Ten Books by Canadian Authors you should read now! 

Ten Books by Canadian Authors you should read now! 

By Maggie Giles

Before my first book came out, I began to get more involved in my local book community. This meant connecting with many different Canadian Authors. It opened me up to a bunch of amazing books I’d never heard of before. These authors masterfully weave stories with excellent prose and complicated characters. Check out these Ten Books by Canadian Women that you should add to your TBR right now!

For the Thriller Fan:

Watch Out for Her by Samantha Bailey 

Told from two POVs, following past and present, Sarah and her family move from Vancouver to Toronto after a mysterious incident. However, after finding hidden cameras in her new house, Sarah feels no safer here than she did in Vancouver. Once the watcher, now being watched herself, Sarah wonders if her past has followed her all the way to Toronto.

Don’t You Dare by Jessica Hamilton

A sexy thriller that throws the main character into the Daring Game, a game from college which leads to affairs, dangerous secrets and all-around debauchery, until someone anonymous takes over and they know everything…

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

A deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal about a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past and the woman she saves from drowning, who pulls her into a dark web of secrets and lies.

For the Romance Fan

10 Signs You Need to Grovel by Kelly Siskind

A grumpy bartender learns he’s a dad in the latest Bower Boys romance novel full of second chances, small-town charm, and steamy, slow-burn heat.

Running Wild by KA Tucker

The story of a woman at a crossroads in her life, struggling between the safe route and the one that will only lead to more heartbreak. Featuring a veterinarian and competitive dog sledding! 

For the Historical Fan

The Paris Deception by Bryn Turnbull

A breathtaking novel about art theft and forgery in Nazi-occupied Paris, and two brave women who risk their lives rescuing looted masterpieces from Nazi destruction.

Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

A compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world.

The Roads We Take by Christy K. Lee

In an age where a woman’s worth, rights, and choices are determined by her husband’s whims, Clara will either be forced to bow to convention, or throw caution to the wind and follow her heart. A story about finding your way and bringing to life the struggles of women in late nineteenth-century Canada.

For the Women’s Fiction Fan

The Blue Iris by Rachel Stone

An intricately woven exploration of love tested beyond its limits, chosen family, and the beauty that grows in letting go.

Secret Lives of Mothers and Daughters by Anita Kushwaha

Three mothers, bound by love, deceit and a young woman who connects them all. Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters is an intergenerational novel about family, duty and the choices we make in the name of love.

What Canadian Authors have you discovered? 

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Maggie Giles is a Canadian author who writes suspenseful women’s fiction and thrillers. Her debut novel, The Things We Lost, was named a 2023 distinguished favourite in Women’s Fiction by the Independent Press Awards. Maggie has been a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association since 2014 where she previously worked as their Social Media Director. Currently she works in Marketing.

Maggie dove into writing a novel head first despite having aphantasia, a condition where one lacks a visual imagination. She lives in Ontario with her mastiff-mix, Jolene, and spends most of her days enjoying the outdoors, from swimming to hiking to skiing in the winter. Twisted is her second novel and the sequel, Wicked, will be out October 22, 2024.

Find out more about her on her website https://maggiegiles.com/

TWISTED

Detective Ryan Boone thought the simple jewelry heist was an open and shut case. That is until he discovers an unknown drug, and this minor crime he was investigating may be tied to a string of seemingly unconnected murders.

Meanwhile, Mel Parker, unscrupulous leader of a less-than-legal high-end escort service, stumbles across the same pills. On top of protecting her “investment,” she has her own reasons for attempting to unravel the mystery behind the medication.

Ryan knows someone has the answers he seeks, and Mel can’t come forward. To complicate things further, five other women are implicated in the murders despite most having never met.

As the trail turns up as many mysteries as resolutions, Ryan and Mel must discover the twisted connection before someone else ends up dead.

For fans of The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, and When You Find Me by P. J. Vernon, Twisted will have you questioning the motive behind the murders and how exactly one can be found guilty when the evidence doesn’t add up.

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