An anthology of holiday short stories and a novella (292 pages)A former Marine, desperate for employment, takes a temp job that leads to a life-changing decision on Christmas Eve. A family locket with magical powers saves the life of its wearer during the holidays.  A doctor's nonfiction reflection of her father's cancer diagnosis reveals the spirit of Christmas. Add in a little dog's snowy adventure, magic realism, and a touch of mistletoe, and readers will delight in these 12 diverse and heartfelt stories exploring the love, messiness and miracles of Christmas."Metro's Mountain Cabin" by Susie Slanina (Children's Story)"The Cancer Christmas" by Melissa Yuan (Non-fiction)"Christmas Miracles" by Pamela Cowan"The Nest" by Courtney Pierce"Isabella's Christmas Box" by Paty Jager"The Mermaids Treasure" by Anna Brentwood"Don't Forget the Mistletoe" by Christy Carlyle"First Love" by Judith Ashley"Christmas with You" by Jane Killick"Career Conundrum Christmas" by Jamie Brazil"The Hogmanay Stranger" by Maggie Jaimeson"A Marine's Christmas Proposal" by Susan Lute

The Gift of Christmas

HOUDINI WHODUNIT Dead Man DrowningMagic? Dr. Hope Sze steers clear of magic. But when "Elvis the Escape King" chains and nails himself inside a coffin and lowers himself into Montreal's St. Lawrence River, in honour of Harry Houdini, he can't break free. So Hope restarts his heart and saves his life. But now Elvis demands to know who sabotaged his stunt. Hope hung up her amateur detective badge two months ago in order to tend to cancer patients on palliative care. The only cases she solves right now are case studies on pain and over-stuffed emergency rooms. Which gets just the tiniest bit boring. Hope could escape Montreal any day now. She could transfer to Ottawa to join her ex-paramour, Ryan. No more unspeakable Montreal drivers and stymied medical care. No more working with the charming yet infuriating Dr. Tucker. Hope the Escape Artist can afford to act generous. As parting gift to Montreal, city of festivals (and murderers), she could help Elvis out. Just asking a few questions won't hurt anyone. Right?And so Hope plunges into her most unconventional and, possibly, her most terminal adventure yet. Where the magical art of escape and the dastardly art of crime vie for centre stage, and the better man may lose. Forever. "[T]his novel demonstrates familiarity with the conventions of mysteries without being constrained by them and with the realities of Canada's medical world. Although the tone is light, the author is not afraid to introduce darker themes. The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful."-Publishers Weekly "Narrating in a sprightly style while sharing some of the nitty-gritty of a resident's job, Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Praise for the Hope Sze series#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen JenningsOne of the best Canadian suspense books recommended by Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, on Human Remains"Smart and sassy."-Jim Napier, Reviewing the EvidenceOne of the best crime novels of the season.-CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome"Melissa Yi is a talented writer."-Murder in Common"Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."-Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller

Terminally Ill - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #3

"Sizzling! I read the whole thing in one day, heart pounding, totally gripped by the action. Super fantastic book. I actually had to shush my kids when they tried to talk to me in the middle of one scene." Dr. Eileen Sacks, General Surgeon The hand that wields the scalpelDr. Hope Sze launches into her general surgery rotation with Dr. Vrac, the scourge of operating room #3, also known as the death OR. Dr. Vrac screams at the resident doctors suffering under him, the nurses who don't move fast enough, the anesthesiologist, his auto mechanic, and even a garbage can. Patients begin to die under Dr. Vrac's scalpel. This morning, Hope discovers a dead man in the back of the OR. Next, a ghost lingers outside of Montreal's St. Joseph's Hospital.a) WTF and b) can Hope outwit the enraged killer before someone slices her throat? "My body did not want to get out of bed this morning, and it's all Melissa Yi's fault. Couldn't put this book down! It's SO GOOD." -Dr. Nicole Shadbolt, Family Physician "I love Dr. Vrac. He's so bad he's good." -Susan Fani, author of The Girl in the Killer Dress Praise for the Hope Sze seriesKiller Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist for Best Thriller#1 Mystery Selection-CBC BooksOne of the best Canadian suspense books recommended by Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail"Smart and sassy."-Jim Napier, Reviewing the EvidenceOne of the best crime novels of the season.-CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel: Stockholm Syndrome"The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful."-Publishers Weekly"Narrating in a sprightly style while sharing some of the nitty-gritty of a resident's job, Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine"Melissa Yi is a talented writer."-Murder in Common"Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down."-Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller

The Shapes of Wrath - Hope's Seven Deadly Sins Thriller, #1

Most back pain books are boring. Life is short. Read this one instead. Back pain bites. It affects almost every adult in industrialized countries. Emergency physician and Medical Post columnist Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes delivers a fast-paced book, based on the most recent scientific research, on traditional and integrative ways to heal low back pain and prevent it from biting you again. An emergency doctor's fast, fun tips on causes and cures for low back pain. Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes is an emergency physician with a special interest in back pain and health education. Her publications include lead authorship of a paper on healing spinal wounds in the journal Spine.

The Emergency Doctor's Guide to a Pain-Free Back: Fast Tips and Exercises for Healing and Relief

A story of three women, linked by blood and diamonds. The first, a Ph. D. who loves her research more than any living thing. The second, a Montreal woman who knows her bulging, aching abdomen must conceal a terrible secret. The third, resident doctor Hope Sze, who, in struggling to save her patient, stumbles across a crime. "Sharply etched, emotionally haunting." -Kenneth Wishnia, Edgar and Anthony Award finalist; editor of Jewish Noir 'The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.' Friedrich Nietzsche

Blood Diamonds - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #3.5

What if a brilliant killer stalks the halls of a Montreal hospital, and you're the only one who knows?Dr. Hope Sze dives into her family medicine residency braced for anything from newborn babies to foot ulcers. The one thing Hope doesn't expect? Murder. Someone killed her supervising physician so cleverly that it looks like an accident. Now Hope fights not only to save lives around the clock, but to unmask the killer, while two different but equally compelling men draw Hope into their own schemes. Sex. Drugs. Doctors. Written by a Derringer Award-winning emergency physician. Because medicine can be murder. "Drawing on her personal experiences in the ER in Canada, Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down. Code Blues provides the perfect introduction to a world we often experience, but rarely understand."-Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller Praise for the Hope Sze series#1 Mystery Selection by CBC BooksOne of the best crime novels of the season.-CBC Radio's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel"The three intertwining mysteries and Hope herself provide a narrative by turns entertaining and insightful."-Publishers Weekly"Narrating in a sprightly style while sharing some of the nitty-gritty of a resident's job, Hope Sze is an utterly likeable character."-Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine"Melissa Yi is a talented writer."-Murder in Common

Code Blues - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #1

Pharaohs' tombs. Ancient myths. Modern-day murder. Dr. Hope Sze doesn't need a trip to Egypt. She can't afford the flight to Cairo, or the cruise down the Nile, but her fiancé, Dr. John Tucker, yearns to patrol the Pyramids. So when a company offers them both a free stay in Cairo in exchange for working in an emergency department, Tucker lobbies for a pre-honeymoon in the windswept temple of Hatshepsut and the Valley of Kings and Queens, confronting the curse on King Tutankhamun's tomb, or flying off to scuba dive in the Red Sea. Instead, within 90 minutes of arrival, Hope drops to her knees outside the Grand Egyptian Museum, desperate to save a now-comatose 87-year-old man with a nail through his skull. The man had raved about Kruger and treasure. Tucker fixates on their one chance at the legendary Kruger Millions, a fortune in gold that many believe to be secretly stowed somewhere in South Africa. Since Tucker and Hope's combined student debt load totals almost half a million dollars, Tucker can't pass up the possibility of buried gold. So Hope and Tucker launch into their first mystery based in a birthplace of human civilization. Where wealth and power clash with political revolution. Where the evil god Set battled righteous Horus and Isis in an 80-year war. Where Antony fell in love with Cleopatra. Where Hope and Tucker must outwit, or fall prey, to a ruthless criminal mastermind. Written by an emergency physician and award-winning author "Bursting with murder, medicine, and mythology."-Dr. Mamta Gautam, author of Irondoc "ER meets Homeland in a frenetic Egyptian adventure. Melissa Yi's Dr. Hope Sze turns her medical crimefighting into an international incident. Terrorism, tombs, sarcasm, and sex."-Dr. Frank Warsh, author of Hippocrates: the Art and the Oath "Scorpion Scheme is top-notch historical crime fiction with a fabulous kick-ass female protagonist. The kind of book that you just can't put down. Scorpion Scheme is Robin Cook meets D. J. McIntosh's fabulous Mesopotamian trilogy but it delivers a stingingly good tale all on its own steam."-Lisa de Nikolits, author of The Rage Room

Scorpion Scheme - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #8

"I've always known that if someone wants to murder me, the easiest way is through my stomach. I just hadn't expected anyone to kill me today." ?Hope Sze Felony and the FeastHope hurries to Montreal's first Dragon Eats Festival, a combined dragon boat fest and mukbang eating contest that starts out delicious (Pho King Awesome! Tart of Darkness!) and winds up deadly. While Hope pursues the killer, dragons begin to haunt her in an increasingly fatal game of Eat/Prey/Lose. Will Hope's gluttony lead to her doom? "Ever heard of Mukbang? Neither had I, until reading this truly unique book, Sugar and Vice. From the opening page, Yi throws the reader into the fast-paced world where participants not only eat in front of a rolling camera for a mukbang, but this time, murder is on the menu, fueled by a descent into the dark side of social media. Hope, a medical resident dedicated to her calling, is a hugely likeable character, one I cared about from the very beginning. The dialogue between Hope and her colleagues is full of wit, but never detracts from the seriousness of the danger she and her friends face.  Dragons cross over with dragon boating, as Yi ramps up the suspense with a soupçon of the supernatural.  This book is one of a kind-a fun and fascinating read."Melodie Campbell, award-winning author of The Merry Widow Murders "Sugar and Vice: A Mystery of Death, Dumplings and Dragons is most deliciously and aptly named! I thoroughly enjoyed this action-packed adventure featuring one of my favourite amateur sleuths, Hope Sze. Come for the dim sum delights, the sassy humour, the mile-a-minute action and the sizzling chemistry - this luscious feast has it all! Add a dash of fascinating historical background and some truly sinister villains and you, dear Reader, like me, won't be able to tear yourself away!" Lisa de Nikolits, author of Everything You Dream Is Real

Sugar and Vice - Hope's Seven Deadly Sins Thriller, #2

One little Christmas party. Sounds harmless, except Dr. Hope Sze feels raw and unsociable at the moment. Still, Hope looks forward to the home-cooked Middle Eastern meal. And she really ought to socialize with her new colleagues from Ottawa's stem cell research team, even if it means cheering on the Senators hockey team or dancing to "Uptown Funk" with people she barely knows. Then one of the guests collapses at the dinner table. Another one drops the wine. Who poisoned a tableful of Ph. D.'s?And can Hope save their lives and solve this mystery before the holiday cheer of this Blue Christmas becomes a fatal festivity?Originally published in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Inspired by a true case, as described in the accompanying essay by the author. This story unfolds shortly after the events in Human Remains (Hope Sze #5), but can be read independently. Many AHMM readers first met Hope through "Blue Christmas, " including @dimesleuth, who who tweeted it out while eating chicken tortilla soup. PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings"[A] scarier-than-ever medical mystery, " Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, naming Human Remains one of the best Canadian suspense booksOne of the best crime novels of the season. CBC's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome

Blue Christmas - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #5.2

A cornucopia of ten cozy mystery stories that are perpetrated during holidays from New Years to Christmas. This collection explores unexplained disturbances, college pranks gone wrong, and almost always one or more murders around a holiday. Solve these spooky crimes that lurk beneath celebratory parties and help search for the murderers. Kick off your shoes, grab a warm drink and snuggle into a blanket before you get lured onto the sparkling snow for the next crime spree. A Body on the 13th Floor by Paty JagerDead Ladies Don't Dance by Robin WeaverTook Nothing Left Nothing by Pamela CowanBusted for Bones by Dari LaRocheLove and the Yuletide Firebug by Kathy CoatneyStarry Night Murder by Mary VineThe Twelfth Night Murder by Ann ChaneyBlue Christmas by Melissa YiTwo Turtle Doves by Maggie LynchFive Golden Rings by Kimila Kay

Crime Never Takes A Holiday

Selected for The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2017 Edition, Edited by Paula GuranSeven-year-old Trenton Lo loves basketball and Star Wars and most of all, his family and Guangdong Barbecue, the restaurant they're desperately trying to run in an unfashionable corner of Toronto, Canada. Until one day, Trenton opens the door to their rather evil fairy godfather. A lyrical short story combined with a personal essay by the author explaining the genesis and writing of "Fairy Tales Are for White People.""It's 1980, Toronto. A story that vividly portrays the difficulty of being an ethnic outsider, and makes you feel as if you're watching the story unfold in person. Told from the point of view of a seven-year-old boy, what happens if one of your parents made a deal with a demon, and that demon shows up demanding something. Amazingly descriptive. Five stars." Hisham El-far, Goodreads"I loved the story Fairy Tales are for White People. It was honestly so great, with just subtle hints of magic. I would love an entire YA novel about the Lo family, their restaurant, and dealing with nasty fae in the middle of Toronto. It was such an enjoyable read." Caelegh Snow, Goodreads

Fairy Tales are for White People: a short story and author essay

The top holiday mystery recommended by CBC BooksA great mystery you need to read this summer, selected by the Mystery Panel on CBC Radio's The Next ChapterWhen Dr. Hope Sze retreats to an Ottawa stem cell lab for a peaceful month of research, she discovers a dead man in the snow-only the first in a series of corpses, both at home and around the globe. This time, the killer knows no borders and no conscience. Hope must extricate them all, while caught between the man who saved her life, the man who helps rebuild it, and a killer on an intercontinental rampage. Praise for Human Remains"Human Remains strikes straight at the heart of today's most controversial and moving issues, through the hothouse world of big-bucks medical research. Impressive and complex. This is good stuff. Big stuff." Richard Quarry, Author of Midnight Choir"Dr. Sze is a fully-drawn character who draws you into the medical milieu as well as into the mystery.. Almost immediately Hope and Ryan and Ryan's new puppy Roxy stumble over a human body with a black bag taped over the head.. There's no way you can put the book down from that opening." Jan Grape, author of Austin City Blue"When I last wrote about Melissa Yi's wonderful character Dr. Hope Sze, she was in dire circumstances in Stockholm Syndrome. The aftermath of this has resulted in PTSD. Currently living in Ottawa, Sze is set for a rotation at a lab for stem cell research. Scoping out the lab the evening before her first work day, she finds a body in the snow. The murdered man is Dr. Acayo, a recent addition to the personnel. The research lab has an interesting mix of characters, from the imperious to the sullen, and the over enthusiastic. Sze must carefully navigate these personalities as there is something else happening there. It's a deep, disturbing undercurrent that works on Sze's vulnerability. As she strives to deal with her trauma, Sze continues to be torn between the two loves of her life, Tucker and Ryan. Changes are coming and she may be too fragile to manage them. Melissa Yi is a talented writer and this 5th offering in the Hope Sze Medical Crime Novels has her on firm ground." -June Lorraine, Murder in Common"Wonderful characters and plot."-Richard King, CBC Radio's HomerunPraise for the Hope Sze series"Dr. Melissa Yi has created medical thrillers that shine with authenticity and are impossible to put down." Kris Nelscott, New York Times bestseller

Human Remains - Hope Sze Medical Crime, #5

Dry eyes driving you mad?You spend hours working on your computer or staring at your phone. You turn the car's air vents away from your eyes. Dry air or contact lenses transform you into a red-eyed beast. Friends say, "Do you have pink eye?" because you look so bloodshot. Can you relate? Congratulations! You have dry eyes, just like 1 in 4 Canadians, and 30 million Americans, who may suffer in silence. This fast, funny book, by emergency physician Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, shows you how to get relief from dry eyes, based on the latest research. Stop suffering. Start living. Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes is a practicing emergency doctor with an a special interest in health education. She writes columns for The Medical Post. Find her at www.myi.ninja."Dr. Melissa covers every essential point about dry eye care-and makes me laugh out loud."-Dr. Christine Suess, MD, FRCSC, and comprehensive ophthalmologist for 17 years with expertise in treating dry eyes"I just finished The Emergency Doctor's Guide to Healing Dry Eyes, and medical humour is now officially my favourite non-fiction genre! The information in this book was bite-sized and actionable. I think it will help a lot of people, myself included." -Dawn Kiddell, dry eye patient, CEO and Chief Librarian of the Cornwall Public Library"Unfortunately, the gods of dry eye have no sense of humor. I want to use The Emergency Doctor's Guide to Healing Dry Eyes as a teaching aid for my patients. It pretty much nails a dry eye treatment approach in all aspects. I could feel Dr. Yuan-Innes's frustration and efforts to find relief, and I must admit, I had more than a few smiles along the way." -Dr. Steven Bacher, Optometrist in Cornwall, Ontario

The Emergency Doctor’s Guide to Healing Dry Eyes - The Emergency Doctor’s Guides, #2

Nip. Tuck. Cut. Kill. Cheek implants. Botox. He's only 22 years old. What's he trying to hide behind plastic surgery?Dr. Hope Sze scours the Internet for real-life clues to this patient's past, present, and deadly future. Photos. Videos. And anything else she and her computer-savvy boyfriend can pin on him before it's too late."The Sin Eaters, " inspired by a true case of murder in Montreal and a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for the best crime story in Canada. Accompanied by essay by the author exploring the real-life killer who committed one of Canada's most vicious crimes-and the police officers and civilians who put him behind bars. These events take place between Terminally Ill (Hope Sze #3) and Stockholm Syndrome (Hope Sze #4). Originally published in Montreal Noir. One doctor plunges through the looking glass. And the scalpel. And an online game of truth or dare. "There are many standouts . especially . Melissa Yi's The Sin Eaters (featuring Côte-des-Neiges)." Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail"Melissa Yi profiles a young medical resident who is drawn into the murky world of plastic surgery, where, by definition, people are not always what they seem. Smart and sassy, this time she might be in over her head." Jim Napier, Reviewing the Evidence"A bicultural roster of talent by some of the city's best crime-fiction specialists, with tales from the city's many neighbourhoods. Some examples: Melissa Yi's "The Sin Eaters" is set in Côte-des-Neiges .. " Sarah Murdoch, Toronto Star"Hope Sze, the modern heroine of Melissa Yi's "The Sin Eaters, " finds solace in a venerable Yiddish proverb.. Whether it's the quirkiness of the characters, the ingenuity of the puzzles, or the big hearts inside some of the darkest villains, noir's different north of the border. Here's hoping readers will say 'Vive la difference.'" Kirkus Review, profiling "The Sin Eaters" as it first appeared in Montreal Noir PRAISE FOR THE HOPE SZE SERIES#1 Mystery Selection-CBC Books, on Human Remains. Recommended authors also include Louise Penny and Maureen Jennings"[A] scarier-than-ever medical mystery, " Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail, naming Human Remains one of the best Canadian suspense booksOne of the best crime novels of the season. CBC's The Next Chapter Mystery Panel, on Stockholm Syndrome

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