HEA Canada: A CanLit Romance Hub
For the love of Romancelandia, Canada
I forgot to categorize this one, sorry!
New Feature Alert! On January 31st I will launch the monthly New Releases post here on the HEA Canada blog. Based on feedback from my newsletter subscribers, the post will go live at the end of the month so that readers can add to their TBR shelves ASAP. Are you a Romance author in or… Continue reading Coming Jan 2026: New Releases Monthly Posts
By Catherine, HEA Canada Did You Know? The easiest way you can support an author is by posting a review of their book. I don’t even mean that you should have a social media account dedicated to reviews, I mean just popping onto the website of a bookseller or review platform and posting just a… Continue reading You gonna review that? A copy+paste list of reviews to support the authors of the books we love
Although publishers may have seen three queer Emma retellings as a bad sales omen, rather than creating a Cher and Amber or Emma and Jane Fairfax rivalry, we embraced the rainbow and created distinct variations, demonstrating how Jane Austen is ripe to be played with and evolved in a post-modern way. Consider this my open letter arguing for the formal creation of an Austenverse.
I flipped the script a bit on this guest blogging thing, and wrote a guest post for Kobo Writing Life. Check out 10 Timeless Writing and Publishing Tips I Learned from Romance Authors right now!
By Jenn Burke, Author In late 2023, I heard whispering of a new conference specifically for 2SLGBTQIA+ readers and writers. Another event, GayRomLit Retreat, has long been the go-to event for folks who enjoy this flavour of romance, but it’s exclusively held in the United States, in various locations. This new conference, the Northern Rainbow… Continue reading Jenn Burke: What are you doing this August? Come to Northern Rainbow Readers & Writers!
Dear CanLit Romance fans; Did you know I’ve got an Events section to my website? And that I offer a newsletter featuring those event listings? You do now! If you want to sign up for the newsletter right now before you read on, here’s the linky link: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/883580/117424214225454781/share The Events listings exist for one simple… Continue reading What’s going on here, eh?!
Amy Lea: Set On You Dear Reader, Amy Lea won me over with my not-favourite enemies-to-lovers trope very quickly because of Scott and Crystal’s nemesorial flirting at the gym. (I don’t think nemesorial is a word, but it should be). The other thing that won me over was Amy’s thoughtful content warning letter at the… Continue reading I got my mind set on Amy Lea’s Set On You
#CanLitRomanceReads2022 Ainsley Booth and Sadie Haller: Frisky Beavers series Prime Minister; Doctor Bad Boy; Full Mountie; Mister Hat Trick Dear Reader, This series is kinky, hot, deep-dives into divisive topics, and still manages to be a book hug every single time. And it’s set largely in Ottawa, Ontario! I was in one heck of a… Continue reading Sexy Book Hugs: The Frisky Beavers series (what more do you need?!)
#CanLitRomanceReads2022 Helena Hunting/H. Hunting: various series When Sparks Fly & Starry-Eyed Love; Pucked Off; Bitter Sweet Heart Dear Reader, Helena Hunting’s Pucked Off was the first CanLit Romance book that I knowingly read (Molly O’Keefe’s Never Been Kissed being the first, though I wasn’t aware she was a CanLit Romance author at the time), and… Continue reading Sparks Fly when you’re Starry-Eyed in love with Pucked Off (IYKYK)
I saw the post on Facebook and could not believe my eyes; yet they weren’t deceiving me. Jenny Holiday and Farah Heron were guests at gritLIT, a long-running literary festival in Hamilton, ON. Just forty minutes down the road from me, and my blog editor bff, Maria. gritLIT. gritLIT! A literary festival I consider going… Continue reading That Time Romance Came To gritLIT (Another Best-Day-Ever-Post)
HEA Canada: A CanLit Romance Hub 