Everyone has a story to tell, and some people need help telling it. Far too many stories go unpublished and unshared. We're working to help change that.

Our mission is to help authors bring their stories to light with professional editing, design, and good exposure to the marketplace. Through Belle Isle Books, we offer personal guidance and accessibility, encourage authors to actively participate in the publishing process, and produce high-quality books that exhibit editorial quality of the highest caliber.

​We treat the publishing process as a partnership because when the book comes off the press, we want our authors to be confident and successful.

New and Upcoming Releases

Elroy's Puppy Needs a Bath

written by Emily Hanson Collis
illustrated by Jeanne Conway


Elroy loves playing outside with his forever friend, Puppy. Using a lyrical style, this sweet picture book shows how a child’s big heart, coupled with creative imagination and compassionate perseverance, can turn a dreaded bath time into a charming adventure.


ON SALE 2/4/25

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All This and More

written by Susan Weiner


From the wise to the just-plain-silly, the poems of All This and More open up to a world of marvel and wonder. Frolicking pirates sing side-by-side with shimmering octopuses in the sea, occupying a world where God beckons you, where splendor still exists despite its brokenness. Let your heart exult in poetry that presents God's creation as wonderfully bright and full of promise, through all the happy and the sad.

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Jill's Trials

written by Peter H. Meyers


In her final year of law school, Jill Hansen’s greatest joy is representing criminal defendants in court through her school’s criminal justice clinic. But when she’s appointed to represent Carl, a handsome, charming man who’s been charged with assault, she and her supervising professor face dangerous challenges and choices that could threaten their careers.


Jill’s Trials, a courtroom drama, follows Jill’s path from law school, to the public defender’s office, to a prestigious law firm. She fights for her clients, victims of drug abuse and domestic violence, in a criminal justice system that is stacked against them. Her searing cross-examinations bring her success in the courtroom—but will her dedication to her clients and professional ambition come at the cost of poisoning her personal life?


ON SALE 2/18/25

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Dust on the Bible

written by Bonnie Stanard


To Lily, truth is out of reach and elusive, especially the reason for her father’s absence from her extended family. As clues multiply, she discovers that the people in her family are less easily known than she previously imagined. What she learns about them and about her father sets in motion questions about life itself.

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Magical Moments: Poems for Kids of All Ages

written by Mary Culleton Dunn
illustrated by Natalia Logvanova


Magical Moments is a book of rhyming story poems about children noticing the world around them both inside and outside the home. It is about caring and sharing with parents, grandparents, and other family members. Throw into the mix a little bit of fantasy, a lot of fun, and hopefully a broadening of the imagination. Accompanied by many colorful illustrations, we hope your children feel safe and loved as they explore this magical collection.

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Murder on the Appalachian Trail

written by Duncan Clarke


After several brutal murders on the Appalachian Trail—a place of solace for grieving criminal law professor Dell Peterson and his late wife—Dell reluctantly joins the investigation with his German shepherd. Dell soon encounters Willow, a runaway teen, and together with the FBI and state police, they restore peace to the trail and to themselves.

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The Day Sweetie Pie Died

written by Laurie Sharp
illustrated by Emily Hurst Pritchett


Maggie loves attending school, where she and her friends get to play, collect nature treasures, and ride trikes together. Best of all, Maggie looks forward to hearing the class guinea pig, Sweetie Pie’s, daily greeting of “Whee, Whee, Whee, Whee, Whee, Whee, Wheat!” But today, Ms. Lamms has sad news for the class: Sweetie Pie has died, and they won’t be able to see her anymore. Alongside their grief and worries, Maggie and her classmates devise a plan to show their love for the best guinea pig ever!

 

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