facility to rival the Suez or Panama Canals. With two hydro dams and multiple locks, the new seaway bypassed rapids and low spots in the river that had hitherto been adressed with small individual canals. This solution allowed coordinated management of the Seaway.
However, the Seaway was designed and executed without the input of first nations, who lost thousands of acres of land. Smaller interests outside the larger shipping companies and the hydro parties on both sides of the river likewise had no input. The world was just so lucky to have such a marvel of engineering that dissenting interests were lost in the shuffle. As a result seven villages, two hamlets and a huge percentage of indigenous reserve territory on the Ontario side were lost beneath the waves. For the residents, the price they paid for the good of Canadian Commerce and electricity was a heavy one indeed. This is the fictional story of one of the families who lived through the process.
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