Maggie Blackbird

Romancing Canada's Indigenous People

My inspiration for writing the Matawapit Family Series came from the many talks I had with my Dad, who attended two.  The purpose of these schools was to assimilate Canada’s First People into Western society.  The schools had a devastating impact on the aboriginal population.  The Matawapit Family Series touches on the intergenerational trauma the …

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A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man. Blessed is now available for purchase at eXtasy Books. It’s been ten years since Emery Matawapit sinned, having succumbed to temptation for the one thing in his life that felt right, another man. In …

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It’s time for another writing update.  I finished reviewing the galley.  eXtasy Books has scheduled a release for Blessed on Friday, June 29, 2018. Logline:  A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling: the priesthood or his ex-lover, a proud but damaged Ojibway man.

It’s been a long time since I’ve last done a writing update.  I’m happy to say I’ve contracted the first book of my Ojibway romance trilogy with eXtasy Books. As I go through the editing process, I thought I’d share my logline and blurb. A mixed-blood Catholic seminarian struggles to discern his true calling:  the …

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