Canadian Fiction

A ballet teacher and a hockey player are brought together by fate in this big-hearted second chance romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Earls Trip. "A heartwarming, healing romcom worth staying up late to finish." —Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll...

The Williams family gave into an odd, overwhelming desire to purchase and move into a Victorian home they had come upon by chance...but shortly after moving in, strange things began to happen. It became abundantly clear that the Williams' new home was haunted.

Eliot Ross a fait de l’amour son métier. À l’Atelier des Cœurs, il aide les autres à comprendre leurs relations, à réparer ce qui peut l’être ou à accepter de lâcher prise. Il croit en l’amour, sans vraiment l’avoir trouvé pour lui-même. Jusqu’au jour où Léonie réapparaît.

Deeds not words. To the members of Canada’s Joint Task Force Two, it isn’t just a motto. It’s a way of life. Most Canadians have never heard of them, but when a Canadian veteran and a British intelligence officer vanish in Belize, it’s JTF2 that answers the call. Sergeant Sebastien “Rocky” Ray, reeling from the disappearance of his friend and commander, must lead Alpha Team for the first time. The objective is clear: rescue the hostages and eliminate their captor. But the enemy is no ordinary zealot. He is part of a larger design, an architect of upheaval intent on reshaping entire societies.

Acadie, 1917. Dans un village acadien de bord de mer, où la vie se déploie au fil de ses saisons et de ses luttes, dans sa beauté et son âpreté, Jean-Baptiste, à peine un homme, et la jolie Angelaine s’aiment éperdument. Du jour au lendemain, leur monde bascule du tout au tout. Devenu orphelin en temps de guerre, désemparé, le jeune homme s’enrôle dans l’Armée canadienne et quitte les rivages de son Acadie natale et sa bien-aimée. Il pense partir au front, mais il se retrouve dans les magnifiques montagnes de la Franche-Comté, à y bûcher rudement le bois à coeur de jour.

Sous le choc de la révélation que Virginie vient de lui faire, Maélie doit prendre du temps pour digérer la nouvelle: elle a désormais une demi-soeur. Quelqu’un qui partage la moitié de son sang. Qui lui ressemble. Mais qui, contrairement à elle, a eu une vraie vie de famille.

Une seule espèce intelligente peut régner sur Terre. Devant la menace qui pèse sur l'humanité, Catherine part à la recherche de nouveaux alliés. Sa quête s'avère toutefois plus périlleuse que prévue. Si elle échoue, le monde s'en sortira-t-il? La base rebelle est attaquée. Alexis est abandonné, présumé mort. Pour survivre et sauver l'homme qu'il aime, il devra se découvrir une force et une volonté jusqu'ici insoupçonnées.

Quand même pas tous les jours qu'une péripatéticienne bien mûre arrive à résoudre un paquet de crimes, à doubler la police et à neutraliser un tueur en série du même élan. Ça vaut la peine d'être raconté.

Dutch-American storyteller Hilda Van Stockum provides us with another episode in the life of the Mitchell family, this time taking on life as it comes in a truly unforgettable Canadian summer.

Niall Black: Loyal right-hand to Finn O’Reilly. Cousin and trusted friend. He lives for the life he’s created. Filled with business, both day-to-day and dangerous. Not interested in a relationship of any kind outside of his comfort zone. Until fate brings her to him. Annabelle Lewis. She awakens something inside him. A need. A desire. A new set of feelings he wasn’t prepared for.

Ready for some stories from the vast wilderness of Canada? It's home to the sasquatch: a creature that's revered and feared by the natives there since before time was recorded. Settle back with a cup of hot chocolate, lock the doors, and be ready to call your best friend in case you start seeing big hairy faces in the window (but be aware that your friend may also be listening to these stories, so have a backup plan).

It’s early spring of 1947 in idyllic King’s Cove, and the Hughes ladies, mère et filles, are gardening and sorting through the jars of food that have been put up for the winter. But while cleaning up after the roof of their root cellar has caved in slightly, they are horrified to discover a small skeletal hand embedded in the mess. Panicked, they call Lane Winslow, the ex-British secret service agent, and, not without some misgivings about the state of their tense relationship, Lane calls Inspector Darling.

Michael Andrews seems to have it all. He's a successful author and a minor celebrity living in Manhattan. It's a pretty big step up from his humble Canadian upbringing. Of course, his lycanthropy poses a bit of a challenge. After waking up from his latest night of howling at the moon, he's naked, he's got a bullet hole in his leg, and he has a sneaking suspicion he ran into another wolf last night. A wolf that was stomping all over his home turf.

Based on first impressions, I'm the last person Ryan should hire as a nanny for the summer. With his grumpy, judgmental attitude, plus the fact that he looks annoyingly good in T-shirts, I shouldn't want the job. But since I'm fighting a custody battle and he's desperate, plus the fact that our girls are best friends, I took his offer.

Die stolze, familiäre Kanadierin Emily Myers, die für Lebkuchen sterben würde, trifft auf den New Yorker Eishockeyprofi Rod Bennett, der für eine gute Party alles geben würde. Wäre sie ein bisschen weniger stur und er kein derartig überzeugter Womanizer, würden die beiden perfekt zueinanderpassen. Was aber passiert, wenn sich mit einem Wimpernschlag alles verändert? Wenn sich mit einem Mal die Prioritäten verschieben?

To Stephanie, Andrew Simmons seemed like the perfect man. He was smart, handsome, tall, and athletic. And best of all, he was interested in her. As their romance begins to blossom, the truth about Andrew's past comes to light. A misguided choice made many years before hung over him. When they start a family together, Andrew tries to move on from the past and enjoy his family life, but the past still haunts him.

Ellie Deschamps est passionnée par la série télé « Les Voyageurs ». Elle connaît tout sur cette saga écossaise et s’y accroche comme à une échappatoire : quand on a peur d’aimer pour de vrai, c’est plus simple de vibrer à travers les histoires des autres. De son côté, Malcolm McKinnon a abandonné ses rêves pour reprendre l’entreprise familiale. L’Écossais guide les touristes à contrecœur et il ne supporte pas qu’on lui impose un itinéraire inspiré de la série qu’il déteste. Par un concours de circonstances, Ellie et Malcolm devront s’unir pour concevoir ce tour guidé.

The 251 poems are read in entirely, with a light commentary at the end. Wilfred Campbell focuses on the English Canadian tradition since French Canadians had their own history & influences, though Montreal & Quebec loom large in many poems. Women poets are not specifically recognized though authoring 40% of the poems.

The time is 1916. Sara is a 10 year old girl in rural Prince Edward Island. Roy is a 10 year old boy in mining town, Nova Scotia. Through their eyes we see, feel and experience their childhood challenges. We follow them through adolescence and their turbulent teen years. We celebrate their courtship and suffer their lost innocence in the wedding ritual. They take us through the Great Depression and share with us the frustrations, dreams and challenges they face in adulthood. As parents they introduce us to their children. This story appeals to all ages because Sara and Roy hold up a mirror and ask the reader to recognize truth about the human condition for many Canadian families through difficult economic times. We witness love that does not come neatly wrapped and experience the quiet, sometimes desperate, drama of lives unfolding.

Set in Canada with Greece in their not-distant memory, these linked stories resonate with emotional power and the inherent longing of being away from home. At turns funny and poignant, lyrical and straightforward, Nick Papandreou creates characters and situations that charm us with their wit, soul, language, and longing.