Fiction, Women
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The Silenced Path
by Maria Moore
Based on the true story of Getruda Peters, this poignant, unflinching novel exposes the abuse and neglect she suffered as a resident of a government-run institution in Ontario in the 1980s. After witnessing the brutal murder of her father,...
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I Guess I’m Not The Problem...
A Stepmom's Naive Optimism and Survival in a Toxic Family by Racheli Sarah Doves
Racheli isn’t expecting to fall in love again later in life, but a chance encounter with a colleague transitions from a happenstance meeting at a local diner to a wedding proposal. Racheli is determined to make a successful blended family with...
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Matriarchs of the Hoople Creek Loyalists
by John Sliter
“Matriarchs of the Hoople Creek Loyalists” is a series of historical fiction stories about seventeen women and their families who helped to settle Upper Canada along a small creek in eastern Ontario. Their stories reflect their struggle to...
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Beginnings
by Michelle Perkins
When artist and barista Elena Evert wakes up in the hospital after collapsing in the street, her biggest fear is that they won’t let her leave—a fear that is quickly realized as she finds herself being transferred to the hospital’s psychiatric...
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Smoked
by Lauren Reaville
Vengeance! Fifteen year old Ruth swore that she would kill the five outlaws who had left her destitute--no home, no family, no food, no money and no future. After trailing the outlaws for six years, as the last one lay dying on his deathbed, she...
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No Secrets Among Sisters
by Amy Terrill
Once at the top of her field, investigative reporter Amelia Collins has been struggling with the loss of her father. When her story exposing political corruption at the highest level is shelved, her temper erupts, putting her career in jeopardy...
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Shared Enemy
by Debora Kimball
Newly widowed Elizabeth struggles to figure out who she is after more than thirty years of wedded bliss. Seeking tranquility and renewal, she leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts, and rents a cottage at the beach on Cape Cod, where she meets Carla, a...
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The Lies That Bind
Mothers and Daughters by K. J. Ritchie
How far would a mother go to regain control? Vivien is a master manipulator. She inherited the behavior from her own mother, Joyce, who endured a problematic childhood creating emotional issues that grew stronger and more challenging as she aged....
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Chipped
by K. A. Johnson
What’s a talisman to do when his human dies and he finds himself in the hands of someone she loved, but he can’t stand? Chip lived in Isabelle’s pocket for 25 years. He was her talisman—that little voice in her head that gave her the courage to...
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Fate Unshaken
Finding Her Truth by Jennifer Osuna Ausa
While on a turbulent flight to Vancouver for a business endeavour, Camrea Ricen hits her head and falls into a coma. When she wakes up weeks later, she learns that a fellow passenger, Marces Cadeon, claimed to be her fiancé and stayed by her side...