This or That

This or That: Canadian Stock Photography, or "Canadian Themed" Novel (not necessarily made in Canada).

A This or That using slightly edited versions of bookbub's short excerpts of novels and the descriptions of the Canadian stock photographs given on the website. (Special thanks to discord user breadfluff for finding me all the bookbub links.)


1:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/moose-stalks-couple-eating-poutine

Prompt:
Sharon was having a great time. While her Tinder matches tended to be duds, Gary seemed different.

He was polite, funny, and he loved poutine just as much as she did.

Unfortunately, Sharon didn't know that Gary had some very powerful enemies⁠—and things were about to get complicated.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-441.jpg

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2:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/hottie-lumberjack-by-tawna-fenske

Prompt:
When Mark lumbers into Chelsea's cupcake shop with an axe, she’s poised to hit the panic button.

But he fixes her door, praises her buttercream, and sends her skittish heart pounding like a hammer on a hollow log, so he can’t be all that scary.

Image:
https://res.cloudinary.com/bookbub/image/upload/t_ci_ar_6:9_scaled,f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_405/v1547765872/pro_pbid_4253487.jpg

Publisher Description:
When Mark Bracelyn lumbers into Chelsea Singer’s cupcake shop with an axe, she’s poised to hit the panic button. But he fixes her door, praises her buttercream, and sends her skittish heart pounding like a hammer on a hollow log, so he can’t be all that scary. Chelsea’s sure there’s a gooey marshmallow center under Mark’s tough outer shell, though admittedly she’s been wrong before.

Mark may look like a grungy lumberjack, but he’s also the wealthy part-owner of Ponderosa Luxury Ranch Resort. The lone Bracelyn heir to avoid a childhood of fancy boarding schools, he stays hidden behind the scruffy beard and battered truck. But something else separates Mark from his siblings, and keeping his guard up means keeping his secret—and his family.

When someone threatens Chelsea and her daughter, Mark becomes their personal protector. When he’s not watching her back, he’s watching the rest of Chelsea’s body and warning himself not to touch. With danger mounting, they bond over phallic cupcakes and bizarre bunny behavior, while Mark battles his surging attraction. Can a sweet-toothed mountain man and a cautious single mom escape their histories, or will their hearts land on the chopping block?

Hottie Lumberjack by Tawna Fenske

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3:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/moose-tends-bar

Prompt:
This wasn't just any bar⁠—this place was special.

Sure the ambiance was great, the cocktail menu was extensive and the bar was made of the finest oak, but that's not why you came. You came to see Mordecai because you knew he would always listen.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-532.jpg

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4: https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/hockey-player-checks-out-lumberjack

Prompt:
Helen couldn't believe it.

What was it about the lumberjack that caused such a stir in Cassie?

Was it the axe? The beard? Or the easy access to maple syrup?

Nonetheless, this was a betrayal.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-213.jpg

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5:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/propositioned-by-the-billionaire-moose-howls-romance-by-eve-langlais

Prompt:
This moose has to resort to bribery, but Bryce doesn’t have much of a choice if he wants to remain Grandfather’s heir.

With the old man on his deathbed, the clock is ticking, so he’d better get cracking because a supposed cousin has just shown up looking for a pint of the maple syrup business.

Image:
https://res.cloudinary.com/bookbub/image/upload/t_ci_ar_6:9_scaled,f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_405/v1505649703/pro_pbid_4002045.jpg

Publisher Description:
When the size of his rack fails to impress, this moose has to resort to bribery.

"Get married or you’re out of the will." Blackmail pure and simple, but Bryce doesn’t have much of a choice if he wants to remain Grandfather’s heir. With the old man on his deathbed, the clock is ticking, so he’d better get cracking because a supposed cousin has just shown up looking for a pint of the maple syrup business.

"I’ll gore him with my rack first!"
 Lucky for Bryce, he sniffs out the perfect woman and makes her a deal. What he doesn’t expect is to lose his heart in the process.

Propositioned by the Billionaire Moose by Eve Langlais, a Howls Romance

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6:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/woman-canadian-tuxedo-reviews-moose-attack-data-0

Prompt:
The numbers don't lie.

Helen knew what needed to be done but she was having difficulty getting through to Thor.

Thor was smart, capable, and had a glorious beard, but he was too close to the moose to see the threat for what it was.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-141-4000px.jpg

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7:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/lumberjack-enjoys-glass-maple-syrup

Prompt:
After a long day of chopping timber and fighting zombie beaver hordes, a lumberjack spikes his coffee with a little Quebec Gold.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-75-4000px.jpg

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8:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/laser-moose-and-rabbit-boy-disco-fever-laser-moose-and-rabbit-boy-series-book-2-by-doug-savage

Prompt:
An accident triggers a series of events that leads to the ultimate confrontation between Laser Moose and his nemesis Cyborgupine. And it’s a fight that Laser Moose can’t win with lasers.

Image:
https://res.cloudinary.com/bookbub/image/upload/t_ci_ar_6:9_scaled,f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_405/v1489844332/pro_pbid_3894105.jpg

Publisher Description:
An accident (involving a pine cone, a fish, and a truck delivering disco supplies) triggers a series of events that leads to the ultimate confrontation between Laser Moose and his nemesis Cyborgupine. And it’s a fight that Laser Moose can’t win with lasers. Especially when faced with a malevolent new enemy: a cute little chickadee.

Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever by Doug Savage, Book 2 of the Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy Series

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9:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/moose-skateboard

Prompt:
The big skateboard championships were only two days away. Morty knew he had to nail his routine. He practiced all night until the park lights went out. Then he practiced some more.

No amount of bloody knees or scraped elbows were going to stop him from his goal. Those Maple Valley High kids were going down.

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-354.jpg

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10:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/murder-on-tap-maple-syrup-mysteries-by-emily-james

Prompt:
Nicole thinks she’d be happy to spend her life making maple syrup and never take part in another murder investigation again.

At least, she thinks so right up until the photographer she hired dies on the tour she’s leading and the main suspect is her friend’s niece, Holly.

Image:
https://res.cloudinary.com/bookbub/image/upload/t_ci_ar_6:9_scaled,f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_405/v1493068282/pro_pbid_3915504.jpg

Publisher Description:
The truth doesn’t always set you free...

Former lawyer Nicole Fitzhenry-Dawes thinks she’d be happy to spend her life making maple syrup and never take part in another murder investigation again. At least, she thinks so right up until the photographer she hired dies on the tour she’s leading and the main suspect is her friend’s niece, Holly.

When Holly disappears as well, Nicole faces what looks like a locked-room mystery. One of the people on the tour must have committed the crime, yet none of them could have done it.

To keep an innocent woman from going to prison, Nicole’s thrown right back into the midst of another hunt for a killer.

A killer who knows exactly where she lives…

Murder on Tap is the fourth book in Emily James’ Maple Syrup Mysteries. If you love small-town settings, quirky characters, and a dollop of romance, then you’ll want to buy this new amateur sleuth mystery series today!

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11:
https://www.bookbub.com/books/moose-by-deb-brammer

Prompt:
Moose is a miracle, a huge, clumsy, honest miracle. But living with a miracle can take a lot of patience, especially when Moose still struggles with smoking and controlling his language.

Image:
https://res.cloudinary.com/bookbub/image/upload/t_ci_ar_6:9_scaled,f_auto,q_auto,c_scale,w_405/v1522356349/pro_pbid_4123087.jpg

Publisher Description:
Moose, Christian fiction by Deb Brammer, brings to life all the excitement and struggles of a teen Bible camp, including rivalry, pranks, wild animals, and especially people problems. One of Cody’s biggest problems is Moose. Moose is a miracle, a huge, clumsy, honest miracle. But living with a miracle can take a lot of patience, especially when Moose still struggles with smoking and controlling his language. Cody wonders if the other Christians at Moose Peak Bible Camp can love Moose enough to give him a chance.

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12:
https://cira.ca/stock-images/category-1/lumberjack-checks-out-hockey-player

Prompt:
Who *is* that?

He knew right away that it was a mistake, a lapse in judgement that would cause nothing but complications, but he had to know.

Who was that hockey player?

Image:
https://cira.ca/sites/default/files/styles/no_crop_1024/public/stock-images/CIRAstock-229.jpg