For the love of Romancelandia, Canada
Personally, I think we need romance books more than ever these days. We need books that depict healthy, thriving relationships–not just between the central characters, but between the friends and communities featured. We need more love in this world, not less. We need to embrace vulnerability and authenticity. We need hope.
We may be at the very very beginning of 2025, but I’m declaring it my year of scheming. It’s my year of making all the plans and doing all the things I want.
If I were to start over as a self published author, these are the most impactful things I wish I had known.
Charlene Groome's Moonlight Valley series will conclude with book 4. Can you guess who the heroine is?
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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)
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