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🇨🇦 Author - current WIP The Last Runway (working title)
'Thunder Bridge' out now! Click on the link for your copy.

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🇨🇦 I'm sharing some of my favourite Canadian authors to celebrate 🅲🅰🅽🅰🅳🅰 🅳🅰🆈 and all the wonderful, diverse talent in this country, including independent, indigenous, and immigrant author voices.🇨🇦

This is by no means an exhaustive list as there are just so many great authors, including the iconic Margaret Atwood, L. M. Montgomery, Richard Wagamese and lesser lauded but just as Canadian talented authors Esi Edugyan, Emma Donoghue, Miriam Toews so many more ...

⁉️ Did I miss your favourite Canadian author?
⁉️ Not Canadian? Tell us what country you're from and name a favourite author from your country👇🏽

#canadadianhistoricalfiction #canadianauthors #canadianfiction

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🎉TOP 25 of 2025🎉

📘There is no way I could narrow down my favourite books of 2025 down to a top 10, but I was inspired by @obsessive_books_disorder to try doing a top 25 of 2025. Was it still difficult? Yes, it was.

It's taken me a while to think on it, but out of sixty 5-star reads from 2025, here are my top 25 books!

⁉️ Did you read any of these books? Love 'em, hate 'em, ambivalent?
⁉️ Recommend me one of your favourite books read in 2025.

#top25booksof2025 #fivestarreads #2025wrapup #bookrecommendations

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My WIP ... I haven't picked this up since I wrote those two little words ...The End.

As advised by a couple of people, I'm leaving it for a little while before I begin editing. Editing, polishing, hopefully making it as good as the idea inside my head.

I haven't picked it up but I've thought about it a lot, it lives rent free in my head.

I've chatted to people about writing for years and the fact that I've now finished a first draft is a big deal for me. I'm not sure how far I will get it to go. But I was so chuffed to at least finish a whole manuscript that I shared it on here because of how happy I am to have got this far! 📣

I don't expect anything else to come of it, I know it's hard to get published... but do you know what? I'm going to try...

This story came from a sad ending and a happy beginning.. its morphed and the sorcery of writing as a pantster meant the characters have changed it a lot...

It should be classed as a contemporary romance but maybe its contemporary rom com.. if that's a thing? .. there's some humour in there too.

I hope that one day someone loves the story as much as I do ... AND helps me to edit it 🙃😆.

Thanks to everyone, lots of friends and some lovely authors who have listened to me chatting about writing and have encouraged me to keep going ..✍️

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✨ THUNDER BRIDGE ✨

I was so fortunate to be gifted an advance copy of Thunder Bridge by author @larameredith_writes (thank you, friend!)

Of course I’m a mood reader/ mood reviewer so I’m sharing my thoughts 6 months later. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Thankfully it’s never too late to tell you how much I loved this book!! It was even my favourite read in September.

Thunder Bridge is an emotional, eerie, high stakes thriller set around an isolated shelter for women fleeing intimate partner violence.

Wren is trying to prevent the house she inherited from her grandmother from falling into disrepair and keep her doors open to any woman who needs somewhere safe to find refuge. But soon her money woes are the least of her problems as she tries to grapple with someone lurking around outside, a resident going missing, and an angry ex haunting her doorstep!

The book is incredibly atmospheric (I can still hear and feel the rumble of cars over thunder bridge!) Both the remote Canadian setting and the chilling events are PERFECT for spooky season if you are looking for something to read this week.

The subject matter sheds light on the realities of domestic violence yet was written in a way that focuses on the incredible strength and resilience of these women. To me it felt authentic and respectful while not being too heavy.

The writing was captivating and had great pacing for a thriller. By the midway point I was on the edge of my seat and furiously flipping the pages!!

Canadian indie author, Lara Meredith has crafted a truly memorable and impactful read that I’m still thinking about.

It’s an enthusiastic 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 from me!

#thunderbridge #canadianauthors #indieauthors #larameredith #thrillerbooks #fivestarreads #bookreview #spookysznbooks

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Guys I've finished my book! ✍️

My first ever book written in full!✍️

I'm so pleased that I have actually managed it. To complete a whole manuscript. 🙌

This book has been in my head since 2019... the reason I started this story means a lot to me.. the book has changed along the way ... and it will change again during editing am sure. But I'm so chuffed to have finished it..

And it's short and messy and it's a first draft but I've just this evening written those words - 'The End' !

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Now what??

Well it's getting put aside this weekend as its birthday weekend .. I'll raise a glass to completing my first draft and to turning 40 something..

Ps any tips on what to do next are more than welcome! ..draft 2 you're up..

#writing #amwriting
#firstdraft #firstdraftcompleted

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📚 New books by Indie Authors at my library! 📚

Happy Friday!

Welcome to the NT public library @larameredith_writes!

Welcome once again to @author.darlingducky22!

I had requested my library bring in Reclaiming Arabella recently so once Revealing Felix released I had to request they bring it in as well.

I also thought Thunder Bridge would make a great addition to the library. I wonder how many books I can request they bring in? I have read so many great books by indie authors this year. I want to request them all! 😂

QOTD: What's the last library book you checked out?

#thunderbridge #larameredith #canadianauthor #canadianindieauthor #revealingfelix #dianakayabraham #agronrealmtrilogy #supportindieauthors #readindieauthors #indieauthors #readcanadian #librarybooks #supportyourlibrary #librariesareawesome

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🍁 Author Spotlight 🍁

✨ This week's Spotlight is shining a light on @larameredith_writes ✨ Lara writes touching stories that revolve around flawed but loveable characters that will absolutely break your heart.

💐 Thunder Bridge will keep you on your toes!! This was an excellent book that I read back in June and still can't get it out of my head. I really enjoyed the women's stories and how well written the entire book was. The last 20% of the book had my heart racing!!

Thunder Bridge can now be found in some Canadian libraries too!! 🥳
💐 Strong Female Characters
✨ Twisty!
💐 Check the TWs
✨ Sixth Sense
💐 Atmospheric

❓ Q: What's your favorite weekday meal? (I need inspo lol)

*This series is a celebration of Canadian authors, some I've read, others I'm discovering alongside you! If you're an author and want to get on my author spotlight list please let me know 😊

#canadianauthorspotlight #canadianauthor #bookstagram #reader #readmorebooks #canadianbookstagram

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✨️ Thunder Bridge - @larameredith_writes ✨️

As someone who has been through DV, I appreciated this book massively. It's a story of survival & women's strength. Trigger warnings are available. However, I personally found this to be a story of women taking back their power, their life & fighting back. I can understand how this story may be distressing to some, but please don't let this put you off, I felt empowered after reading this.

Tropes;

🌉 Found family
🌉 Mystery
🌉 Survival
🌉 Love/Loss
🌉 Paranormal
🌉 Strong/fiery FMC

Please do check out @larameredith_writes she's such a bright light in the indie author world & a lovely human 🖤✨️

#thunderbridge #lameredith #psychologicalthriller #thrillerbooks #paranormalthrillerbooks #paranormal #thrillerbooklover #psychologicalthrillerbook #IndieAuthor #indiebook #independentauthor

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☕📚 Do you have a comfort book you can’t help but return to again and again? The kind of story that makes you feel wrapped in a warm blanket, like hot beverage on a rainy day?

This week’s Follow Friday recs come from Amanda (@givemecoffeegivemebooks), a reader who thrives on cozy vibes, coffee, and the friends-to-lovers trope.

Her list is a perfect blend of tearjerkers, survival stories, swoony romcoms, and indie romance treasures. From The Great Alone (yes, tissues required), to the re-readable pull of On the Island, to romcom bliss with Lovelight Farms, Amanda’s recs remind us that reading is just as much about comfort as it is about adventure. And if you’re on the hunt for your next author to love, her shelves are overflowing with recommendations from Melissa Grace, Julia Jarrett, Danica Flynn, Courtney Walsh, Lara Meredith, Kristin Muligan, and more.

Swipe through to see Amanda’s full recs (plus her one-liners on why each book deserves a spot on your shelf).

💬 Which of Amanda’s faves is already on your TBR—or needs to be added?
❤️ Tap if you’ve ever ugly-cried over a book.
🔄 Share this with your book bestie who loves cozy reads.
📌 Save this list for your next indie romance binge.

FOLLOW FRIDAY: @givemecoffeegivemebooks

Wherever Amanda is—whether it’s the classroom, her reading nook, or somewhere in between—her coffee isn’t far behind. Add in a blanket, slippers, and a good book (physical or Kindle), and you’ve got her signature cozy vibe. Come for the warm aesthetic; stay for the thoughtful recs and bookish conversations that make you feel right at home.

Amanda and I connected way back in December 2020 when I first started my account, and she’s been a favorite ever since. As a fellow Michigan reader and educator, she’s been such a joy to bond with. One of these days, we’ll finally make that IRL coffee date to swap stories about student competitions and book stacks while enjoying a sweet treat.

I’m so glad Bookstagram brought us together—now it’s your turn! Hit follow on @givemecoffeegivemebooks and join the cozy conversation.

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Book Review✨️Thunder Bridge by Lara Meredith @larameredith_writes

✨️Fast-paced and intense page-turner with deeply moving emotional connection

“Just when you think you’re safe …

✨️An isolated women’s shelter set in the foot of Thunder Bridge in Ontario, named Willow's House, is run by Wren. She inherited it from her mother and grandmother and tried her best to help women who survived domestic, emotional, and physical abuse. Wren is gifted by her grandmother in sensing upcoming death and danger.
Though the shelter is struggling financially, Wren is determined to provide a safe space to everyone in need.
Being a survivor of domestic violence, she understood these women on a much deeper level.
Constantly dealing with angry husbands, boyfriends, and stalkers she always puts the women in the shelter her first priority.
But, now, someone with a twisted mentality is targeting her mercilessly. A resident is missing, and another is mysteriously linked, which resulted in danger to Wren’s life and her shelter.

✨️I loved Wren from the start. Her compassion, strength, and willpower to get justice for these women is commendable. The cruelty, manipulation, and life-threatening violence by people these women trusted are heartbreaking to read, and the author depicts it truthfully.

The writing is gripping from the first page, and it continues in chilling sensation in the isolated setting alongside some very emotional heart touching moments.

The tension and suspense buildup is palpable with shocking twists and revelations. What I loved most was that the emotional connection with the characters didn't break up despite the spine chilling turn of the events.

I felt compassion, anger, confusion, and foreboding sense of something dreadful happening myself. Terrific climax and the book ends in new opportunities and hopefully a new relationship in Wren’s life.

Loved it, highly recommended.

? What's your recent read that you highly recommend ? Or what are you currently reading ?

✨️ Have a great day, take care ☺️

#bookreview #thrillerbooks #readthis #bookrecs #booksofig #readergram
#bookreader #psychologicalthriller
#booksyoushouldread
#bookrecommendations
#readit

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I had been waiting a long time for this wonderful book, and the author was kind enough to send me a free copy! It didn’t take me long to dive in, and I really enjoyed the story.

This indie author’s debut novel was a completely different genre (family saga), so I was curious how this thriller was going to turn out. It was well written and definitely had me on the edge of my seat!

The plot focuses on an isolated shelter for women of domestic violence. Wren runs the shelter, just like her mother and grandmother before her. But there’s a fun little twist in there too…Wren can sense an impending death by the smell of funeral flowers. 👀

There’s an obsessed abuser, a spooky farmhouse, and even a bit of romance. And that ending was perfect. Definitely potential for a second book.

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to @larameredith_writes for my gifted copy! ✨

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⭐️Author ✍️ spotlight ⭐️

Just when you think you’re safe... An isolated women’s shelter destined for tragedy. An enraged husband hellbent on revenge…

For the past few years I’ve gotten the pleasure to get to know @larameredith_writes, a Canadian self published author. She very kindly gifted me a copy of her newest book, Thunder Bridge.

Here’s some things I think you’ll love about the book:

-spooky vibes but not too scary
-A strong female MC
-Women supporting women
-A touch of paranormal
-Trauma (Trigger warning for abuse)
- A little mystery

I always love being able to support indie authors! Drop your favourite indie author in the comments below or tell me a self published book you think I should check out!

#thunderbridge #canadianauthor🇨🇦 #authorspotlight #thebooktasting #bookreviews #readers

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