Lady Evania Marsiley had no idea that her offer to broker a peace letter would lead to her marrying the Butcher of Ijov.At the top of a pier, without fanfare or royal witnesses, Evania is bound to the man she’s convinced killed her dearest brother.They embark on a harrowing journey to stand between two armies bent on revenge. Along the way, Evania learns of darker secrets that cannot only crush Fensting but also every realm.Can she learn to see the ...

This novella contains one novella and one short story. Both are sweet romcoms and are part of the same series.A Hot Apple Cider For Two is a novella. Elodie Schultz agrees to go on a blind date set up by Megan the Matchmaker over Elodie's lunch hour. Elodie bumps into military veteran, David Hamamoto who, years early, thought was The One. When her blind date doesn't show, she agrees to catch up with David and have a hot apple cider. Quirky events around the park add humour...

Mail-order bride Ruthanna Helms travels to Prosper, District of Alberta, to marry Bertram Milligan. Determined not to repeat her mother’s mistakes, Ruthanna will only say “I do” once her papa’s debts are repaid and the jade mine she prospects is in production.Bertram is a family-oriented man with a quiet presence. He keeps his younger brother, Mack, on the straight and narrow and cares for an ailing father. But when Bertram’s past catches up with him and threatens Ruthanna’s jade m...

She’s skeptical about blind dates, and he’s convinced she wants to bail.Arianna was finishing her work day when her office friend, Megan, aka the Matchmaker, presented her with a perfect blind date. Uncertain, Arianna arrives at the coffee shop to meet the mystery man and gives him two minutes to show up, then decides to leave.Sebastian enters the coffee shop, and a woman bumps into him, spilling coffee over his shirt. A quick apology from her, and she realises she’s his da...

A penniless widow with young children is determined to build her business. A tragic past haunts an heir to a fortune. Together, they must root out a conspiracy gripping the town.Never again will Muriel Calhoun trust her heart and the fate of her children to a man. Widowed and left penniless after five years of marriage and two children, she worked her way up from destitution to being the cook of a boarding house. Determined to provide more for her children and other widows, she ris...

Sometimes being stuck in elevator leads to laughter and loveBrynlee Jones has known Megan Cooper, also known as the matchmaker, for years. They used to work together, have taken yoga classes together, and occasionally go for coffee. Brynlee knows that Megan loves playing the matchmaker. When Megan texts Brynlee about being set up on a blind date, Brynlee says, "Yes, please!"Noah Baker is tired of dating and wants to focus on landing his next job. Little does he know that a ...

She’s focused on her business and family, and he’s trying hard to show her how much he still loves her. Will they finally see how much they love one another?Pernilla’s marriage of thirty-four years to Lars has become a too-familiar routine of running her boarding house in Prosper, Alberta. She loves Lars, but the spark is gone.With a blizzard closing in and stopping the train from entering town, she and Lars venture out to bring her boarders to warmth and safety. She learns...

The favourite niece of a king is abandoned by her husband after their wedding feast. Convinced her arranged marriage with the absurd stipulations advances the interests of her uncle’s kingdom, she tracks her husband to the dreary hinterlands of a remote kingdom. There, she discovers that her husband is a grumpy, overworked man struggling to keep a ragtag group of workers and guardsmen on track for a mysterious project.Dangers lurk everywhere—attacking bears, cave-ins at the pit, a ...

Vernon Marshall travelled across Canada to start a new life. When his train was hijacked and crashed into a train station, it left Vernon with more bruises than he could count and a constant headache. He meets Alberta Jepsen and is taken by her, but is she strong enough to love him despite his family secret?Alberta—Bertie—Jepsen had a whirlwind romance when she was seventeen with Lief Persson. She married him two weeks later, only to be abandoned by him. Lief joined a gang of outla...

About this anthologyIn mid-May 2020, I put a call out on Twitter’s #WritingCommunity for participants in a shared-world anthology. Most anthologies have a common theme, but I wanted to see what talented authors could come up with given the same shared parameters. Thirty-five authors answered the call and contributed to the anthology.Authors were asked to contribute a story within these genres: mystery, fantasy, science fiction, contemporary, or romance. The parameters inclu...

She’s fed up with dating, and he’s focusing on his business.Nicole Brown wants to take a break from dating and focus on herself and her career. With a touch more effort, she can be the top salesperson at her company. The money would be nice, spoiling her nieces and nephews, nicer, but her plans for a quiet weekend are shelved when Megan the Matchmaker insists Nicole meet a charming, retired professional athlete for a blind date.Jonathan Wright has a tonne o...

In May 2021, I asked members of the Ottawa Romance Writers if they would like to participate in an anthology. The parameters were the story needed to involve a shop keeper, a silver spoon, and a romantic element. This anthology contains stories of the following genres: LGBTQ+ contemporary, contemporary fantasy, historical fiction, and fantasy.All proceeds from the sale of this anthology will go to Rideau-Ottawa Valley Learning Network.