Brash, duplicitous women, murder and mayhem, and illicit love abound in this wild adventure for fans of Outlander and The Home for Unwanted Girls, announcing a major new talent in historical fiction.Bytown, 1836: The lawless cesspool that will become the city of Ottawa is beginning to reek of more than just swamp water. Rife with squalor, corruption, and organized crime, class injustice divides the town more starkly than the canal that bisects it,...

*****Named a CBC and NPR Best Book of the Year * A CBC Writer to Watch * An October 2023 "Indie Next List" Pick from The American Booksellers Association * A Publishers Weekly's Writer to Watch***longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize"I envy readers entering this world for the first time. You will find beauty here, and wisdom." —Ayşegül Savaş, Electric LiteratureA darkly absorbing, prismatic debut novel from Christine Lai, set in a near fut...

Finalist for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, winner of the Canadian Book Club Award, and recipient of the Word Guild Award for Best Fiction, Monday Rent Boy is an unforgettable literary novel about friendship, mentorship, the consequences of being a bystander, and the courage it takes to finally tell the truth.You never forget the friend who taught you who you were—or the day you failed him.Arthur Barnes and Ernie ...

Don’t miss this uplifting second-chance romance from the author of RNA award-shortlisted Playing for Love! ❤️'If you want to believe in love again… then Knowing Me Knowing You is the perfect solution. It's sure to tug at your heartstrings!' ChatFive years ago, Alex met the man of her dreams on New Year’s Eve – but he never called. Years later, and after a string of failed relationships, she’s given up on men and accepted ...

""Politically savvy, cleverly plotted...the kind of book that invites the ravenous language of binge reading: compulsive, propulsive, addictive.""--New York Times Book ReviewFor fans of Jane Harper’s The Dry or Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, a searing debut crime novel set in the Australian outback, where the grief and guilt surrounding an unsolved disappearance still haunt a small farming community…and will ultimately lead to a r...