New Releases by Eric Wilson

Firefighter Caleb Holt lives to rescue people from flames. But when his marriage is in danger of collapse, how far will he go to save it? Based on the beloved film Fireproof and the inspiration for The Love Dare, this New York Times bestseller reminds us that God will choose to save us every time. Growing up, Caleb Holt’s wife, Catherine, always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father. Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being “good enough” for Caleb. Countless arguments and anger have them wanting to move on to something new, something easier, something with more sparks. As Caleb and Catherine face inevitable divorce, Caleb’s father challenges Caleb to commit to a 40-day experiment: “The Love Dare.” Wondering if his failing marriage is even worth the effort, Caleb reluctantly agrees, not realizing how these forty days will change his world forever. Surprised by what he discovers about the meaning of love, Caleb begins to see his wife and marriage as worth fighting for. But is it too late? His job is to rescue others. Now Captain Holt must face his toughest job ever . . . rescuing his wife''s heart. A contemporary inspirational standalone novel based off the film Fireproof by the makers of Facing the Giants and Overcomer Includes stills from the movie set and a bonus chapter called “The Making of Fireproof” by Stephen Kendrick Includes discussion questions for book clubs

In his harrowing yet ultimately hopeful memoir, The Mercy of Eternity, the author turns an unsparing eye on his own continuing struggle with bipolar depression and finds, within the very illness that causes so much suffering, the resources for hope, forgiveness, and love. --from publisher description.

THREE BOOKS IN ONE! THE EMILY CARR MYSTERY Adventure and suspense await Liz Austen and her friend Tiffany in beautiful Victoria. After dangerous moments on dark ocean waters, the two are swept up in the strange world of the ancient Thirteen Oaks mansion and its troubled inhabitants. THE ST. ANDREWS WEREWOLF When Liz Austen lands a role in a summer production of Annie in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, she meets Emily, who desperately needs a good friend to help her discover her own strength and courage. Liz and her friend Makiko also find themselves investigating the legend of the St. Andrews Werewolf, a series of arsons, and a mysterious mansion on an island where time has stood still. THE INUK MOUNTIE ADVENTURE What is the sinister conspiracy that is code-named CanSell, and how does it threaten Canada? The truth is on a microcassette that Tom Austen must somehow find before a crucial vote by Canadians on the future of their country.

For millennia, two groups of immortals have roamed the earth in a spiritual chess game for human souls. Now they enter the time of Final Vengeance. On one side are the Collectors--unholy, undead entities who feed on misery and blood. In opposition are the Nistarim--saints raised from their tombs during the Nazarene''s resurrection, who work to protect mankind. Natira, a powerful Collector infused with Judas''s blood, is on the verge of finding the last of the Nistarim. To destroy them all in one master stroke, he must find the Nazarene''s Crown of Thorns which is believed to be buried near Jerusalem. But the Nistarim have a potent weapon of their own, a boy who carries immortal blood. He has been hiding and waiting until now, when both sides collide in a battle of biblical proportions at Israel''s historic Valley of Bones. The Jerusalem''s Undead Trilogy takes readers on a riveting journey, as imaginative fiction melds with biblical and archaeological history.

In The Best of Evil, Aramis Black uncovered family secrets and historical conspiracies, hoping that his own dark past had come to certain resolution. But now, in the dark of night, he finds his brother unconscious and tied to a statue in Nashville’s Music Row …with the initials AX carved into his back. A shadow from his former life has reappeared, casting threats of violence and retribution. And soon the attacker is swinging his blade of self-righteous judgment directly at Aramis, calling upon him to “face his sins.” Can Aramis finally break free from the guilt of his old ways… or will he succumb to the vengeance of an arrogant sociopath?

Judas hung himself in a place known as the Akeldama or Field of Blood. But what if his death didn''t end his betrayal? What if his tainted blood seeped deep into the earth, into burial caves, causing a counterfeit resurrection of the dead? Gina Lazarescu, a Romanian girl with a scarred past, has no idea she is being sought by the undead. The Collectors, those released from the Akeldama, feed on souls and human blood. But there are also the Nistarim, those who rose from their graves in the shadow of the Nazarene''s crucifixion--and they still walk among us, immortal, left to protect mankind. Gina realizes her future will depend on her understanding of the past, yet how can she protect herself from Collectors who have already died once but still live? The Jerusalem''s Undead Trilogy takes readers on a riveting journey, as imaginative fiction melds with biblical and archaeological history.

Intended for the professional academic and graduate student, this book is the first to utilize the methodology of “New Stream” legal scholarship in an extended critical “exegesis” of Hugo Grotius’ De Indis (c.1604-6). De Indis is predicated upon a two-fold discursive strategy: (i) investing “private” Trading Companies with “public” international legal personality, and (ii) collapsing the distinction between “private” and “public” warfare. Governing the operation of textual interpretation is De Indis’ status as a republican treatise juridically legitimating an early modern Trans-National corporation (the VOC) that served as an agent of a “primitive” system of global governance, the early Capitalist World-Economy. The application of New Stream scholarship reveals that the republican signature of De Indis consists of a discursive “micro-oscillation” between the “thick” ontology of Late Scholasticism (“Utopia”) and the “thin” ontology of Civic Humanism (“Apology”) wholly appropriate to the governance requirements of the embryonic Modern World-System.

Amateur sleuth Tom Austen can''t believe his luck when his dad, an officer on the Winnipeg police force, is placed in charge of local security for Johnny Lombardo, Hollywood''s biggest child star. Not only does Tom get to meet the 13-year-old actor, he also gets hired as the star''s stand-in on the set of Kid Gangster, Johnny''s movie being shot in Winnipeg. But while Johnny''s a great kid, it''s clear to Tom''s detective mind that some members of his entourage are involved in shady dealings. Tom''s instinct proves correct when Johnny is kidnapped and held for $10 million ransom. Now Tom''s off to Hollywood--except his brush with acting turns very real when he finds himself in a life-or-death struggle to rescue his new friend.

What do Lynch''s films have to do with religion? Wilson attempts to answer that question in his book.

Was it really the butler who did it? Or maybe it was the snoopymaid? Tom Austen and his sister Liz have just arrived at Casa Loma, the famouscastle in central Toronto. There to solve a mysterious disappearance and find alost treasure, the two young detectives discover that the old castle holds moresecrets than even they had bargained for. With plenty of suspects to keep readers guessing right to theend of this gripping mystery, The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma deliversaction and adventure along with a painless hit of Canadian history.

Liz Austen is back in another hair-raising mystery! The feisty teenage sleuthis in the charming city of Victoria in British Columbia for her best friend''swedding and quickly becomes embroiled not only in her first romance, but in themysterious disappearance of a priceless Emily Carr painting from the statelyThirteen Oaks mansion. Jumping from a boat crash in the harbour to an attack in a cemetery, Liz ison the prowl around Victoria. Readers will recognize the Victoria landmarks suchas the Butchard Gardens, the Emily Car House and the Empress Hotel to name a fewand Wilson gently offers historical bites behind every entry. The Emily CarrMystery is fast paced thriller with our favourite young detective, LizAusten blazing the way. Studded with information about Victoria''s rich past andpresent-day landmarks, The Emily Carr Mystery will surely delight bothstudents AND teachers alike. Many young readers have grown up with the Tom and Liz Austen and eagerlyfollow the duo’s antics in each book. Just to let you know how popular thisseries is – one million copies of Eric Wilson''s books have been sold aroundthe world. Fans have been clamouring for a new mystery starring his youthfulheroine and in The Emily Carr Mystery, he doesn''t disappoint. This bookis a little different however – aside from the signature madcap adventure andrealistic themes, there is also the element of love . In The Emily CarrMystery, Liz is now a teenager experiencing the pangs and joys of her firstromance. Join Liz Austen for an unforgettable summer in beautiful Victoria, BritishColumbia for love, adventure and intrigue!

In the rainforest of British Columbia, Tom and Liz seek answers about strange events during a Pacific storm.

Liz Austen dives into trouble after arriving in romantic Victoria for the wedding of her best friend, Tiffany. They are swept up in the strange world of the ancient Thirteen Oaks mansion and its troubled inhabitants, the deMornay family.

Eric Wilson reveals a neglected yet powerful current in several major Romantic figures: the affirmation of--not escape from--turbulence. Romantic Turbulence unearths the chaotic undercurrents of European Romanticism found in Goethe’s science and Schelling’s philosophy, and demonstrates how these tendencies agitate the texts of Emerson, Fuller, Melville, Thoreau, and Whitman. These writers see the universe not as a reflection of transcendent harmony or a system of predictable laws but rather as a convergence of chaos and order, a polarized field. Detailing this undulatory cosmos, Wilson shows how these American Romantics participate in its unsettling rhythms by practicing an ecological poetics, translating the energies of their habitat into living compositions.

Eric Wilson has done it again -- he''s written a turbo-charged adventure mystery that will more than satisfy his legions of young fans. In this, the nineteenth Tom and Liz Austen mystery, Liz Austen is plunged into a deadly world of biker gangs, kidnapping and International smuggling. And imagine: it all starts in rural Saskatchewan.

In Vancouver, Spider''s gang is cynically hooking young kids on drugs. Posing as a runaway, Tom Austen seeks information. But he''s suddenly on the run for real when the gang learns his true identity.

"The theft of a valuable mask brings sorrow to Dawn''s people. Determined to recover it, she turns to Graham for help and together they begin a search that plunges them into suspense and danger. The rugged mountains and surging rivers of northern British Columbia are the backdrop to an adventure you will never forget."--Back cover.

While roaming through the legendary house of Green Gables, Liz Austen and her friends see some eerie things. The adventure takes them from an ancient cemetery through a haunted church and into a deserted lighthouse on foggy Prince Edward Island. The Green Gables Detectives is a Liz Austen Mystery, part of Eric Wilson’s Canadian puzzler series.

Do ghosts of hymn-singing children haunt a cluster of abandoned buildings on the Saskatchewan prairie? The story of how the kids from Terry Fox Cabin answer that question will thrill you from page one of this exciting book.

To find the bomber who hit West Edmonton Mall, Tom and Liz Austen must find their way through Galaxyland, 22 waterslides, submarines, 828 stores and a mystery that leads them straight into danger. To write Code Red At The Supermall, Eric Wilson spent endless hours talking to mall goers and sampling everything but the triple-loop Mindbender rollercoaster. Wilson’s Liz and Tom Austen mysteries are in constant demand among young people who have found Canada’s answer to the Hardy Boys.

Together with their cousins, Liz and Tom Austen plunge into a dangerous mystery after they see a yacht off Newfoundland’s coast. While they try to find out why the yacht’s light was flashing, they have to get past a group of people called the Renegades and someone named Hawk. In The Ice Diamond Quest, Eric Wilson draws on Newfoundland’s customs and explores the environment, redevelopment and women’s rights. Wilson’s Liz and Tom Austen mysteries are in constant demand among young people who have tapped into Canada’s answer to the Hardy Boys.